Political Ideologies - Illegal Immigration

IMPORTANT NOTES PERTAINING TO TERM PAPER

These notes that follow pertain to the term paper. They explain the political and ideological spectrum which you will explain in the paper by following the outline as shown in the term paper instructions document.

POLITICAL SPECTRUM

Radicals Liberals Moderates Conservatives [Status quo] Reactionists

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LEFT CENTER RIGHT

-The further left you get along the political spectrum, the stronger the values get for that politcal area.

-The further right you get along the political spectrum, the stronger the values get for that political area as well.

-Most liberals are considered democrats.

-Most conservatives are considered republicans.

-In the center are the moderates who agree with both liberal and conservative ideas and policies.

-As you can see, conservatives and reactionists (also known as extremists) are closer to the status quo, therefore they value and work to protect it more.

LEFT SIDE OF POLITICAL SPECTRUM

CORE VALUES OF THE LEFT SIDE

-Rationalism

-Internationalism

-Egalitarism

-Individualism

Radicals

-Want revolutionary change immeadiately

-Most of them are very unhappy with the status quo

-Examples: Malcom X, Martin Luther King

Liberals

-Want a lot of change, sooner than later

-Support the basic powers of the status quo

-Key feature of the left side of the spectrum and of liberals: “Faith in human reason to solve most complex socioeconomic problems”

Classic Liberals

-Viewed the government as oppressive

-Viewed the free market as a savior for preservation of status quo and of country

-Believed property was an individual right

Modern Liberals

-Viewed the free market as opressive instead.

-Viewed the government as a savior instead.

-Believed property was NOT an individual right but instead a SOCIAL right.

STATUS QUO: EXISTING STATE OF AFFAIRS

RIGHT SIDE OF POLITICAL SPECTRUM

Moderates

-Center of core values for right and left side of spectrum.

-Want some change

-Want and value compromise

-Believe in the Golden Mean “All things in moderation” - Aristotle

Conservatives

-Want little change due to being slow and cautious

-Want to conserve the status quo, very happy with it.

-View the status quo as a collective knowledge of past generations that should not be tampered with too much.

-Key feature of conservatives and right side of spectrum: “Skeptical in human reason to solve socioeconomic problems”

-Worried about unintended consequences with too much change

-Believe property is an individual right.

Core values of the right side of the spectrum

-Faith in non-human institutions. i.e. Religion (faith based initiative), free market.

-Elitism , based on merit

-Nationalism, that some countries are better and USA comes first.

-Order, authority, and stability.