Political Ideologies and Socialization

Liberalism is associated with the left and Conservatism is associated with the right.

• True
• False

Conservatives want their government ________.

• as large as possible

• as small as possible

Conservatives think that government is more of an aid to liberty than an threat.

• True
• False

Liberals/Progressives tend to want to see big corporations regulated by the government because they don't trust them.

• True
• False

Which statements are true?

• liberals/progressives value liberty more than equality

• conservatives value liberty more than equality

• liberals/progressives value equality more than liberty

• conservatives value equality more than liberty

Which group tends to be more liberal?

• men

• women

• they're both equally liberal and conservative

Which statement connects with radical political views?

• favoring extreme change to create an altered or new social order

• believing that government must take action to change policies thought to be unfair

• holding beliefs that fall between liberal and conservative

• seeking to keep in place the economic, political, and social structures of society

• favoring extreme change to restore society to a more conservative state

Which viewpoint is most closely aligned with holding beliefs that fall between liberal and conservative?

• Radical

• Liberal

• Moderate

• Conservative

• Reactionary

Which statement connects with reactionary political views?

• favoring extreme change to create an altered or new social order

• believing that government must take action to change policies thought to be unfair

• holding beliefs that fall between liberal and conservative

• seeking to keep in place the economic, political, and social structures of society

• favoring extreme change to restore society to a more conservative state

Which viewpoint is most closely aligned with seeking to keep in place the economic, political, and social structures of society?

• Radical

• Liberal

• Moderate

• Conservative

• Reactionary