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Political Perspectives and Party Politics

Explore the political spectrum, traditional views, conservatism, liberalism, and moderate approaches to politics in the context of parties like Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. system. Learn how different perspectives shape policies and decision-making.

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Political Perspectives and Party Politics

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  1. Political Perspectives and Party Politics

  2. What is a Political Perspective: • Political spectrum • Measures both the type of change desired and the time it takes to achieve it -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New <Change> Old Immediate <Time> Immediate Where on the Spectrum?

  3. Traditional views What is considered tradition? George W. Bush Conservatism

  4. Progress and reform Change…but how quickly? Liberalism

  5. Liberals vs. Conservatives • Most Americans somewhere in between • Moderate • Where is a moderate approach to politics most effective? • James Monroe A Little of This and That

  6. Adolf Hitler Franklin D. Roosevelt John Brown Abraham Lincoln Ronald Reagan

  7. Political Perspectives in Parties

  8. “There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.” -John Adams, 1789

  9. U.S.= Multi Party System Republicans and Democrats dominate U.S. politics Republican: Conservatives Democratic: Liberal Party Domination

  10. Not all Republicans and Democrats vote the same way Depends on the issue Is Arizona a Republican or Democratic state? Where on the Issues?

  11. Slide 2-6: Marcie Hutchinson (2014), “The Political Spectrum,” Arizona State University, 2014 Studentnewsdaily.com (2010). “Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs.” StudentNewsDaily.com. Modified 2013. Accessed May 27, 2014. http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs/ Slide 3: Russell Kirk (1956). “Tradition.” A Program for Conservatives (Washington, D.C.: Regnery, 1956). http://www.conservative.org/acu-f/tradition Studentnewsdaily.com (2010). “Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs.” StudentNewsDaily.com. Modified 2013. Accessed May 27, 2014. http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs/ Slide 7: All images accessed through Library of Congress Slide 9: “John Adams Quotes,” Good Reads. Accessed May 27, 2014, Slide 10: Stephen Flanders (2007), “Political Parties,” The New Book of Knowledge, Grolier Online, accessed May 24, 2014, http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/political-parties Hutchinson, “Political Spectrum” ushistory.org (2014), “Political Parties,” American Government Online Textbook, accessed May 24, 2014, http://www.ushistory.org/gov/5a.asp Slide 11: Andrea Caumont (2012), “Section 9: Trends in Party Affiliation,” Pew Research Center, accessed May 24, 2014, http://www.people-press.org/2012/06/04/section-9-trends-in-party-affiliation/ References:

  12. Slide 7: • Image retrieved from: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/inspiration.htm • Slide 8: • The United States Department of Justice . "Justice News." The United States Department of Justice . July 6, 2010. http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/July/10-opa-776.html. • Slide 9: • Rau, Alia B, and Ginger Rough. "Political News." AZ Central . February 11, 2011. http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2011/02/10/20110210arizona-to-sue-feds-over-border-security.html. • Slide 10: • Image retrieved from: http://www.npr.org/2010/12/21/132112000/double-take-toons-july-arizonas-sb1070-blocked Bibliography

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