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Understanding Citizens' Political Beliefs: Liberal vs Conservative Ideologies

Dive into citizens’ beliefs of government in this AP Gov review video! Learn about liberal and conservative ideologies, demographics, and test tips.

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Understanding Citizens' Political Beliefs: Liberal vs Conservative Ideologies

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  1. AP Gov Review: Video #11, Citizens’ Political Beliefs Everything You Need To Know About Citizens’ Beliefs of Government To Succeed In AP Gov

  2. What Are Beliefs Citizens Hold About Government? • Citizens’ beliefs about the government and its role are often based on their political ideology • What is political ideology? • Set of values and beliefs of an individual • Two major political ideologies: • Liberal • Conservative

  3. What Makes Someone A Liberal? • In general, liberals support a larger scope of government and more government involvement • Also favor policies that promote equality (Affirmative Action) • Beliefs of Liberals: • Military spending should decrease • Abortion - pro-choice • Favor Affirmative Action • Advocate higher taxes for wealthy • Increased spending on social programs

  4. What Makes Someone A Conservative? • In general, conservatives support a smaller scope of government and less government involvement • Also favor policies that promote free enterprise • Beliefs of Conservatives: • Military spending should be a top priority • Abortion - pro-life • Oppose Affirmative Action • Advocate lower taxes • Decreased spending on social programs

  5. A Closer Look At Liberals And Conservatives • More Americans identify with conservative than liberal • Those under 30 identify more with liberal than conservative • African Americans identify more as liberal than conservative • Government laws of the 1960s increased voter participation for minorities - Voting Rights Act of 1965 • Women tend to be more liberal than men • Religion and Ideology: • The specific religion is less important in determining ideology, but rather, how religious an individual is • Born-Again Christians tend to be conservative, those with little/no religious affiliation tend to be liberal

  6. Quick Recap • Characteristics of liberals • Characteristics of conservatives • Demographics of each group

  7. Test Tips • Multiple-Choice • Characteristics of liberals and conservatives • Groups that are likely to be liberal and conservative • Free Response: • Groups that are likely to be liberal and conservative

  8. See You Back Here For Unit 3, Video #12: Functions Of Political Parties • Thanks for watching • Subscribe and share • Best of luck in May!

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