Political ideologies

Liberalism is a philosophical, political and economic ideology that derives from the idea that individual freedoms are the legal basis of society and economic order. The ideal of liberalism is a society with freedom of action for everyone, free exchange of politically sensitive information, limiting the power of church and state and freedom of private enterprise. Liberalism rejected many of the provisions that were the basis of previous theories of the state, such as the divine right of kings to…

social problems. As each day goes by, governments are finding new ways to infringe the liberty of citizens with the most common ways being such as censorship and limited freedom of expression. At times, the limitation even extends to control of one’s political views. It is yet despite the fact that liberty is essential to any given society. For instance, societies that are grounded in individual freedom always produce economic freedom, leading to economic progress constantly.…

property and clashes with those who enforce law and order. (Andrews, 2014, p. 288). Ideologies such as “conservatism” and “radicalism” hold opposing views as to how they perceive “riots” and their effect on society,. We can look at riots from particular perspectives by examining social order and disorder through “riots” and their relationship to the political ideologies of “conservatism” and “radicalism”. These two ideologies have decidedly different viewpoints of the causes and meanings of…

Francis Fukuyama and Samuel P. Huntington, both political scientists, wrote pieces on world civilizations and ideals. These two political scientists both had very different ideas on how world civilizations and ideals will continue. They argue the points on the future of international conflict among the nations and they question if there is a way of peace among nations in the future or if it is truly the “end of history.” The end of history is not a new idea, the idea originally began with Karl…

The first type of public opinion that we are going to examine is known as liberal-conservative ideology. When we think about the average US citizen and their opinion of politics and public policy, one of the first things we might do is try to classify them as a conservative or a liberal in order to understand what types of beliefs they have and why they have them. Liberal-conservative ideology is a method of describing the position of a persons’ public opinion on a spectrum that ranges from…

Sumaiya Sayef Tyler Olsen Take Home Exam #3 Conservatism Conservatism is a political ideology that values the creation and conserves stable societies which is often based upon a scale of power lodged in a traditional class of leaders. Conservatism also has deep respect for traditional values and organizations. Subsequently, conservatives believe that communities can provide a formation for the natural change. They believe it should be a way of progress. Furthermore, individuals views and…

1.) Liberalism became a distinct political theory during the Age of Enlightenment (1685-1815). By its main contributor John Locke who is known as the "father of classic Liberalism". Some of Locke's works and ideas the framers take into account when writing the Constitution. Another main contributor to the ideal of Liberalism would be Thomas Hobbes. Both Hobbes and Locke have both simpler and different ideas about the role of government. Like how much government should be in our lives and if we…

Introduction: Yoshihiro Francis Fukuyama is one of the greatest American political scientist and economists. He is a renowned author as well and has written multiple documents and journals including the famous and controversial “The End of History and the Last man” in the year 1992. His book clearly describes the formation of the ultimate government by the human race after the years of sociocultural evolution of the human race based on the growth and influence of the Western lifestyle and…

Participation Exercise Edelman 1. The Political Spectacle a. Edelman defines the political spectacle as, “Accounts of political issues, problems, crises, threats, and leaders now become devices for creating disparate assumptions and beliefs about the social and political world rather than factual statements. The very concept of ‘fact’ becomes irrelevant because every meaningful political object and person is an interpretation that reflects and perpetuates an ideology. Taken together, they…

With that said, one very successful figure of the Enlightenment Period, Thomas Hobbes, was an English man who unlike most people, deeply concerned for a better future with fewer political issues and societal issues. The English philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, as many may argue, was best known for his extravagant ideas in political science, philosophy, academics, journalism, and social science. Throughout his lifespan, Thomas Hobbes had spent his life,…