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Powers and Politics
Political Spectrum
Center
Values individual liberty and rights
Limited government
Social welfare with varied economic views
Liberalism
e.g. US Democrats
Center right
Favours tradition
Gradual change
Order
Often supports free markets
Conservatism
e.g. US Republicans
Center left
Collective/State ownership for equality
Socialism
e.g. French Socialist Party
Far right wing
Authoritarian
Extreme nationalism
State supremacy > Individual
Fascism/Chauvinism
e.g. Nazi Germany
Far left wing
Stateless and classless societies
Common ownership
Communism
e.g. China
A way of seeing differing political views in relation to one another
Left VS Centre VS Right Wing
Differences
Centre: Hybrid
Cares about societal issues and values freedom
Right wing: Less government control
Doesn't care about what is happening in society
Left wing: Heavy government control
Cares about societal issues
Crime
Centre: Tough on criminals and its causes
Left: Tough on criminals
Right: Solve underlying social problems that causes crimes
Society
Centre: Equality of opportunity
Right: Inequality exists
Left: Equality in society
Economy
Centre: Market driven when possible, state when necessary
Right: Laissez-faire economy (let it be)
Left: Government intervention
Political Compass
Economic scale
Left
Favors social equality/progress
Economic and fiscal policy is tightly controlled by the government
Right
Favors tradition and order
Economic and fiscal policy is deregulated - encourages free enterprise
Social scale
Authoritarian
Priority: State control > Individual freedom
Top of political compass
Libertarian
Priority: Individual freedom > State control
Bottom of political compass
Ideology
A set of values and beliefs that guides one's actions
Politics: A system of ideas farming the bases of economy and social policy
Policy
A strategy proposed to tackle an area of government/ a particular issue