Comparison Of Conservative, Liberal And Radical Ideologies

There are three major ideologies which are conservative, liberal and radical. These ideologies have dominated both U.S and world politics for centuries (Abramovitz, 2008). Each ideology perspective on social welfare and poverty is different, and their perspectives have affected lives and continue to affect lives. Thyer, (2010) argued that conservatives pushes rights of individuals,” especially those enumerated in the U.S. Constitution, such as freedom of the press, of religion, assembly, and to petition the government, the right to bear arms, freedom from cruel and unusual punishment” (p.264). Conservatives promote the rights listed above and few others; however, when it comes to providing for the poor, their main concerned is to” limiting