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    The Political Spectrum

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    Different political views are represented by the political spectrum. The spectrum shows that on the extreme left end is communist views and on the extreme left is dictatorship views and anywhere in between is liberal‚ conservative or a combination of both parties. In the left end views are that everyone is equal and has the right to have the same things as every other person whereas on the right side views are that the successful should be awarded. Political parties on the right and those on the

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    People use the political spectrum to evaluate where they are politically‚ whether they are more liberal or conservative. The right‚ or conservative‚ side of the political spectrum consists of the republicans while the left‚ or liberal‚ side consists of the democrats. I tend to lean toward the left liberal side of the political spectrum‚ although sometimes I agree with conservative ideas as well. Although I agree with some of the conservative ideas‚ I am a center-left moderate social libertarian

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    Political Spectrums

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    Political Party Spectrums Starr Hunter 8/26/13 1. Where were you on the political map? (ie. Libertarian‚ Liberal‚ Centrist‚ Conservative‚ or Statist - make sure to include your personal and economic issue scores.) After taking the quiz I am labeled as a Libertarian 2. Do you believe that your Personal or Economic issues had a greater influence on your final result? Why? My personal and economic issues had a great deal of influence on my final result. My perspective on many different

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    The World was changed in the 1990s and 2000s as a result of the millions of technological developments that took place. Political events that occurred during the generation of 1970s-1980s have affected the way things happen duringbig roof the foreclosures‚ different politically because of all the attacks‚ and very different socially because of all the new technological advances. Politically‚ many things have changed. Of course there are still attacks that are going on in the world‚ but the attacks

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    Sociology 205 Professor Rogers January 29‚ 2013 Political Spectrum: Where I Fit In After carefully reviewing what it means to be a liberal or a conservative‚ I have found that I have mixed beliefs depending on what the issue is. With that being said‚ I still tend to find myself leaning a bit more to the left‚ than the right‚ making me fall into the 10.9% of the population who consider themselves to be slightly more liberal. What I like about the liberal point of view‚ is that they are accepting

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    The 1970s were times of chaotic events held over from the chaos of the 1960s. The 70s brought Americans an end to the Vietnam War and a change in the political and social perspectives‚ another presidency term with Richard M. Nixon‚ and his policies of engagement‚ and the Watergate scandal‚ leading to the first resignation of an American President. The end of the Vietnam War led to political and social fallout around the globe‚ especially in America. All of the chaos of the 1970s also led Americans

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    paper will be different than if I was writing about the 1960’s or the 1980’s. The political climate of the 1970’s actually turns out to be quiet interesting. It is interesting to hear about the Vietnam War and about the Watergate scandal that went on. It is also interesting to see just how the public was changing at this time. These are the things that make studying the 1970’s so fascinating. There were many different political and social outcomes that came from the war in Vietnam. Some of them hit

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    American Politics The 1970s were by far the most turbulent decade for the United State domestic and abroad. The government was torn in many different directions and the Vietnam War had torn the public in two different directions as well. Throughout the entire decade every citizen of the United States had to question the legitimacy of the government and if they could honestly trust the government. Several events plagued the decade: Vietnam‚ Watergate‚ Iran Hostage Crisis‚ and Stagflation. The White

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    The 1970s for the United States of America was a time of recession‚ war and a world famous government scandal. The war in Vietnam left the people of the nation in disarray and turmoil. The government took a great deal of abuse from the people with the decisions made during the Vietnam War. President Nixon attempted different strategies than used before to end the Vietnam War with little success. The public’s image of the government was distorted when the Watergate Scandal was made public and Richard

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    1970s American Values

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    Many American values that existed back in the 1970s still exist today‚ even if they may have taken on slightly different forms. An American value stated by Williams‚ that has persisted into the 21st century is that Americans s\till highly value achievement and success. To this day Americans honor those that they believe have achieved tremendous achievements through their own hard work and dedication. The value of achievement and success does still change from time to time in America‚ with Americans

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