Compare And Contrast The American Political Spectrum

Outside of the political spectrum, there is another group of organizations that have perhaps and even stronger grasp on the media than media regulators themselves. The incredibly complex and well organized drug cartels that base themselves mostly in northern Mexico and along the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico are in many ways the most influential organizations in the nation’s media. As mentioned earlier, Mexican citizens were granted freedom of the press in the 1857 Federal Constitution giving them expressional rights that closely resembled the United States’ on paper. However, as the cartels ran rampant throughout the country some indirect restrictions were put on these rights. The cartels employ ruthless violence and torture in order to punish those who oppose them, including journalists and reporters who attempt to portray them in a negative light. Over the past decade “there have been ‘172 attacks on press freedom, including nine journalists and two media workers killed’” (Hernandez-Garcia 2012). As a result, anyone reporting on the drug wars is essentially risking his or her own life; a risk the majority of reporters are not willing to take. The fear of being found and captured by the cartel is enough to cause a chilling effect among reporters and even stop some news outlets from reporting on the cartel’s actions at all. That’s not to say that news of the cartels’ actions doesn’t get released to the public. Lepe summarized the media portrayals of the cartel as such:

Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau are some of the most influential political philosophers in history. They all wrote about how they believed a social contract was required to be in place for a government to work and drew their conclusions off of their own theories of human nature. Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau leaned towards more negative views on human nature. Hobbes theorized that if we were in a state of nature, where there was no government, we would be in a state of war. People would constantly be causing destruction and harm to others around them out of a combination of self-protection and greed. In the mind of Thomas Hobbes, human nature was very ugly, and

Because conservatives value order and security, they traditionally favor a strong government role in law enforcement and national defense. They often support the rights of private citizens to own firearms. Many conservatives regard military power as the basis for maintaining order and security in the world.

However, by the turn of the century conservatives began to oppose this idea due to an increasing mistrust of government. Government has always been a major issue with conservatives. They strongly believe in Laissez-Faire principles where government does not interfere with businesses. Conservatives are strict interpreters of the constitution and believe that the government should be run accordingly. As specified by the tenth amendment, federal government only has powers given by the local and state government.

Bill O’Reilly could not have summed the republican and democratic parties any better, “Conservatives tend to see the world in black and white terms, good and evil. Liberals see grays.” But one needs first to understand what a republican and a democrat is. Merriam-Webster best defines a republican as “one that favors or supports a republican form of government,” while a democrat supports a democracy and social equality. Both parties seek ways to better this nation; however, conflict arises as they have different ways of accomplishing these goals. These two parties struggle to find common ground and differ greatly on many ideals such as economic policies, military expenditures, and social issues. Although republicans and democrats hold similar views on national defense, it is often overlooked and overshadowed by their vast differences in economic ideals and social ideologies.

Democrats versus Republican There’s always a good debate between the elephants and the donkeys. Democrats and Republicans are the two most talked about political parties, which oppose each other. There are many differences between the two; almost all of their views are the exact opposite of one another which is why its always interesting to hear the reasoning behind their views. Just as hot differs from cold so do the opinions and beliefs of republicans and democrats on most issues such as gay marriage, taxes, and immigration.

Americans are finding that identifying with one of the two major parties is an impossible task. They feel neither of the parties hold their beliefs on how they feel the government or the state they live in should be run. They are fed up with the bickering and arguing that goes on between parties. This bickering and arguing gets out of hand and the real issues get put on the back burner. Americans feel the important issues are being ignored so the two parties can argue about who is the better party. Americans are sick of the arguing and want to get back to dealing with and taking care of the issues. Americans want the political parties to do what is best for the American people, not what is best for the political parties. Sometimes doing what

Overall conservatives place great emphasis on order and stability for the imperfect human that is suspicious of change. Conservatives believe it is task as the natural governs of society, to provide for them in order that they can pass on their property and privileges they have inherited to the next generation.

Political Parties are a major pillar of the American political system. However, they were not always well received. During America’s fight to ratify the Constitution in 1787, James Madison wrote Federalist No. 10 that condemned “factions”. Madison feared that political parties would lead to corruption and concentrated power in a select few. Madison felt the best remedy was to have a broad range of political parties that represented many different interests. Founding Father George Washington also opposed political parties. In his 1796 Farewell Address Washington believed that political parties divided America and would lead to conflict. However, Washington and Madison wish for a lack of political parties seem unfulfilled in today’s society.

American Political System: The vehicle used by the rich and powerful to insure that they remain rich and powerful.Generally, liberals like big government on a federal level as far as social welfare programs and the financing of same, but are against government interference in moral issues. Conservatives prefer states to govern their own social welfare programs, and favor privatization. Those examples are only a small part of it. These are generalizations, and there is much more to it than that. Paradoxically, the lines between liberal and conservative are blending (as evidenced by the term neo-conservative), even as the country becomes more polarized between the two. Historically, members of the Republican Party were viewed as conservative,

The United States has two major parties including the traditional Republican and the liberal Democratic Party. Both parties have different views on various different subjects. Usually, Republicans tend to identify as conservatives having more conservative views and Democrats identify as liberals. There is a spectrum with liberals on one end and conservatives on the other. Many citizens are towards the middle of the spectrum having both conservative and liberal ideas. The president of the United States is an example of someone who is closer to the middle of the spectrum. This is because the president needs to be able to represent all citizens no matter what their political views are, as best as possible. A candidate is more likely to get elected when they are more open to different

“The ultimate determinant in the struggle now going on for the world will not be bombs and rockets but a test of wills and ideas-a trial of spiritual resolve: the values we hold, the beliefs we cherish and the ideals to which we are dedicated.” These ingenious words came from the fortieth president of the United States of America, Ronald Reagan. Reagan hits the nail on the head in regards to the future of American Government. The vast diversity of people across the land of opportunity is nothing short of leviathan with copious discrepancies. This idea is especially true in concern of political ideologies. Although society today makes it seem that there are only two types of political beliefs, democratic or republican, scholars tell us otherwise. One of the supplementary ideologies, contrary to popular belief, known as conservatism, is the cornerstone for the ideas previously declared by Ronald Reagan.

John F Kennedy once said "Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country." What he was saying is that even if the president is of an opposite party than that of the house and/or senate, they all must still work together and put their party politics aside to work for the greater good. With the power of the House of Representatives and Senate occasionally shifting from Republican to Democrat along with the position of the President of the United States occasionally changing from Republican to Democrat, both parties need to cooperate to help the nation to work for the greater good. The two major political parties: republican and democratic both have their similarities and differences in their political beliefs but

In American politics there are two ideologies the help create laws, as well as govern political thoughts. Ideologies can be defined as a “. . . consistent set of values, attitudes, and beliefs about the appropriate roles of government in society,” (Bond, 23). The two ideologies that assist in government thinking are known as conservatism and liberalism. Traditionally, conservatives favor the free market, where the underprivileged and the minorities are able support themselves. They also support less government regulations, and lower taxes. In contrast to conservatism, liberalism traditionally supports a more active role of government. They are also in favor of policies that assist the minorities and the disadvantaged. Liberals are also in favor higher spending limits, more government regulations, as well as higher taxation. Conservatism and liberalism have both been political ideologies from the beginning of the birth of our American democracy. Both of the ideologies, from the views and beliefs of the government’s role in a society, have drastically changed over time, but the basic ideas and principles have always remained the same.

Politics is often discussed on the basis or right and wrong, left and right, and is riddled with false dichotomies, when it really is a much more vivid and complex spectrum than that. There are many different systems of governments and competing ideologies, that are further then divided in their leanings and priorities. Of the first ideologies, Liberalism, is also subcategorized into different interpretations based on how much of liberty is attainable and a governmental presence there should be. It is divided into Classical Liberalism, Social Darwinism, Egalitarian Liberalism, Libertarianism, and Libertarian Anarchism. The reason there is much contention within Liberalism as an ideology on its own, is because all of these factions idealize