My Political Spectrum

Most of the people in America identify themselves as moderate or they do not know if they are conservative or liberal (Magleby 103). I would rank myself as a liberal on the seven-point-identification scale because from what I know of conservatives, their beliefs clash with mine. According to the political surveys that we took in government class, I am a strong liberal. I have always been against conservative views for as long as I can remember; my family, especially my very conservative cousin that mentioned earlier, did not like that I did not conform to certain roles and scolded me for it, thus, resulting in my resentment of conservatives and conservative views. As I grew older, I noticed that I had unconsciously leaned more towards conservative views as a child because I wanted to fit in and not be the outlier in my family; now though, I can clearly see the faulty logic that my family holds and that it is alright for me to have my own

I am going to tell you my Political Ideology in this essay today. I would like to consider myself a Conservative, but the number one thing for me would be what that person said and what they planned on doing. If anything, I don't really care if they are Liberal or Conservative, what really matters is what they are planning on doing, but I guess I'm going to have to decide what I am. A Liberal... Conservative... or Libertarian.

After taken the political quiz I got the results that I am a centrist. The centrist party beliefs fall between those of liberals and conservative. Am not surprised but, I thought that my results would have been more towards a liberal/libertarian. However, after contemplating the beliefs of a liberal and conservative I'm starting to believe that maybe I am a centrist person because with abortion, for instance, I believe that women should have the rights to what transpires with their body but I oppose the other part that requires the government to utilize taxpayer dollars to provide this coverage. Yes, these classifications accurately describe how I feel because I do like to keep an open mind towards any situation that requires critical thinking

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:

I took three quizzes, the ‘Political Typology Quiz’, ‘The Political Party Test’ and the ‘I Side with Presidential Quiz’, to determine my own political identity. Each of the quizzes had a myriad of questions that ultimately resulted in a final result displaying my political standpoint. The first two quizzes resulted in a product of ‘Young Outsider’ and ‘Independent’, two identities that are not completely partial to neither of the two major groups, the conservatives nor liberals. Each considered politically neutral. The third quiz; however, stated that I shared various viewpoints with two major Democratic candidates, Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. But, I still had a portion of my views in connection with Donald Trump and Ben Carson, two

Based on my responses, this quiz placed me into the next generation left which includes people with liberal values. As a person has different political views towards different things, my views are also scattered between democrats and republicans in different prospects. I stand as a democrat while taking the views related to criminal justice and immigration where they are more liberal. In some cases, like the issue of gun control, I am in support of republicans as they strongly oppose the use of guns and hand arms to control the crime.

When I was in my Government class in high school, I took a test in class to see where in the political spectrum I was in. When I counted all my answers, I came to the bar and saw that I was in the middle but learning to the left. That was when I officially identified myself as a liberal. Before then politics were a boring stuff that adults fuss and quarrel about. After getting that title, I started looking things differently, every time I observe a political issue I would just see which side a liberal is supposed to be at and say I support it. Since I believed myself to be on the left. I never for one second thought, a sane person could be on the right. They are all crazy old white racist men was what I was told. It was not until I took a GOV

Out of the five categories on the political spectrum line I place myself as a Republican. In my opinion being a Republican means to me that there should be a smaller government, the government should not be a big role in business and that we would prefer spending our tax money on infrastructure and the military . I believe that I am a Republican because I do not always want things in the government to change every day. I think that change is good but if something is working out good we should keep it and just build off of it, that is why I believe that I am a conservative. The three reasons/issues why I placed my self where I did was because I do not think that we should be spending a large amount of our tax money on social programs, I think that we need more security on our border and should be somewhat concentrating on legal and not illegal immigration, I do not think that we should punish success by taxing it , and lastly I believe that people should acknowledge that the police work hard and that I support the police and law but also think that they need to respect everyone's individual rights of people.

Next, I would identify myself as a Democratic, as well as thirty-two percent of the rest of the nation. I believed my party identification of being a Democratic was formed by the influence of my family. Since all over my family is Democratic I grow-up believing in certain Democratic characteristic such as be liberal, equal rights for men and woman especially when it deals with wages and educations, also in pro-choice. I believe my party identification is strong, however since I’m older I think I base my identity on what political candidate or politician has the values that are aligned for my best interests; meaning they are subject to change know that I understand politicas more. Based off the results from the poll I would

It’s not a bad thing by any means, some of my best friends are conservative for that matter, but I was always raised being taught that we should help those in need whenever we get the chance. This created a strong liberal sway in mind which consistently led to me butting heads with anyone willing to talk politics at my school. I had a different ideology than most of my fellow students to say the least, yet I was always able to get along with everyone despite the differences within our ideals. I guess put most simply, I approach difference with an open mind, the only true difference that has meaning is that of the mind. My own mindset is as follows: despite our differences, physical or mental, we must all see the reason in unity, no one man is better than another, and with unity comes peace. Thus with these conflicts of ideologies between my fellow students and I, we were able to move forward not only in harmony but with newfound perspectives due to our willingness to accept one another’s

I was born and raised in Washington D.C and it’s always diverse here. Beng in D.C means there are a humongous range of opinions. There are people with different political ideologies and I so happen to be more so of a liberal. A liberal is someone who is usually open minded , i'm willing to break traditional values. I would say the reason I am more of a liberal because living in dc you have to be able to pay attention to the world around you whether it's crime or politics , being that we are the capital of The U.S. On another note,.the internet is so easy to access now and i i feel like it has shaped my political ideology. There is so much diversity and interesting information on social media that you have no choice to be constantly exposed to different ideas. I would correlate this to being a Free Range Democrat. I've attended protest, i do believe that war on terrors have interfered with individuals privacy and that racial discrimination is overwhelming, etc.

I would say that this is quite an accurate representation of my political ideology. Despite not having all the same views as the majority of this group holds, I deeply align with many of them. For example, this group is slightly more conservative and leans toward the Republican party, but holds the opinions of both parties, which is an accurate assessment. I believe that I am mostly conservative, but I also hold a lot of mixed views espoused by both political parties. The Young outsiders are largely skeptical of activist government, which I believe to be true, which proves the quiz results accurate. Environmental and liberal social policies are also supported by this group, many of which I also support, once again, consistent with my results. This evidence proves that I am consistently aligned as a Young Outsider based upon my own personal views which agrees with the results of the typology

The political spectrum reveals more than what meets the eye. In the United States, a politician is typically either left or right; there is often no middle ground. Because of this, she or he is either liberal (Democratic) or conservative (Republican). So where does that leave those who share values and policies as those on each side? A politician’s position on the political spectrum is determined by his or her beliefs and policies on several issues, including the government’s involvement in both social policies and the economy. In European politics, the political spectrum is rather a multi-dimensional space where positions vary based on the state’s or government’s involvement; an ideology ranges from authoritarian to individualistic and has

Growing up in a very conservative household within an increasingly liberal society, I've had difficulty identifying my own political beliefs. I’ve been taught to pick a side: the left or right. That mindset has always left me torn and confused, but I have discovered that I don’t want to choose. I am a moderate. For me, politics is about my own values and my own ideologies, not whether my values are specifically conservative or liberal. I have a more liberal view on issues such as same-sex marriage, the death penalty, and abortion. And I have more conservative views on taxes, the free market system, and welfare. What I believe should not be swayed by trying to affiliate myself with a particular political party. I don’t fit perfectly into the

The political ideology that best represents my views is liberalism. Liberalism is an ideology that emphasizes, “cultural diversity, government programs for the needy, public intervention in the economy, and individuals’ rights to a lifestyle based on their own social and moral positions” (Morone & Kersh, 2014, p. 37). In other words, liberalism promotes government assistance for individuals in need as well as protect every individual’s rights.