Personal Political Beliefs

Many people have different opinions on political subjects. The ways a person may feel about these subjects determine what they are in the political world. I personally do not follow politics like other people older than me do, but I do consider myself to be a moderate democrat. Both of my parents are democrats, and they choose to be of this political spectrum because they feel like the Democratic Party represents them. They feel as they stand for policies that will better them as people. With me, I am my own person so I take in the considerations of my parents’ choice, but also make my own decisions. I do believe in some of the policies and ideas of the Democratic Party, but disagree on

Living in the United States some people may forget how closely our political perspectives are to each other relative to those of foreign countries. While there are many political views and stances that an individual might take on any given topic, generally people in the United States fall into one of three categories: liberals, conservatives, and libertarians. Keep in mind that most people will not support all of the ideals of their advocated faction, but they must support the vast majority of them.

What I found fascinating is when it came to economic issues I leaded towards republicans but when it came to social issues I was definitely the average democrat, overall I was considered a independent on, “Where Do You Fit? The Political Party Quiz” Which I think makes a lot of sense on the social side because there was a statement over abortion and I believe that in some cases it should be allowed for example if a woman is raped she should be able to have that choice if she would like to carry the baby. Another examples is adult choice I believe anyone should marry whomever he or she pleases why should the government stop you from loving who you want to love. I believe we live in a world today that is nothing as it was many centuries ago its time to let go of the past and focus on today. But then when it came to a statement that stated, “the government should help more needy people even if

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.

Most people and the left wing of government, which contains Liberals and Democrats, believe that illegal immigrants already in the country should be given a path to citizenship alongside immigration reform: The National Immigration Forum advocates the creation of a "rigorous registration process" for illegal immigrants currently in the United States. Most Americans and American officials are of the opinion that illegal immigration is bad for the country. Many think that immigrants steal jobs from native born workers. Also, immigration

Out of all the political parties in Canada, the Liberal party is the party that matches my beliefs and values the best. From their plans for the environment, to the economical agenda, up to social issues, their beliefs are quite similar to the ones I have.

After reviewing sources about Republican, Democratic, and Independent views on issues that are most important to me, I found that my views are most consistent with the Democratic Party. The issues that most strongly influenced my conclusion are preserving our environment, gun control, and rights for the LGBT community. I feel strongly about combating climate change and building a clean energy economy. Additionally, I regard gun control to be an important matter because there have been too many tragedies caused by lenient gun laws. Finally, I believe in human rights for the LGBT community because they deserve the same rights as all Americans regardless of who they love and who they identify with. Through research of the sources provided

With arguably the most controversial presidential election at bay, one of the most analyzed topics is immigration, specifically in regard to the 11 million people that are illegally living in the United States. In the discussion on immigration I reside on the right side of the continuum but I am more in the middle of the right side. My initial position regarding immigration involved me agreeing that we should deport the illegal immigrants unless they had been here for a long period of time; such as 10 years or more. I feel that for an illegal immigrant to have lived here for that long then they would not have done anything significantly wrong because if they would have done so then they would have been caught and deported. I also feel that illegal in any context is wrong, therefore the individuals who have committed these crimes should be dealt with accordingly. At the same time, I also feel that disrupting a family’s life is also out of line even if they went about the whole process illegally. This debate is difficult to pick apart and I personally struggled finding out what I truly supported or didn’t, I continuously contradicted myself. My initial position stands for the deportation of illegal immigrants but by taking a humanitarian perspective about it.

If I had to specifically choose which political party had the most influence on my life and political views I would say it is the Republican Party. The Republican Party supports most of my current views on American issues in the United States. I think its safe to say that I am more Republican than Democrat. Some of the few specific views that I hold that are influenced by Republicans are; I am pro-life, I believe in limiting social welfare to unemployed Americans, I favor a continued military presence in unstable Middle Eastern regions, and I strongly oppose gun control.

Next I will talk about the Issue of Immigration from the conservative standpoint. Conservatives opinion on immigration is very clear. According to Student New Daily, conservatives, “Support legal immigration only. Oppose amnesty for those who enter the U.S. illegally” (“Conservative Vs Liberal”, paragraph 12). This means that conservatives want immigrants to be a part of our great country, but do not want people who came here illegally to get citizenship. One big point is that Conservative think the borders should be secure before dealing with illegal immigrants. Presidential Candidate Donald J Trump has stated, “The US has become a dumping ground for everyone else's problems” (Presidential announcement). This is from his speech announcing

Democrats and Republicans What are your beliefs? Are you an independent person of your own beliefs? The political landscape of the United States is dominated by two major parties, the Democrats and Republicans.

Personally I feel as though most of my political views align with the Democratic Party platform more so than the Republican Party platform. However I think that both sides have points that I very

Abstract: Political identity is a major factor in shaping one’s identity and some of the main theories used in developing and discussing this identity are the Symbolic Interactionist Perspective, Social Stratification, and Social status. Some of the characteristics of the social structures that regularly frame the political identity will be discussed such as one’s occupation and education level. Levels of social stratification will be discussed in relation to the political identity as well as factors during our lives that help to define and shape our political identities.

My darling mother has raised me with politics, and always makes sure I’m kept up to date with current matters. Out of many controversies I’ve always been interested in immigration. All of our ancestors have came to our country, unless your ancestry is from a native American tribe, from another country. People say that since we came here as immigrants we should give others the same opportunity, which I have no comment on, but I believe that there are multiple problems that we have that involves immigration. The two largest problems have to do with amnesty and what illegal immigration is actually doing to our country. People believe that the borders are one of the largest problems facing our country but are they really?

One aspect of my life that has shaped my political views is my religious background. I grew up in a Baptist family, and used to go to church regularly. As I got older, I started going to church less and less because the things my pastor said made me feel very uncomfortable. At the time, I did not understand why I felt so uncomfortable and it was not until I got older that I realized why I felt the way I did. Majority of the time, my pastor said things that had sexist and homophobic undertones. Despite being in a holy place, I spent the duration of my time as a member of the church feeling disconnected from everything, which eventually led to me breaking ties with the church completely.