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    differences and similarities. Within these ideologies there are social conservatives, which is “a version of conservatism that advocates public policies based on traditional morals and religious values.” (Demichele 2017). Likewise, there is social liberalism a version of liberals that belief “of liberty, rights, and egalitarianism with a focus on collective equally” (Demichele 2017). The social liberalism represents more of collectivism and the social conservatives is more individualism. Religion in a society

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    premarital sex, contraception, out­of­wedlock childbearing, divorce and a range of other social issues. More and more Christians feel estranged from mainstream culture. They fear they will soon be treated as social pariahs, the moral equivalent of segregationists because of their adherence to scriptural

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    Social Welfare vs Conservatives As industrialization and capitalism evolved so did the hardships of the people. This increased the social consciousness of individuals. Activists brought attention to the needs of the people, they “pressured the governments to take a more active role in the social and economic lives of the citizens” (Chappell, 2014, p. 71), and over time this pressure lead to the creation a social welfare system. The effectiveness of our social welfare system is impacted by the political

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    David E. Campbell in his article “The Young and the Realigning: A Test of the Socialization Theory of Realignment”, Campbell decides that he wants to know what exactly is the reason for why more and more people are identifying with the Republican Party instead of the Democratic Party. Campbell spends a lot of time writing about if one of the key factors for people identifying with the Republican Party is religion; primarily between Catholics and Protestants. Along with religion, Campbell goes through

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    Compare and Contrast: Modern Conservatism and Modern Liberalism 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

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    Conservation: A Promise Towards Our Society I believe that the conservatism ideology holds the most promise as a way to organize a society. After a closer examination, the ideology contains has a more meaningful insight than merely conserving the current structure and resisting change. Unlike the connotation of its name, conservatism accepts the idea of change but only if it occurs at a gradual and consistent pace. Society can progress through change that is gradual or fragmented but, not through

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    to the right being Conservatism. Yet, the universal reality accurately phrased by Barrack Obama states, “There’s not a liberal America and a Conservative America - there's the United States of America”. Although Liberalism and Conservatism fall under the same umbrella, they've each made their own game-changing dents throughout time. Liberalism has changed the course of history in such events like the Civil Rights Movements and The Health Care Reform. Consequently, Conservatism has not only impacted

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    Classical Liberalism VS Classical Conservatism Are you Republican or Democrat? Maybe you are Conservative or Liberal? What do these terms mean and how did they begin? Classical Conservatism is defined as “a political philosophy emphasizing the need for the principles of natural law and transcendent moral order.”(Frohnen, Beer, and Nelson, 2006) Classical Liberalism is described as “a philosophy committed to the ideal of limited government and liberty of individuals including freedom of religion

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    Classical Liberalism vs. Classical Conservatism In today's society, most people are unable to explain the differences between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. In fact, the two parties' ideologies seem to be very much alike; and therefore, people tend to believe that a Republican candidate and a Democratic candidate running for the same office will not make a large difference from one another. Furthermore, both Democrats, the supposedly liberal party, and Republicans, the supposedly

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    ‘Conservatism merely reflects the interests of the privileged and prosperous.’ Discuss (45) This statement is asking whether all forms of conservatism’s values and actions in the past are because they wish to reflect the interests of those in society who are better off, sacrificing the interests of the less well off in doing so. The current debate is very unclear as opinion on this does, and always has varied greatly. Generally, left-wing labour supporters believe this statement is true whereas

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