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Political Ideology

Evan Bussells, Miller Kines, Tori Hudson, Evrett Campbell, Kevin Saylor, Tristan Supples, Whitney Kiser, Kynah Walston

To start off...

• 1. Get into four groups in each corner of the classroom
• 2. Use a blank sheet of paper to list as many political groups you know and 2-

3 characteristics of these groups

For example: Republican Party:

• Small Government
• Conservative
• White

Kahoot

https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/c667413c-beec-4240-affd-9d6123dff73a

Term to Know

• Candidate Demographics - source of politically informative stereotypes

about candidates.

Article Application

How do we choose?

• Political Spectrum
• Origins from French Revolution
• Western idea of the Spectrum
• Polarized Dichotomy

Crash Course in Political Ideology

Play from 34 seconds to 2:18

Discussion

How do you think political ideology differs around the world? What do you know about political ideologies in countries other than the United States? Do you think that differences in political ideals around the world are a good or bad thing? Why?

Conservatives vs. Liberals

• After reviewing cognitive and behavioral differences…

○ Conservatives have common characteristics involving resistance to social change, uncertainty with alternatives, and greater perception of instability. ○ Liberals care more about fairness and the value of care, meaning that they are less likely to violate known rules due to it being immoral.

Political Brain Teaser

The 22nd and 24th Presidents had the same biological mother and father, but weren't brothers. They were both male, and were never female. Neither were adopted or "switched at birth". How is this possible? They were the same person. The 22nd President was Grover Cleveland. After his first term, Benjamin Harrison was voted into office. Once Harrison was voted out of office, Cleveland was voted back in, becoming the 23rd President.

Leftism in Europe

• More U-shaped political spectrum
• Identifying as left is done through learning
• Associations form the attributes typically associated with being left
• Immigration
• European voters are increasingly against immigration/ see it as a negative

thing

• Left forced to shift, please the people
• Leftist values sometimes seen as a disadvantage ---> attacks on

refugee/immigrant relief centers

Rightism in Europe

• Rise of Nationalism
• Traditionalism
• White middle class Europe (the left-behind)
• Good environment for radicalization

Third Parties and Their Influence In United States’ Politics

What is a third party? Why are they so overlooked?

“”The Rise Of Third Party Candidates”, Huffington Post, Michelle Auello-Page, 8/3/16, https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-rise-of-third-party- candidates_us_57a0faebe4b004301c520b9b

Third Parties and Their Influence In United States’ Politics

Third Parties’ influence on the winner of an election Their influences on United States’ policy

Education

Political ideology is taught through

• Textbooks
• School systems
• Teacher viewpoints

Varying levels of education affect choice of party to follow

• High level of education= tendency to have conservative

views

• Low level of education= tendency to have liberal views

Video to follow up

Play from 4:33-7:52

Parental Influence

• We learn how to act and how to “be” from those we take to be similar and

those we take to be different.

• We learn by example, and inherently learn who we are not.
• Parenting styles can influence how children develop.

○ Authoritarian parents exhirt their control over the children by using coercion as a means of power and discipline. ○ Authoritative parents tend to be stricter with fewer rules set in place.

• Genetic influences can help determine personality traits that a child might

have from one or both parents.

Parental Influence (Cont.)

• Parenting attitudes and practices deeply affect children
• Authoritative/controlling parents often correlate a conservative mindset
• Experience based/forgiving parental practices correlate a libertarian

mindset

• Studies show historically it is much more likely for a child of conservative

guidance to rebel against their parents ideologies

Questions?

Extra Questions

Were your views ever influenced by a teacher you had? By going to a liberal arts school, has your political identity been influenced? Should we sort people by their political identity?