How are conservatives and libertarians different?
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How are conservatives and libertarians different?
Those on the right, including American conservatives, tend to favor more freedom in economic matters (example: a free market), but more government intervention in personal matters (example: drug laws). Libertarians favor both personal and economic freedom and oppose most (or all) government intervention in both areas.
What is conservative ideology?
Conservatism is an aesthetic, cultural, social, and political philosophy, which seeks to promote and to preserve traditional social institutions. In Western culture, conservatives seek to preserve a range of institutions such as organized religion, parliamentary government, and property rights.
What are left wing beliefs?
Left-wing values include the belief in the power of human reason to achieve progress for the benefit of the human race, secularism, sovereignty exercised through the legislature, social justice and mistrust of strong personal political leadership.
Who was in the Progressive Party?
After the convention, Roosevelt, Frank Munsey, George Walbridge Perkins and other progressive Republicans established the Progressive Party and nominated a ticket of Roosevelt and Hiram Johnson of California at the 1912 Progressive National Convention.
What does the Republican party believe?
The GOP supports lower taxes, free-market capitalism, restrictions on immigration, increased military spending, gun rights, restrictions on abortion, deregulation, and restrictions on labor unions.
What are neoconservative views?
Neoconservatives typically advocate the promotion of democracy and interventionism in international affairs, including peace through strength, and are known for espousing disdain for communism and political radicalism.
What party was Teddy Roosevelt when he was president?
| Theodore Roosevelt | |
|---|---|
| Political party | Republican (1880–1911, 1916–1919) |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive “Bull Moose” (1912–1916) |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Lee ( m. 1880; died 1884) Edith Carow ( m. 1886) |
| Children | Alice Theodore III Kermit Ethel Archibald Quentin |
What party was Teddy Roosevelt?
Republican Party
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