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Where Are YOU On the Political
Spectrum?What are your political leanings?
Political Affiliation
• Do you know your parents political affiliation?
• Do you know your own political affiliation?
• If you do, write it at the bottom left side of your paper…if you don’t just write I don’t know!
What is the Political Spectrum?
Where do you stand on the issues?
Where you stand will help us understand what your political
affiliation might be!
Where do you stand on the issue of?
Abortion
Abortion okay for
any reason -
Late
Never a reason
for abortion
No Opinion
onTopic
Abortion okay for
any reason –
Early Term
Abortion okay
only for rape or incest –
Early Term
Where do you stand on the issue of?
Education
All students should get free public education
and college tuition
School Vouchers
No Opinion
onTopic
All students should get free public education, but have to pay for their own college
Parents should have more control
over what their students
learn in the classroom
Where do you stand on the issue of?
Gay Marriage
Anyone should be allowed to
marry anyone they would like to
marry
Marriage is
between one man and one woman
only
No Opinion
onTopic
Same sex marriage should be
legal regardless
of state
States should
determine marriage standard
Where do you stand on the issue of?
Death Penalty
Never any reason to
implement Death
Penalty
Death penalty
should be used more often for
lesser crimes
No Opinion
onTopic
Only in the most
extreme cases should
Death Penalty be
used
Death penalty should
be used in cases
of murder
Where do you stand on the issue of?
Immigration
Open borders
– no more
countries
Close the border
until we figure out our own problems
No Opinion
onTopic
Easier to become a citizen
– Amnesty / Dream
Act
Stronger enforcement
of immigration
laws
Where do you stand on the issue of?
Taxes
Give all of your paycheck to the
government and they will
pay all of your needs
Eliminate all but the bare
minimum taxes
No Opinion
onTopic
Taxes are necessary to
run gov’t, but only the richest
should pay more
Move to a Fair Tax System
Where do you stand on the issue of?
Illegal Drugs
You should be allowed to take any drugs you
want
All drugs should
be banned
No Opinion
onTopic
Marijuana should be
legalized for recreational
purposes across the US
Marijuana should be legal for
medicinal purposes
only
Where do you stand on the issue of?
Healthcare
All people should have
free healthcare
Everyone should pay their own healthcare based on physical
fitness levels
No Opinion
onTopic
Those who can’t afford healthcare
should receive
assistance
Healthcare should be privatized
Where do you stand on the issue of?
Environment
Industries that hurt the environment
should be shut down
Government should not
regulate environmental
issues
No Opinion
onTopic
Industries that hurt the environment should buy
carbon credits
Let the market handle bad industries
Where do you stand on the issue of?
Gun Control
Ban all guns
Allow anyone to own any gun
No Opinion
onTopic
Ban assault
rifles and big guns
2nd Amendment means I can own a gun
Where did you stand the most?
• Look at the selections you made…
• Did you spend most of your time on the left or the right of the spectrum?
• Did you move back and forth quite a bit?
Issue Categories
• Most issues fall into one of two categories
• Fiscal – Dealing with money. – Voucher Programs, Taxes
• Social – Dealing with how people live their lives.– Abortion, Gay Marriage, Death Penalty
• Some fall into both – Healthcare
Categorize the issues
• Abortion• Education• Gay Marriage• Death Penalty• Immigration
• Taxes• Marijuana• Healthcare• Environment• Gun Control
(Social)
(Social)
(Social)
(Social)
(Social)(Fiscal)
(Fiscal)
(Both)
(Both)
(Both)
So what is your possible political affiliation?
Democrat
Republican
Libertarian
Tea P
arty
Socia
list
Special Interest Group
Political Affiliation
• On the bottom right hand side of your paper write down your political affiliation according to the activity we did in class today.
