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COMMUNISM - You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you

some milk.

Political Ideologies and Economic Systems

Center

Planned Economy

Mixed Economy

Free Enterprise

  • Private ownership is strongly encouraged
  • The laws of the market (supply and demand) determine what and how much is produced.
  • Little to no State intervention
  • United States has free enterprise
  • Free enterprise predominates over State intervention, but the State still plays a role
  • Quebec has a mixed economy (Hydro-Quebec is state owned)
  • Advocates the nationalization of the means of production (the State determines what and how much is produced, as well as who benefits from this production)
  • Little to no room for private enterprise
  • The state determines production and regulates the labor market
  • Food stores (among others) belong to the State and are subjected to strict rules

Right

Extreme Left

Extreme Right

Left

Anarchism and Communism

Fascism

Socialism and Environmentalism

Conservatism

Liberalism

SOCIALISM - You have 2 cows, and you give one to your neighbor.

"All within the State, nothing outside the State, nothing against the State"

  • Pro-Dictatorship, anti-democracy
  • the individual citizen has no guaranteed rights. If you say the wrong thing or oppose the wrong person, you can be arrested or killed without a fair trial.
  • It is always a big crime in fascist countries to speak against the leader or ruling party
  • In countries led by fascist governments, the government tries to control all areas of life, including work, school, and family life.

- The resources of the economy are managed and controlled by the people or councils.

- Can own personal property

- Wealth Distribution according to the efforts or contribution

  • Defends Traditional Values
  • Opposition to progressivism
  • Against abortion
  • Against same sex marriage
  • For the death penalty
  • Against euthanasia
  • Pro gun ownership

Environmentalism advocates the lawful preservation, restoration and/or improvement of the natural environment, and may be referred to as a movement to control pollution or protect plant and animal diversity

  • Promote individual freedom and a limited role for the State
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Freedom of Speech
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Equality of Opportunity
  • Support for gay rights, abortion and support for immigrants
  • Progress
  • Against the death penalty
  • For euthanasia
  • Against guns

After World War I many people were disappointed and angry because the war destroyed a lot of their country and because some of their land was taken away from them.

Pros

- Rejects Hierarchy (don't want any

leaders, which means everyone is

equal)

- Power for the people

- No taxes

- More freedom

Cons

- No government services

- No punishment for your crimes (all rules and authority are abolished)

Pros:

- Does away with the class system. Everyone has equal access to things like health care, education and food.

- Lower crime rate

Cons:

- You can't own your own business

- It's anti-ambition

- It can fuel poverty

- Technically, there is still a class system, because the leaders (the state) have a lot of power

Pros: Workers are no longer exploited, since they own the means of production

Mussolini promised the people that he would bring back pride and make Italy a well-respected state again

FASCISM - You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you some milk.

"Promote social justice through the elimination

of inequalities and by extension, social classes."

Germany's economy was ruined after World War I

Con: The more you make, the more the government takes. This money is meant to better society.

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