The Issue Of Political Values - 1712 Words

Political values are the common views that Texans and Americans hold regarding government, politics, and economics. The common political values that are shared are liberty, equality, consent of the governed, and capitalism. The first of the four values is liberty. Liberty is the principle that individuals are free to act as they wish as long as they don’t restrict or limit freedoms guaranteed to others. This principle is guaranteed by the constitution, which protects freedom of speech and expression, freedom to practice religion of choice, unreasonable search and seizure, etc. Second is Equality. Equality is the concept that barriers of discrimination against race, gender, and religion are removed, and help put people on a even†¦show more content†¦This economy enforces the American dream that through hard work and dedication anyone can be successful. These four political values unite us together. Generally all Americans believe in of these values no matter what party. However, how each political value is enforced varies different from person to person. Most Americans create a political ideology based on how they wish to enforce these political values. Political ideology are a consistent set of attitudes and beliefs concerning politics, the economy and the role of the government (Greenberg, pg.145). Political ideology divides people along the political continuum between conservatives and liberals, with liberals being on the far left and conservatives on the far right. Also it places people in a political quadrant. Each section of the political quadrant focuses on different views on ideas and issues. Each ideology has its own view about how much the government should do and what goals are legitimate for the government. The four political ideologies are: Liberals, Conservatives, libertarians, and populists. Liberals favor more government intervention to promote economic, social and political equality. They leave an individual free to make moral or personal decisions. They believe society should be equal, people are naturally good, and hold a positive view of human nature.