1. The Political Spectrum Chapter 5: “Political Parties” www.politicalcompass.org

2. Where did you fall?

3. DemocratsRepublicans

4. What are the problems with this linear representation of political philosophy? Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot and… Gandhi? Pinochet and… Rand?

5. RegulationFreedom Regulation Freedom

6. “Moderate” “Extreme/Radical” “Adamant” American Politics

7. Complete Economic and Social freedom. Complete Economic and Social regulation. Complete Economic regulation, complete Social freedom. Complete Economic freedom, complete Social regulation.

8. Left (“Communism”)Right (“Capitalism”) Economic Issues Government regulated marketplace High taxation to enable gov’t spending Limitations on ownership of property No gov’t regulation of the marketplace Limited or no taxation Private ownership of property

9. Authoritarianism (Statism) Libertarianism (Anarchism) Social Issues Conscription to maintain armed forces Regulation of social behaviors and issues Government censorship of speech and media No (or very small) standing army No government regulation of social behaviors or issues Free speech and media

10. Josef Stalin, the USSR and “Stalinism”…

11. Noam Chomsky and “Libertarian Socialism”…

12. “I'm not a dictator. It's just that I have a grumpy face.” Augusto Pinochet and his Chilean Presidency…

13. “…the police, to protect men from criminals – the armed services, to protect men from foreign invaders – the law courts, to settle disputes among men according to objectively defined laws…" Ayn Rand and “Objectivism”…

14. Where do we typically designate European countries on the political spectrum?

17. NOW it all makes sense…

18. American Politics