1. The Political Continuum

2. Liberal vs. Conservative
Democrat
Left Wing
Blue
Republican
Right Wing
Red

3. Political Differences
Liberal
Conservative
Prefer larger government
More involvement in healthcare
Looser interpretation of Constitution
Provide services to limit needs of people
Prefer smaller government
Less involvement in healthcare
Should be privatized
Follows Constitution closer
Provide people with the freedom to pursue own goals

4. Economic Conservative Liberal Less government spending
Tax cuts for the wealthy and businesses
Trickledown Economics
More government spending to provide services
More taxing of the wealthy

5. Social Liberal Conservative
Not opposed to gay marriage, abortion, stem cell research
Do not agree with freedoms involving guns (right to bear arms)
Opposed to gay marriage, anti-abortion, anti-stem cell research
Support the right to bear arms