| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ideology | a collection of political, social, and economic beliefs that reveal the type and amount of change a person or group wishes to see in society. |
| liberal | a person who generall looks to the future for change and improvement in society and to the government ot help solve problems that cannot be solved by individuals or private groups. |
| conservative | a person who believes that the role of government is to conserve the traditional morals, religions, and customs that have worked for society in the past. |
| political spectrum | a line continuum that shows the range of political opinions that can exist in a society. |
| radical | one who favors extreme changes or reforms. |
| reactionary | one who favors a return to a previous, usually more conservative, state of affairs. |
| moderate | a person who does not take a stron ideological stand on issues, but instead remains practical favoring liberalism or convervatism depending on the issue and circumstance. |
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