Cornell Notes

Unit 4 Section 1 Political Parties

Big Ideas, questions, Notes, details, definitions, answers to your

main Ideas, vocabulary questions, examples, sentences, pg. numbers…
Liberal - use of government to regulate the economy and bring equality of opportunity
Conservative - Responsibility falls n people. Want more freedom for people, especially from
Political ideology - Moderate- also called centrists. May lean liberal or conservative, but beliefs t
Republicans Party symbol is the elephant. They want less government, and for the govern
Democrats - Are represented by the donkey symbol and want government to be more invo

Themes I see in the information: It seems like there's a strong passion and sense of loyalty w

Other questions I might have about what we covered today:

So, if liberals are in favor of stronger government control, does that mean they have more of a
socialist agenda?

Please list 3 things you learned today:

1. Political parties are a way people can voice there opinions in a structured way
2. Liberals are in favor of more government control while conservatives are a little less clingy
3. Libertarians, or centrists are not reallly on anyone's side. They're more neutral.

Please explain how one thing you learned today relates to you:
 Notes Continued….
Third Parties Can change an election by taking votes from one side
rarely win
Green Party
Libertarian
Influences on Ideoloogy Family - Traditional family
and party tendencies Income- por = lib.Dem
Race and ethnicity
education
gender
age
religion
y of opportunity and justice to everyone . Favor higher taxes on the rich.
especially from government control. State and local government should help people. Keep the Naional government o
ive, but beliefs tend to be on the middle overall
d for the government to be less involved in buisness.
to be more involved in people's lives. More liberal

e of loyalty when you belong to a political party. It's the feeling of pride by fighting for your ideals, wh
vernment out.

deals, whether their liberal or conservative.