Ideology and Policy
Policy – a strategy proposed to tackle an area of government or a particular issue. Ideology – a set of beliefs and values that guides one’s actions. Political spectrum – a way of seeing differing political views in relation to one another. These can be mapped across one or more axes.
Left-right political spectrum
 
1 Complete the political spectrum with the names of ideologies: Socialism, Conservatism, Fascism.
Circular model. Place Communism, Liberalism, and Fascism on the chart
2 Study the chart and explain what sorts of policies different ideologies might generate. Authoritarian – government requires a strict obedience to the authority of the state. Libertarian – the rights of the individual are favoured over the state. In some cases government is believed to hinder individual freedoms
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Vocabulary work. Put the correct words from a–d below in the text. Watch the video on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcYBO_JmkcQ&feature=related to check your answers.
