Left-Right Spectrum
The country and 18th-century event where the terms "left-wing" and "right-wing" in politics originated.
What is France?
Give one example each of something supported by the Democratic Party and the Republican
Democratic - civil rights, social welfare, environmental protection, gun control, less strict immigration laws, worker rights. Republican - laissez-faire capitalism, low taxes, conservative social policies (traditional beliefs)(answers may vary)
The theory that argues extreme leftists and rightists are similar to each other
What is the horseshoe theory?
The year the Left-Right spectrum was founded
1789
Rank the current Canadian political parties on the political spectrum left to right
What is NDP, Green, Bloc, Liberal, Conservative, PPC?
Describe the left and right sides of the political spectrum
Left side - Socialism, government focusing on social welfare or the improvement of well-being of citizens in general
Right side - Conservative, working as a hierarchy and focusing on wealthy or elites
This 18th-century ideology, formulated partly in opposition to revolutionary rationalism, holds that legitimacy in politics arises not from abstract rights but from inherited customs and the accumulated wisdom of generations. Its modern descendants often emphasize limited government and moral order.
What is Conservatism
The New Democratic Party was founded in this year.
When is 1961?
NDP, Liberal, Conservative
AND
Republican, Democratic
Politicians were divided over this person's authority
Who is King Louis XVI
The way the Conservative Party of Canada formed (Explain the historical parties that led up to its formation)
The Reform party was replaced by The Canadian Alliance in 2000, which merged with the Progressive Conservative party in 2003 to form the Conservative Party.
This 2D plane adds a new dimensions that represents government control. Name the two sides of the new dimension (not the theory)
What is authoritaian and libertarian
The two founders of left and right
Who is William Wordsworth and Edmund Burke?
The Progressive Conservative went from this number of seats to this number after this prime minister retired in this year. (Answer all four) (Number of seats before and after, name, year)
169, 2, Brian Mulroney, 1993