Political Spectrums
Should children be allowed to vote?
Should the government provide healthcare to people?
How far should a government help or control its people?
These are all valid and important questions with no real right answer. What makes this really hard to get to grips with is that you can't really answer any of these questions fully with a "yes" or "no".
This is where the idea of a Political Spectrum becomes useful. A spectrum is a word used to describe a variety of viewpoints.
The political spectrum can be roughly represented as this;
Should the government provide healthcare to people?
How far should a government help or control its people?
These are all valid and important questions with no real right answer. What makes this really hard to get to grips with is that you can't really answer any of these questions fully with a "yes" or "no".
This is where the idea of a Political Spectrum becomes useful. A spectrum is a word used to describe a variety of viewpoints.
The political spectrum can be roughly represented as this;
Task A
1. Click on this link.
2. Make a copy of the diagram for yourself (File- Make a Copy). Move the text boxes to where you think they fit best - do they ALL go to the extreme edges? Or are some along the line?
3. Insert your Google Drawing into your LiveDoc.
Task B
Standard
1. Where do you think your views lie on the Political Spectrum?
1. How consistent are your political views on the Political Spectrum? E.g. Free healthcare, voting rights, free education, tax rates etc.
Keywords this lesson
Political Spectrum - A phrase used to describe a range of opinions about how a government should function
Rugged Individualism - A society that is theoretically set up so that the harder you work, the richer you get. The government won't help you, or stop you.
Socialism - A society that is set up so that people work for the betterment of everyone, including themselves. The government should help this happen.
1. Click on this link.
2. Make a copy of the diagram for yourself (File- Make a Copy). Move the text boxes to where you think they fit best - do they ALL go to the extreme edges? Or are some along the line?
3. Insert your Google Drawing into your LiveDoc.
Task B
Standard
1. Where do you think your views lie on the Political Spectrum?
- Explain using a clear example from your Google Drawing and use phrases like, "this is important because."
1. How consistent are your political views on the Political Spectrum? E.g. Free healthcare, voting rights, free education, tax rates etc.
- Explain where you might have differing views using at least two examples (you don't have to just stick to the ones given above)
Keywords this lesson
Political Spectrum - A phrase used to describe a range of opinions about how a government should function
Rugged Individualism - A society that is theoretically set up so that the harder you work, the richer you get. The government won't help you, or stop you.
Socialism - A society that is set up so that people work for the betterment of everyone, including themselves. The government should help this happen.