Political Spectrum
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- American Federation of Labor
- Liberal
- National Rifle Association
- Conservative - right to bear arms
- President Clinton
- Liberal - 42nd pres former gov. of Arkansas
- Ronald Reagan
- Conservative - former gov. of California and pres. for two terms
- Republican Party
- Conservative
- National Organization of Women
- Liberal-pro-choice
- Democratic Party
- Liberal
- Rush Limbaugh
- Conservative - Former Radio show host against abortion
- Michael Moore
- Liberal
- Pat Robertson
- Liberal - broadcaster, stateman, author, humanitarian, businessman, founder &chairman of CBN
- Jesse Jackson
- Liberal - Civil Rights Leader formerly part of SCLC democratic rep. from Illinois
- Pat Buchanan
- Conservative - Senator reform party against abortion
- Ted Kennedy
- Liberal - Senator against medicare
- Christian Coalition
- Conservative - Values against abortion
- Rudolph Gulliani
- Conservative - Former mayor of NYC republican views on welfare
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Liberal - beat Nixon
- Chamber of Commerce
- Conservative
- Teamsters
- Liberal - uniform
- President Bush
- Conservative - 43rd pres former gov of Texas signed partial birth abortion bill
- Newt Gingrich
- Conservative - speaker for Republicans CEO of Gingrich group
- In favor of gov. social programs like welfare and medicare
- Liberal
- Believes that gov. should regulate business as little as possible
- Conservative
- Emphasizes individual and civil rights
- Liberal
- Generally supportive of business and business organizations
- Conservative
- Generally supportive of organized labor and worker's rights
- Liberal
- Prefers gov. remains as small as possible & would be generally supportive of tax cuts
- Conservative
- Proponent of the dealth penalty
- Conservative
- An advocate of gun control
- Liberal
- Opponent of capital gains' tax
- Conservative
- Opponent of abortion (pro-life)
- Conservative
- Would support one's right to burn the American flag in protest
- Liberal
- An opponent of formal prayer in the public schools
- Liberal
- Opponent of same-sex marriages
- Conservative
- Proponent of anti-pollution devices on autos
- Liberal
- Proponent of mandatory drug testing for certain jobs
- Conservative
- An advocate of tobacco usage restrictions
- Liberal
- In favor of a voucher system for schools
- Conservative
- Believes strong anti-terrorism security measures may violate civil rights
- Liberal
- Doesn't believe Megan's Law is just
- Liberal
- Supports gov. programs to deal with unemployment
- Liberal
- Opponent of a gov. sponsored nat'l healthcare plan
- Conservative
- Opponent of placing religious displays on gov. & general public property
- Liberal
- Term describing one who favors an extreme left wing philosophy & could be referred to as a revolutionary
- Radical
- Term describing one who favors an extreme right philosophy being very rigid,regimented & could be referred to as a bigot or racist
- Reactionary
- Term meaning "things as they are at the present time"
- Status Quo
- Acronym for one of the largest labor unions
- AFL
- Acronym for a lobbying group which argues on behalf of gun ownership
- NRA
- Number of states neccesary to ratify a proposed formal amendment to the constitution
- 38
- Time limit "most often" set by Congress for approval of a constitutional amendment by the states
- 7 years
- American Association of Retired Persons
- Liberal
- In favor of minimum wage increase
- Liberal
- Ralph Nader
- Liberal - attorney ran for pres and organized democracy rising agenda
- FDR
- Liberal - Former NY senator/ gov ran for vice pres and democratic party . in 1920
- Trent Lott
- Conservative - Senator of Mississippi heavily in tune with military
- The CIA director that resigned but is not leaving until July
- George Tenet