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Penguin – used in some states as a symbol of the Libertarian Party; Porcupine – Libertarian Party. Used as a symbol of the Free State Project in New Hampshire and libertarian ideas and movements in general. Raccoon – Whig Party [19] Red rose – Democratic Socialists of America; Red, white and blue cockade – Democratic-Republican Party
The World's Smallest Political Quiz is a ten question educational quiz, designed primarily to be more accurate than the one-dimensional "left–right" or "liberal–conservative" political spectrum by providing a two-dimensional representation. The Quiz is composed of two parts: a diagram of a political map; and a series of 10 short questions ...
Those on the left, including American liberals, tend to favor more freedom in personal matters (example: no military draft), but more government activism or control in economics (example: a government-mandated minimum wage). Libertarians favor both personal and economic freedom and oppose most (or all) government intervention in both areas ...
Early modern republicanism' has been proposed as an alternative term. It is also sometimes called civic humanism. Beyond simply a non-monarchy, early modern thinkers conceived of an ideal republic, in which mixed government was an important element, and the notion that virtue and the common good were central to good
This ideology consisted of support for free trade, free markets, and reduction of government spending. [69] The left-wing Congressional Progressive Caucus, the centrist and conservative Blue Dog Coalition, and the Third Way New Democrat Coalition formed in the 1990s to represent different factions of the Democratic Party in Congress. [67]
Jacksonians supported a small federal government and stronger state governments, and promoted territorial expansionism, following Jefferson with his 1803 purchase of Louisiana. They were also opponents of central banking , which represented an early factional division in the Democratic Party when Jacksonians competed against pro-bank Democrats.
Left-wing: Unknown: Independent Greens of Virginia: Virginia Green conservatism [58] 2005 Center-right: Unknown: Washington Progressive Party: Washington Progressivism [59] 2002 Left-wing: Unknown: Progressive Dane: Wisconsin Progressivism [60] 1992 Left-wing: Unknown: Moderate Party: New Jersey Centrism [61] 2022 Center: Unknown: Never had As ...
In addition, the term left-wing has also been applied to a broad range of culturally liberal social movements, [11] including the civil rights movement, feminist movement, LGBT rights movement, abortion-rights movements, multiculturalism, anti-war movement, and environmental movement, [12] [13] as well as a wide range of political parties. [14 ...