PREFERENCES OF TWO IDEOLOGIES
Liberal & Conservative
Big government
Limited government
Welfare state
Individual initiative
Government-controlled economy
Free market, supply & demand
Peace through negotiation
Peace through strength
Perception of Communism as reasonable
Perception of Communism as "an evil empire"
Increased taxes
Lower taxes
Big spending
Reduction of government spending
No fixed moral absolutes
Return to traditional values
Abortion on demand
Pro-life
Increased gay rights
No increase in gay rights
Opposition to prayer in school
Prayer in school
Individual freedom
Individual freedom balanced by individual responsibility
Freedom of speech and press
Freedom of speech and press together with community responsibility
Discontinuance of capital punishment
Capital punishment for capital offenses
Freedom for pornographers
Limitations imposed upon pornographers