POLITICAL

IDEOLOGIES
Ms. Josh Danielle C. Astejada
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Identify and differentiate the political
1
ideologies

Understand the fundamental concepts of

2 political ideologies

Recognize the importance of knowing the

3 types of political ideologies
Activity: Find and circle the keywords that are related to Political Ideologies. The words may be hidden in
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 Self-Government Compass
Are you a Self-Governor on PERSONAL Issues? 20 10 0
Illegal drugs should be amended/revised because they Y N U
lead to more disadvantages than benefits
Freedom of expression and speech of the media and Y N U
ordinary citizens, including the internet, should not be
censored by the government
There should be no laws concerning sex involving Y N U
consenting adults.
Arrangements between doctors and patients should Y N U
not be interfered by the government.
Private clubs and organizations should be free to Y N U
admit or refuse any member.
 Self-Government Compass
Are you a Self-Governor on ECONOMIC Issues? 20 10 0
People are better off with free trade than with tariffs. Y N U
Businesses and firms should be restricted from Y N U
receiving government subsidies for their operation.

Hiring and employment practices of private companies Y N U

should not be dictated by government.

Membership in a union should be on a voluntary basis, Y N U

not compulsory.
Minimum wage laws lead to unemployment and under Y N U
employment and these should be repealed.
Self-Government Compass
 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

LIBERALISM CONSERVATI SOCIALISM

SM

ANARCHISM COMMUNISM

MARXISM FASCISM FEMINISM

 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
M
LIBERALISM

• Gives importance to the fulfillment of the individual

• Individuals are born equal and should have equal
opportunities
 ELEMENTS OF LIBERALISM
Individualism- central principle of liberalism

M Freedom- it is not absolute and must be exercised with due regard

the right of others

Reason- individuals have the capacity to correctly decide

Equality- committed to political equality

Toleration- it assures individual liberty and social enrichment

Consent- the basis of social relationships and authority

Consent- requires government to respect for individual rights

 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

LIBERALISM CONSERVATI SOCIALISM

SM

ANARCHISM COMMUNISM

MARXISM FASCISM FEMINISM

 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

CONSERVATISM
• Harked back to the ancient regime
• Preserve institutions and is reflected in resistance
to change.
 ELEMENTS OF CONSERVATISM
Tradition- reflects the accumulated wisdom of the past

M Pragmatism- they place their faith on experience and history

Reason- individuals have the capacity to correctly decide

Human Imperfection- individuals are dependent and seek security in the familiar
and the known

Organicism- organic whole

Hierarchy individuals occupy different positions in society

Authority- clear sense of who they are and what is expected of them

Property- provides security to people

 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

LIBERALISM CONSERVATI SOCIALISM

SM

ANARCHISM COMMUNISM

MARXISM FASCISM FEMINISM

 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
SOCIALISM

• An ideology that stands in opposition to

capitalism and proposes an alternative
• Cooperation is preferred than competition
 ELEMENTS OF SOCIALISM
Community human beings are social creatures linked by a
common humanity
M
Fraternity connected by comradeship because they share
common humanity

Social Equality empathy among human beings

Need- state distributes goods to people based on their

need, and not on what they want.

Social Class eradicate economic and social inequalities

Common Ownership- enables material resources to be

harnessed for the common good
 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

LIBERALISM CONSERVATI SOCIALISM

SM

ANARCHISM COMMUNISM

MARXISM FASCISM FEMINISM

 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
ANARCHIS
M
• Based on the belief that government and laws are
not necessary
• Anarchists prefer a stateless society
William Goodwin and the
Stateless Society

Regarded as the founder of

philosophical anarchism
 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

LIBERALISM CONSERVATI SOCIALISM

SM

ANARCHISM COMMUNISM

MARXISM FASCISM FEMINISM

 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

COMMUNISM

• Aims to establish a society that is classless,

egalitarian, and stateless
• Group of people exercises power and decides the
course of action
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

• It would be classless society because

there would be a common ownership of
wealth
• After the class system is abolished, the
state would gradually disappear, and
the society would be “stateless”
 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

LIBERALISM CONSERVATI SOCIALISM

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ANARCHISM COMMUNISM

MARXISM FASCISM FEMINISM

 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

MARXISM

• It is mostly about the battle between the working

class and the ownership class
• It inspects the effects of capitalism on labor and
productivity and economic development
 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

LIBERALISM CONSERVATI SOCIALISM

SM

ANARCHISM COMMUNISM

MARXISM FASCISM FEMINISM

 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
FASCISM

• a way of organizing a society in which a

government ruled by a dictator controls the lives
of the people and in which people are not
allowed to disagree with the government.
 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

LIBERALISM CONSERVATI SOCIALISM

SM

ANARCHISM COMMUNISM

MARXISM FASCISM FEMINISM

 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
FEMINISM

• Society is characterized by sexual gender or

gender inequality
• the belief in full social, economic, and political
equality for women.
QUIZ: Provide a simple definition of the following terms/concepts.

1. Ideology
2. Political ideology
3. Liberalism
4. Conservatism
5. Socialism
6. Anarchism
7. Communism
8. Marxism
9. Fascism
10. Feminism
 GROUP ACTIVITY: The Weight of Thinking
POLITICAL SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES
IDEOLOGIES

Conservatism and
Liberalism

Fascism and Socialism

Anarchism and
Feminism
 ACROSTIC
POEM
• Choose one of the ideologies studied in the lesson
and create an acrostic poem from one of its key
concepts. The poem may either define that concept or
the ideology as a whole.