conservative

Examples of conservative in the following topics:

• Political Ideology

  • Among those who do identify as either liberal or conservative, few identify as "far left" or "far right. " Most Americans either identify as "moderate" or as "somewhat" liberal or conservative.
  • In another polling in June 2010, 40% of American voters identify themselves as conservatives, 36% as moderates and 22% as liberals, with a strong majority of both liberals and conservatives describing themselves as closer to the center than to the extremes .
  • Moderates are commonly defined through limiting the extent to which they adopt liberal and conservative ideas.
  • Libertarians commonly hold liberal views on social issues but conservative views on economic issues.
  • Within the left are the largely secular and anti-war "Liberals", the socially conservative but economically left "Conservative Democrats", and the economically "Disadvantaged Democrats" who favor extended government assistance to the needy.

• Conservatism

  • Liberal conservatism is a variant of conservatism that combines conservative values and policies with classical liberal stances.
  • As such, national conservatives can be distinguished from economic conservatives, for whom free market economic policies, deregulation, and fiscal conservatism are the main priorities.
  • Social conservatives believe that the government has a role in encouraging or enforcing what they consider traditional values or behaviors.
  • A social conservative wants to preserve traditional morality and social mores, often through civil law or regulation.
  • Social conservatives see traditional social values as threatened by secularism, so they support school prayer and oppose abortion and homosexuality.

• Environmental Interest Groups

  • Environmental interest groups are public-interest groups that advocate around conservation and ecological issues.
  • These groups advocate around conservation and ecological issues.
  • There is a long history of conservation and early forms of environmentalism in the US.
  • Today environmental interests groups are extremely varied, and while they all share some concern for conversation or the environment, many hold conflicting views about levels of conservation versus for example stewardship, and about appropriate strategies for pursuing their interests.
  • Some of the different types of environmentalism include the conservation movement, mostly focused on preserving land for sustainable use; the environmental justice movement that developed as a reaction to environmental racism in the US and particular in urban areas; the ecology movement, focused on human relationships and responsibilities to the environment; and bright green environmentalism, which looks at technological and design solutions to environmental question.

• Radio News

  • Conservative talk radio (or right talk) is a talk radio format in the United States devoted to expressing conservative viewpoints of issues, as opposed to progressive talk radio.
  • Within the next decade, conservative talk radio schedules had developed the most listener loyalty (highest ratings) and performed particularly well when compared with most mixed or liberal/progressive talk radio.
  • This environment led to a large increase in national conservative talk radio hosts: The Glenn Beck Program, The Sean Hannity Show, The Laura Ingraham Show, Batchelor and Alexander and The Radio Factor all launched into national syndication at this time.
  • Conservative talk radio includes personalities, both local and nationally-syndicated, such as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, and many others.
  • As of 2013, Limbaugh and Hannity are the most listened-to radio programs of any format in the United States, and other conservative talk shows also rank highly. [2] Conservative talk is heard almost entirely on commercial radio; public radio in the United States has historically been perceived as having a more liberal lean, and noncommercial community radio is generally very progressive in ideology.

• Two Judicial Revolutions: The Rehnquist Court and the Roberts Court

  • The Rehnquist Court favored federalism and social liberalism, while the Roberts Court was considered more conservative.
  • Considered a conservative, Rehnquist favored a conception of federalism that emphasized the Tenth Amendment's reservation of powers to the states.
  • It is generally considered more conservative than the preceding Rehnquist Court, as a result of the retirement of moderate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and the subsequent confirmation of the more conservative Justice Samuel Alito in her place.

• Likeability of Political Candidates

  • In many elections, candidates are primarily differentiated by being either liberal or conservative.
  • A candidate's liberal or conservative ideology is usually expressed by affiliation with a political party — in the U.S. the Republican Party is understood to be conservative and the Democratic Party is understood to be liberal.

• Interest Groups vs. Political Parties

  • In the UK, the conservative party's campaigns are often funded by large corporations, as many of the conservative party's campaigns reflect the interests of businesses.
  • In contrast to the conservative right, left-wing parties are often funded by organized labor.

• The Party in Government

  • Another example is the current coalition government in the United Kingdom, which is composed of the Conservative and Liberal Democratic parties.
  • The conservatives won the most seats of any single party in the 2010 election, but fell short of an absolute majority.
  • Some conservative and libertarian groups see divided government as beneficial, since it may encourage more policing of those in power by the opposition, as well as limiting spending and the expansion of undesirable laws.

• Ideological Third Parties and Splinter Parties

  • The Libertarian Party supports laissez-faire policies, small government, and is characterized by being socially liberal and fiscally conservative.
  • The Constitution Party is a socially and fiscally conservative party backed by the religious right.
  • The AFP is characterized as paleoconservative because they are socially and fiscally conservative.

• The Great Depression and the New Deal

  • The Republicans were split, with conservatives opposing the entire New Deal as an enemy of business and growth, and liberals accepting some of it and promising to make it more efficient.
  • The realignment crystallized into the New Deal Coalition that dominated most presidential elections into the 1960s, while the opposing Conservative Coalition largely controlled Congress from 1937 to 1963.
  • Conservative Republicans and Democrats in Congress joined in the informal Conservative Coalition.