spectrum

Examples of spectrum in the following topics:

• Issues with the Traditional Political Spectrum

  • Numerous alternatives exist, usually developed by those who feel their views are not fairly represented on the traditional right-left spectrum.
  • One alternative spectrum offered by the conservative American Federalist Journal accounts for only the "degree of government control " without consideration for any other social or political variable and, thus, places "fascism" (totalitarianism ) at one extreme and "anarchy" (no government at all) at the other extreme.
  • An alternative to the traditional political spectrum, the Nolan Chart positions opinions on economic freedom and personal freedom.
  • Identify some of the problems associated with the traditional spectrum of political ideologies

• The Traditional Political Spectrum

  • The traditional political spectrum models different political positions by placing them upon a left-right geometric axis.
  • The traditional political spectrum is a way of modeling different political positions by placing them upon one or more geometric axes symbolizing independent political dimensions.
  • Originally, the defining point on the ideological spectrum was the ancien regime ("old order").
  • This introduces, or exposes, a limitation in this simple binary spectrum, where by social views of left-right, fascists and totalitarian systems are on the far right; whereas by a balance of government to individual power, fascists and totalitarian systems are on the far left.

• Thinking Politically

  • The left–right political spectrum is a common way of classifying political positions, ideologies, or parties along a political spectrum.
  • The only aspect which is generally agreed upon is that they are the defining opposites of the United States political spectrum.

• Individualism

  • Individualism is often contrasted either with totalitarianism or with collectivism, but in fact there is a spectrum of behaviors at the societal level ranging from highly individualistic societies through mixed societies to collectivist societies.

• The Working Poor

  • Within the United States, since the start of the War on Poverty in the 1960s, scholars and policymakers on both ends of the political spectrum have paid an increasing amount of attention to the working poor.

• Uniting Competing Factions Within the Party

  • The two major Democratic and Republican Parties in the United States have historically been ideologically ambiguous in order to accommodate citizens representing a broad spectrum of interests.

• Political Ideology

  • Persons in the U.S. generally classify themselves either as adhering to positions along the political spectrum as liberal-progressive, moderate, or conservative, but there are several subgroups of all of these three.

• Regulation of Broadcast Media

  • frequency allocation: The division of the spectrum into unlicensed frequency bands, such as ISM band and U-NII band, and licensed frequency bands, along with television channel frequencies, FM broadcast band, and amateur radio frequency.

• Organization and Ownership of the Media

  • Because radio stations are local in reach, each station licenses a specific part of spectrum by the FCC in a certain local area, any local market is served by a limited number of stations.

• The Republican Party

  • Currently the party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S. political spectrum.