3. Political Differences
Liberal
• Prefer larger government
• More involvement in
healthcare
• Looser interpretation of
Constitution
• Provide services to limit
needs of people
Conservative
• Prefer smaller government
• Less involvement in
healthcare
– Should be privatized
• Follows Constitution closer
• Provide people with the
freedom to pursue own
goals
4. Economic
Liberal
• More government spending
to provide services
• More taxing of the wealthy
Conservative
• Less government spending
• Tax cuts for the wealthy and
businesses
• Trickledown Economics
5. Social
Liberal
• Not opposed to gay
marriage, abortion, stem
cell research
• Do not agree with freedoms
involving guns (right to bear
arms)
Conservative
• Opposed to gay marriage,
anti-abortion, anti-stem cell
research
• Support the right to bear
arms
