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LIBERAL MODERATE CONSERVATIVE

                  

Jesse Jackson is a professional civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988, and is a prominent leader of the American Christian left.

ULTRA LIBERAL

                  

Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy is the senior U.S. senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a staunch advocate of liberal principles.

VERY LIBERAL

                  

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the junior U.S. Senator from New York. She is a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election.

LIBERAL

                  

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton was the forty-second POTUS, serving from 1993 to 2001. Before his presidency, Clinton served nearly twelve years as the 50th and 52nd Governor of Arkansas.

MODERATELY LIBERAL

General Colin Luther Powell, U.S. Army (Ret.) is an American statesman. He was the 65th U.S. Secretary of State (2001-05), serving under President George W. Bush. As a General in the U.S. Army Powell also served as National Security Advisor (1987–1989) and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993), holding the latter position during the Gulf War.

MODERATE

                  

George Herbert Walker Bush was the forty-first POTUS, serving from 1989 to 1993. Before his presidency, Bush was the forty-third Vice POTUS in the administration of Ronald Reagan.

MODERATELY CONSERVATIVE

Jack French Kemp Jr., is an American politician and former professional football player. He was the Republican candidate for the Vice POTUS in the 1996 presidential election. Kemp represented the Buffalo, New York region in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1971 to 1989. He also served as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush.

CONSERVATIVE

                  

Robert Joseph Dole is a retired U.S. Senator from Kansas serving from 1969–1996. He was the Republican candidate in the 1996 U.S. Presidential election and the Republican Vice POTUS candidate in the 1976 Presidential election.

VERY CONSERVATIVE

                  

Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th POTUS (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975).

VERY CONSERVATIVE

1. List, in order, the political socialization factors in terms of their influence on you. Then, briefly explain, using examples when appropriate, how each factor influenced your political socialization.

2. What are some advantages and disadvantages of placement on a linear political spectrum?

3. What are some advantages and disadvantages of placement on a 2-dimensional graph?

4. Do you feel that your test results accurately represent your political ideologies? Why or why not?

5. What did you find surprising or interesting about the results (both individually and as a class)?