Ideology Extra Credit

DUE:    Thursday, Jan 24
POINTS: Up to 10 
LENGTH: 1,000+ words 

(NOTE #1: Do this in essay format, not in item-by-item)

(NOTE #2: We are also discussing this on WebBoard, so be sure to go
over and check out the "ideology" conference)

Review: handout one and Handout two

Think about:

   1) Definition of ideology
   2) Identification and description of ONE SPECIFIC ideology as an example
   3) What is YOUR ideology (and why)?

Next: TAKE THIS QUIZ: 

     http://www.politicalcompass.org/ 
(it's fun)

   4) What are the implications of the following ideologies for:
      for a) police, b) criminals, c) courts, and d) corrections     
     (Select ANY TWO from radical, liberal, libertarian, conservative)
      (Hint: Answer should tie to rights v social order perspectives
       of criminal justice systems

To get the answer to this, look up the homepages for:
  The Libertarian Party
  The Democratic Party ("liberal")
  The Republican Party ("conservative")
  Any radical group ("leftist")

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