starter activity

Parties are created around broad ‘ideologies’. The terms left-wing and right-wing broadly classify the main differences. Where would you put these parties?

The party The party spectrum: left & spectrum: left &

rightrightTo define what is meant by an To define what is meant by an

‘ideology’‘ideology’To identify the differences To identify the differences

between left- and right-wing between left- and right-wing politicspolitics

Aims

IdeologyIdeology Broad principles around which Broad principles around which

parties are governedparties are governed ‘‘Theory about the world and about Theory about the world and about

society, and of the place of you and society, and of the place of you and your group within it’ (I.Budge)your group within it’ (I.Budge)

Help to influence policy and to Help to influence policy and to identify supportidentify support

How far do you agree with the idea that with the end of Cold War and the triumph of liberal democracy the battle for ideas has been won and there is no longer a need for ideologies?

What do you understand about the differences between these ideologies?

Your taskYour task Create a political spectrum similar to the Create a political spectrum similar to the

one on p.76 and explain the differences one on p.76 and explain the differences between these political ideologies:between these political ideologies:

CommunismCommunism SocialismSocialism LiberalismLiberalism ConservatismConservatism FascismFascism

Your taskYour task Devise a questionnaire which could Devise a questionnaire which could

be used to determine where your be used to determine where your fellow students are on the political fellow students are on the political spectrumspectrum

Your taskYour task What are the differences between What are the differences between

left-wing and right-wing individuals? left-wing and right-wing individuals? Annotate the two images with key Annotate the two images with key characteristics.characteristics.

From Marx to Margaret

Modern-day politics is sometimes described as a ‘big tent’ affair. Define what is meant by this term and the phrase ‘centre-ground’ and give some examples of centre-ground politics. Watts, p.77-8

Extension taskExtension task Study the information in Roberts, Study the information in Roberts,

p.119-120 and describe and evaluate p.119-120 and describe and evaluate the differences between the different the differences between the different methods of recording different methods of recording different ideologies.ideologies.

Which method do you prefer?Which method do you prefer?

PlenaryPlenary Give as many reasons as you can as Give as many reasons as you can as

to why we have political partiesto why we have political parties What are the four main types of What are the four main types of

party systemsparty systems Does the UK have a 2-party system?Does the UK have a 2-party system? What are the pros and cons of What are the pros and cons of

having this?having this?

HomeworkHomework Complete your notes on the Complete your notes on the

differences between ideologies.differences between ideologies. Read p.78-82 on the development of Read p.78-82 on the development of

the Labour Partythe Labour Party Visit the Labour website and Visit the Labour website and

research the current policies of New research the current policies of New Labour on Health, Education and Labour on Health, Education and Law & OrderLaw & Order