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What is Political Ideology?
What is Politics? Absolutism:
Is a political theory and form of government where unlimited, complete power is held by a centralized
sovereign individual, with no checks or balances from any other part of the nation or government.
Anarchism:
Is an anti-authoritarian political philosophy that rejects hierarchies deemed unjust and advocates their
replacement with self-managed, self-governed societies based on voluntary, cooperative institutions.
Aristocracy:
Is a form of government where a small group of elites rule. Aristocrats , or the ruling elites, tend to
enjoy both social and economic prestige as well as political power. ... In addition, children usually
inherit aristocratic status from their parents.
Autocracy:
Is a system of government in which a single person (the autocrat ) possesses supreme and absolute
power
.
Communism:
A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all
property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
Capitalism:
An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private
owners for profit, rather than by the state.
Are the various economic and political ideologies within capitalist society that implicitly or explicitly
advocate certain forms of capitalism . This may include support for forms from laissez-faire to
welfare capitalism .
Democracy:
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through
elected representatives.
Dictatorship:
Is an authoritarian form of government, characterized by a single leader or group of leaders with either
no party or a weak party, little mass mobilization, and limited political pluralism.

Egalitarianism:
Is a political ideology centered on the belief in human equality. As a basic concept, equality by itself
refers only to a relation, such as “less than” or “greater than,” rather than a quality or essence. To judge two
things equal, we must also specify the relevant qualities they have in common.
The doctrine that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
Fascism:
As a political epithet, fascist has been used in an anti-authoritarian sense to emphasize the common
ideology of governmental suppression of individual freedom. In this sense, the word fascist is intended to
mean oppressive, intolerant, chauvinist, genocidal, dictatorial, racist, or aggressive.