ok lets try this again. Read the rules before posting. (jeremiah I'm looking at you ;)
I'm going to try a little political experiment. I think that most people associate themselves with a party based mostly on who they currently hate the most with little or no understanding of the philosphy behind the party they are currently supporting.
The rules are simple. Read the descriptions, post which number mostly fits with your political ideology. If you catch on which one is which, don't post the answer, though feel free to email me and ask if you choose. No flame wars on which one is more right (pun intended) than any others.
I'm just going to post the 3 big ones as I see it (so no flames about that). Maybe if this works out, I'll do another with more options, for now you will jsut have to deal with 3. :-)
#1 ____ is a political philosophy advocating that individuals should be free to do whatever they wish with their person or property, as long as they do not infringe on the same liberty of others. There are two types of ____. One type hold as a fundamental maxim that all human interaction should be voluntary and consensual. They maintain that the initiation of force against another person or his property, with "force" meaning the use of physical force, the threat of it, or the commission of fraud against someone who has not initiated physical force, threat, or fraud, is a violation of that principle (many of these are individualist anarchists or anarcho-capitalists). The other type comes from a consequentialist or utilitarian standpoint. Instead of having moral prohibitions against initiation of force, these support a limited government that engages in the minimum amount of initiatory force (such as levying taxes to provide some public goods such as defense and roads, as well as some minimal regulation), because they believe it to be necessary to ensure maximum individual freedom (these are minarchists). ____ do not oppose force used in response to initiatory aggressions such as violence, fraud or trespassing. ____ favor an ethic of self-responsibility and strongly oppose the welfare state, because they believe forcing someone to provide aid to others is ethically wrong, ultimately counter-productive, or both.
#2 ____ is the ideology of governing a nation as a ____, with an emphasis on Liberty and rule by the people. ____ always stands in opposition to monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy and dictatorship. More broadly, it refers to a political system that protects liberty, especially by incorporating a rule of law that cannot be arbitrarily ignored by the government. Much of the literature deals with the issue of what sort of values and behavior by the citizens is necessary if the ____ is to survive and flourish; the emphasis has been on widespread citizen participation, civic virtue, and opposition to corruption.
#3 ____ is a form of government for a nation state, or for an organization in which all the citizens have a voice in shaping policy. Today ____ is often assumed to be liberal ____, but there are many other varieties and the methods used to govern differ. While the term ____ is often used in the context of a political state, the principles are also applicable to other bodies, such as universities, labor unions, public companies, or civic organizations.