Governance Authority, Economic Orientation, Equality and Personal Freedom: An analysis of the Political Compass

Governance Authority, Economic Orientation, Equality and Personal Freedom: An analysis of the Political Compass

Sociology 100 Journal #2 Writing Assignment 1)Go to www(dot)politicalcompass(dot)org and read the description of the test. 2)Take the test. 3)Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the left side bar. 4)Read and reflect on the analysis of your political orientation and position on the diagram. 5)Compare your position on the chart to the 2012 a presidential candidate’s position for whom you voted (click on the left side bar). If you didn’t vote, pick one that you feel most closely represents your positions on issues. a.Using your sociological imagination and sociological perspectives, how similar or different are your positions (social, economic, and political policies) to those of the candidate’s? Explain. b.Do you agree or disagree with your position on the chart? Why or why not? Discuss your positions regarding both axes on the chart. c.What did you learn from this journal writing assignment? 6)Be sure to send a copy of your political compass chart. I need this to be attach to my journal submission. 7)Must be grammatically correct, single space and at least 3 typewritten pages in length. Use 12 point font times new roman and conventional margins 8) Create a interesting topic tittle for this journal. 9)e-mail or call me for any issues and concerns

In the modern world, each person has the right to freedom of opinion and expression in so far as social, economic and political factors in a society are concerned (paraphrase the sentence).  As such, this scenario forms the basis upon which people associate and or relate with different political views in regards to the economy establishment and authoritarian or liberal systems of governance, which determine the level of equality in a society. Back in time, people had limited freedom and or rights to act as they saw fit because of stringent political governance that placed power in the hand of a selected few. This led to traditional forms of liberalism that were characterized by instances of revolts and other forms of non-violent public actions. Still, political views and orientation stand to undergo changes over time considering the existence of dynamic economical, social, and political factors in the present world, which are important in the determination of a person’s thoughts and opinions (Heywood, 2007).

This paper focuses on the understanding of an individual’s political orientation using the ‘Political Compass’. I did an online test of the ‘compass’ that indicated my position to the left side of Authoritarian. Even so, the position is so near to the boundary between authoritarian and libertarian. I was compelled to agree with the results portrayed in the chart to some reasonable extent after a careful analysis of the same, with correlation to the political compass positioning of my preferred candidate in the 2012 U.S. election- Barrack Obama. Below is the chart diagram showing my political compass.