Conservatism

Conservatism is an ideology that is in favor of moderate, slow, and steady change, rather than the fast-paced and extreme change that liberalism and other ideologies champion.

As the name suggests, conservatives stick with the “tried and true” methods of governance (running the government), preferring political stances that are in line with tradition and don’t stray from established laws or traditional politics.

Conservatism is a very broad label, though in the United States and many other western countries, it refers to the ideas of the political “right” as opposed to the “left” - the right tends to support traditional values.

Common beliefs: nationalistic (see above), support a strong emphasis on individual rights, generally pro-religion and pro-life, supportive of the capitalist system. In strong opposition to gun regulations, secularization (less religiousness) and socialism.

Example: A citizen believes that the right to bear arms (have guns) as stated in the constitution is a human right that the government can not take away.