page 1 Political Ideology is a "coherent and consistent set of beliefs about who ought to rule, what principles rulers ought to obey, and what policies rulers ought to pursue" (Wilson James, Q. 73). If I was to be "consistent" like a political activist is, in one category of political ideology, it would be the category of the pure liberal. A pure liberal has strong thoughts on education, marijuana use, and race relations. Read on to hear …showed first 75 words of 425 total…

…showed last 75 words of 425 total…ideology", but the majority of citizens display relatively little ideology in their thinking (Wilson, James Q., 73). My views on issues such as education, marijuana, and civil rights tend to lean towards a liberal outlook. The political ideology is very much in the mind of the observer.  page 3 Works Cited 1. Wilson, James Q. (2000), American Government, Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. 2. The New Illustrated Columbia Encyclopedia (1994), New York, New York: Rockville House Publishers and Columbia University Press.