Chapter One: Freedom, Order, Or Equality?

The Globalization of American Government
The Purpose of Government

Maintaining Order
Providing Public Goods
Promoting Equality

A Conceptual Framework for Analyzing Government
The Concepts of Freedom, Order, And Equality

Freedom
Order
Equality
The Original Dilemma

Freedom versus Order

The Modern Dilemma

Freedom versus Equality

Ideology and The Scope of Government

Totalitarianism
Socialism
Capitalism
Libertarianism
Anarchism

American Political Ideologies and The Purpose of Government

Liberals versus Conservatives

The New Differences

A Two Dimensional Classification of Ideologies