Right-wing

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/right-wing

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the dominant economic stance?Advocacy for free markets, fiscal conservatism, and deregulation
2. What is the prominent social stances?Emphasis on traditional values, law and order, and national identity
3. What does "right-wing" mean in politics?It means ideas that like to keep things the same and value tradition, order, and stability.
4. Why were right-wing people in the French Revolution called that?Because they sat on the right side of the speaker in the National Assembly, next to the monarchy.

Fiscal Conservatism: A political attitude that favors limited government spending, reduced national debt, and lower taxes.
Nationalism: Strong identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, often to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
Deregulation: The reduction of government restrictions and controls on business and industry.