Changes

Polling data over several decades has consistently shown more Americans identify themselves as conservative than liberal, by a ratio of 2-1.<ref>http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1042/winds-of-political-change-havent--shifted-publics-ideology-balance</ref>  A liberal generally supports many of the following political positions and practices:

Polling data over several decades has consistently shown more Americans identify themselves as conservative than liberal, by a ratio of 2-1.<ref>http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1042/winds-of-political-change-havent--shifted-publics-ideology-balance</ref>  A liberal generally supports many of the following political positions and practices:

*spending money we don't have  

* Spending money the United States does not have  

*government solving all our problems<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>

* Government solving every problem<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>

*belief that terrorism isn't a huge threat and the only reason Arabs and Muslims hate us is because of bad foriegn policy <ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>

* Belief that terrorism isn't a huge threat and the only reason Muslims hate us is because of bad foriegn policy <ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref>

* Taxpayer-funded and/or legalized [[abortion]]

* Taxpayer-funded and/or legalized [[abortion]]

* [[Censorship]] of teacher-lead [[prayer]] in classrooms and school sponsored events

* [[Censorship]] of teacher-lead [[prayer]] in classrooms and school sponsored events