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"political rights for all classes" is vague
Politics on the 'right' usually favor of the traditional system of a society. Politics on the 'left' usually favor challenging the traditional system.
Politics on the 'right' usually favor of the traditional system of a society. Politics on the 'left' usually favor challenging the traditional system.
The left-right classification comes from the [[National Assembly]] in [[France]] just before the [[French Revolution]]. Members who supported political rights for all classes of society, would sit on the left side of the assembly hall in which they met. Members who supported the monarchy, would sit towards the right. Those who had been offended by their own party would frequently stand up and walk over to the other side of the hall in order to make a political statement.
The left-right classification comes from the [[National Assembly]] in [[France]] just before the [[French Revolution]]. Members who supported political rights for all classes of society,{{fact}} would sit on the left side of the assembly hall in which they met. Members who supported the monarchy, would sit towards the right. Those who had been offended by their own party would frequently stand up and walk over to the other side of the hall in order to make a political statement.
The '''political spectrum''' of contemporary U.S. politics classifies [[liberal]]s such as [[Democrats]] on the left and [[conservative]]s such as [[Republicans]] on the right.
The '''political spectrum''' of contemporary U.S. politics classifies [[liberal]]s such as [[Democrats]] on the left and [[conservative]]s such as [[Republicans]] on the right.