Kinds of Political Belief

Principle Name	People followed	THE IDEA THAT …
Socialism	socialist	the economy of a country should be controlled by the state and wealth should be shared equally
Communism	communist	the state should own the means of production and all people are equal
Marxism	Marxist	change is caused by struggle between social classes
Anarchism	anarchist	there should be no government or laws in a country
Fascism	fascist	the state should control everything and there should be no opposition
Nationalism	nationalist	the country where you live should form an independent nation; or that your country is better than others
Environmentalism, The Green Movement	environmentalist, green	people should protect the natural world
Feminism	feminist	women should have the same rights as men
Racism	racist	some races (especially your own) are better than others