Give examples of domestic policies that tend to support equality of opportunity and examples of policies aiming at equality of results. What ideologies may explain support for these two different goals?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
An ideal response will:
1. Define equality of opportunity as the elimination of artificial barriers to opportunities, and define equality of results as equal sharing of income and material goods.
2. Highlight one example of a policy supporting equality of opportunity, such as desegregation, and one example of a policy supporting equality of results, such as progressive income taxes.
3. Explain how and why conservative and liberal ideologies would either support or oppose each example.
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