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Gerald‘s personal freedoms are protected by the Bill of Rights. Freedom of speech is one of the most important to him as he tends to speak out about his political views. The government helps balance the values of individualism and the sanctity of personal rights. Geralds natural rights are protected by the Declaration of Independence and if the government does fails to protect, it may be abolished.

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Gerold, like all American citizens have equality of opportunity that allow him to compete on a level playing field where success is determined by hard work and talent. These have been protected through the Civil Rights Act and the Americans with disabilities Act.

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Where there is a limited government, there are more individual freedoms and responsibilities, however, there are less government services in lue of lower taxes. Gerald must rely on private groups to receive services the central government would usually provide.

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Gerolds family are extremely political and are not afraid to share their political views. This has influenced Gerolds views greatly as he has been repeatedly exposed to these ideals.

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Gerald, growing up in the South has also encountered a lot of educational influences. As his education level is fairly high, he makes sure to vote every four years.

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Gerald has noticed what has been going on in other countries creating a heightened sense of nationalism, which has affected his political views especially those surrounding security and defense.

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Generational, life cycle, and major political events

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Generational, life cycle, and major political events

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Gerald was at a very young age when the attack on September 11th happened, this stuck with him as well as the wars in the middle east have influenced his national pride and his prejudice against other countries.

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Gerald loves watching Fox News and listening to podcasts. He also spends some time on Facebook either looking at political posts, or posting his own content.

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Gerald, like most Americans dislike inflation and economic distress, this has caused his political views to stagnate and often blame political bodies for poor economic years. As inflation increases, standard of living decreases and this has effected Gerald greatly.

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Gerald lost his job because of the high inflation due to the low demand of the services his workplace provided. This caused his political views to shift even father, hoping to restore economic health.

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The federal government, has started to pump more money into the economy and Gerald got a new job. With more bonds the government had more money to spend and was able to stabilize the economy for now