1. Ideology is a set of thoughts and behaviors we are taught to follow so a certain status quo in the society we live in prevails, nevertheless these characteristics are such a part of ourselves that we are not conscious of them, moreover, is also a way of social control, that powerful groups have over individuals. Catholicism is a good example of ideology, when born people is taught to believe in God, they get baptized and share behaviors from the people who follow this believes, since they have always known this environment, they think is how things are always going to work, that it is good and if they follow what the people who is the bridge between God and humanity they will be rewarded with an eternity of heaven.

2. I understand this as a difference between extreme liberties or more government regulated lives, both looking for what they think is the right path for a better society. What it seems to draw the line between Conservatives and Liberals comes when talking about Freedom, Economy and Religion. Conservatives feel identified with political groups who look for protection of individual liberties, tax reliefs, free market, less discretionary spending, bigger military and support political groups that are pro-life, on the other hand Liberals focus more on equality and how society could work better with more regulations from the government, while spending less money in the military and using the money for causes like poverty, education, science or environmental matters, also making this happen with higher taxation. Trump’s administration focused more in give big companies deals that benefited them enormously, not paying attention to the environmental impact this could have, and also cut funds from the healthcare and education system while the military and police were able to spend more, and with this actions give lower tax rates to the people, now, with the new Biden administration and with the current pandemic we cans see the continued help to the large amount of unemployed Americans who have been affected, and focusing in better tax policies that could end up in the educational system helping people with student loans debt or serve as a base for free tuitions.

3. I understand Althusser’s definition of ideology as a relationship between individuals and the way of how they exist and follow what they have been taught by others, so they can keep being subjects that functions as the base that maintains a certain status quo, subsequently reinforcing these believes into the next generation.