American Political Ideologies and Beliefs

By nominating a liberal vice president

By endorsing civil rights legislation

By opposing school desegregation efforts

By appealing to conservative white voters with states' rights rhetoric

Greater number of independent voters

Changing demographics of elected officials

The use of unregulated campaign funds (Super PACs)

Increasingly partisan news media consumption

Democratic Party

Green Party

Republican Party

Libertarian Party

It would create uniformity in political strategy across all tiers of government without conflict or negotiation needed.

Federally funded projects are completely autonomous from state policies; thus, ideology changes have no practical impact on cooperation.

An ideological swing has no effect as project funding is strictly determined by nonpartisan agencies only based on need assessment.

Different ideological stances can lead to conflicts over project priorities and allocation of resources between levels of government.

The Civil Rights Movement

World War II

The Watergate Scandal

The New Deal Coalition

Increased funding for public education

Enhanced labor union protections

Expansion of social welfare programs

Deregulation of businesses and industries

Implementing stricter immigration policies

Increasing military spending

Adjusting policy positions to better reflect constituents' values

Lowering the voting age

Expanding Medicaid eligibility and increasing federal subsidies.

Introducing a public option alongside private health insurance plans.

Enacting single-payer healthcare with universal coverage funded by taxes.

Implementing health savings accounts and deregulating insurance markets.

Abortion would become immediately illegal nationwide.

The question becomes a matter left up to each state to decide.

Women would have an unfettered right to abortions throughout the country.

The federal legislature would pass a law legalizing abortion.

They have seen the importance of the government for mobilizing resources in a time of need

They have seen the importance of government intervention to reduce high unemployment rates

They enjoyed the national security that the government was able to provide

They have seen how having a powerful national army is an important thing for a country