4.7
Ideologies of Political Parties
Standard 4C
Standard 4C
Widely held political ideologies shape policy debates and choices in American policies.
Learning Objective
Learning Objective
Explain how ideologies of the two major parties shape policy debates.
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
The Democratic Party (D or DEM) platforms generally align more closely to liberal ideological positions, and the Republican Party (R or GOP) platforms generally align more closely to conservative ideological positions.
Review
Review
Carey LaManna 4.7
Auxiliary Resources
Auxiliary Resources
A radical experiment in empathy (TED)
Purple: America, We Need to Talk
The moral roots of liberals and conservatives (TED)