Political ideologies

and function the government should play in the democratic process. Since the formation of two major political parties during the 1800s, political polarization began to impact how the government functions. According to Political Polarization in American Politics, polarization is defined as diverging from median Republican and Democratic views and increases when the political stances and ideologies move further to the left or right of the middle, central view (Hopkins and Sides 2015, 17). Over…

postmodern paradigm and the socio-political implications thereof, some form of mutually acceptable contract must be approached. Jean-François Lyotard’s seminal statement, “I define postmodernism as incredulity toward the metanarratives.” provides a good indication why the tenets of postmodernism…

Proposed Solution to the Polarization of American Politics The political division of the people of the United States has never felt stronger than it does now. After the result of the 2016 election, it feels as though half of our country feels completely betrayed while the other half is overcome with joy. This is not how the country should be. The polarization between the two main parties, Republican and Democrat, has reached a point that is becoming concerning for the near future. According to…

Yet, we should assume that during political, and economic turmoil, people will have disturbed dreams and nightmares much like the current period we are in now with a recent controversial presidential election. Which, will affect numerous items including health and political attitudes on such topics. As described in Predisposed the general theme in personalities within political parties is that liberals are more creative and artistic whereas conservatives…

According to the author, the issue with U.S. politics is how it has been deconstructed from its original purpose. We have begun to treat political disagreements as war rather than facing the chance of commonsense compromise. Perhaps this extreme separation was caused by the definition of certain ideologies in addition to the use of the party system. “…deep philosophical differences aren’t new and that some of the most ideologically charged periods produced important policy advantages… (Article)”…

multiple political ideologies that bundle politics into economics. A few of those being a progressive ideology, the idea that a strong and active government should redistribute incomes, a Marxist ideology, a support for the government that allows the working middle class to thrive through eliminating various income inconsistencies, or a reactionary ideology, a policy that allows for the economy to run its own course. This is all crucial to politics, because it is the way that political leaders…

today’s modern democracy, political parties and interest groups play a huge projecting role in the United States government and it is rising quickly. Political parties and interest groups are organized groups of people who work towards specific goals within the government, promoting politicians and raising money to help accomplish certain needs. While yes, both groups are working towards similar goals they often times serve different purposes within the country’s political system. The real…

The module of “Origins of Life” contains conflict in the form of ideas, perceptions, and credibility. For example, in the world of science and religion, there has been this common notion that these two entities cannot support the ideas that each community holds. At times these ideas that the other opposition holds may seem outrageous such as the time when Galileo supported the fact that the heliocentric universe made more sense than the geocentric universe to the Grand Duchess Christina. In the…

Communism is an interesting ideology that seems great theoretically but is very difficult to apply in the real world. From the Soviet Union to China, communism has always been a part of human history. Rather than looking at either of these, this essay will look at communism that unravelled in a small island by the name of Cuba and will try to determine if Cuban communism is an ideology. Before this can be delved into, ideology must be first understood and must set the conditions in which an idea…

Around the world, there are governments and having a government means there must be political parties. Political parties derive from political ideologies, which are, as defined by Michael Roskin in Political Science: An Introduction, “commitments to change political systems” (35). There are numerous ideologies, and each of try to find solution to different political problems. Some of these ideologies have influenced others. An example of this is modern liberalism and modern conservatism in the…