1. Ideology and Public Policy October 26, 2015 Objective : To understand the beliefs and values that shape a person’s views Define: Gender Gap Explain: Conventional participation Non-conventional participation Explain how the following influence voting behavior: Income Race Age

2. Background/Liberalism Ideology definition – –Beliefs/values that shape a person’s views Liberalism: Role  Government Corporations/big business Strong central govt. TIME PERIODS: – –1930s-70s, Last few Years with Recession – –DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTS DURING THIS TIME?

3. Conservatism Resurgence since late ’70s: – –Private sector – –large tax cuts – –Geographically – –Reagan, Bush 41, Bush 43 – –WASP

4. Neoconservatives and the New Right Social Policy neoconservatives: – –Prayer – –Anti-abortion – –Anti-homosexual rights Foreign Policy neoconservatives: – –Aggressive  (terrorism) – –Intervention (Iraq)

5. Socialism & Libertarianism Socialism: – –Reasons for weakness in US= Individualism American dream Suspicion of big govt. Libertarianism: – –individual liberty – –cutback on role of govt