The Ideologies of American Politics

  Based on the scenario and the knowledge gained from this section, consider the following: Identify at least three effects on political ideologies that arise from the existence of only two major political parties in the U.S. How do THIRD parties affect the two major parties considering their role in the political primary process? How do the two major political parties compare in terms of actual outcomes of their policies, NOT their stated goals or policies? How have the two major parties changed over the course of the past several decades? (NOTE: The Live Lectures will help answer this part) Which party is actually the party of the “rich” and which is the party of the “poor”? …Don’t just copy what you find on the Internet; prove what you find.