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In Part 1, Heather Cox Richardson discusses two large political frameworks: the liberal consensus and Movement Conservatism. Use textual evidence to compare and contrast these two frameworks. What are their key features? How do they relate to one another? What types of political strategies, laws, and ideologies do each espouse?
In Part 1, Richardson discusses Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal, which is an origin point for the establishment of the liberal consensus in the United States. What standards, laws, and ideas did the New Deal establish that still affect American life and politics today?
Richardson discusses the differences between democracy at America’s founding and democracy today, especially regarding the rights of women, the poor, and non-white people. Write an essay detailing the main differences between the Founders’ democracy and the 21st-century United States democracy. Has anything stayed the same?
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