Technology gives us more forms of mass communication and mass media that might affect political discourse. When the internet age this has rapidly increased the number of voices and political communications outlets from a wide ideologically range.
With social media, political communication doesn't need traditional or commercial media to speak up their voice and directly communicate with those that agree with their ideological tune. This has given easier and cheaper access to political debate.
Also, it has led to debate over media bias and the impact of media ownership. As the access to media is wider and more open now, anyone can inform partisan news as impartial news. The impact of media ownership stands on how media owners create media bias to favour one or another partisan or ideological range.
Imperialism during the 1890s is more of direct colonization, meaning direct rule with the help of some representatives or officials. Today, countries no longer are directly colonized but are tied down with other superior countries through economic laws and agreements calling it as neo-colonialism. Neo-colonialism means holding power through indirect rule.
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The Federalists believed that American foreign policy should favor British interests, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted to strengthen ties with the French. The Democratic-Republicans supported the government that had taken over France after the revolution of 1789.
Examples: Hamilton & Jefferson
Hamilton and the Federalists wanted a strong central government, run by well-educated property owners. Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans wanted most power to stay with the states and wanted the farmers and the 'common man' to run the nation.
