Political ideology is a more or less consistent set of believes about policies government to pursue. Political scientists measure the extent to which people have a political ideology by seeing how frequently people use brought political categories (such as liberal and conservative) to describe their own views or to justify their preferences for candidates and policies. They also measure it by saying to what extent the policy preferences of a Citizen are consistent over time or based at any one time on consistent principles. Many scholars believe that Americans are becoming more ideological. On many issues, for example, the policy preferences of average Republican and Democratic voters now differ significantly from one another. There is clear evidence of political elites are more ideological today than they were just a generation or two ago the government attends more to elite views than to popular views, at least on many matters.
A political ideology is a certain set of ethical ideals, principles, doctrines, myths or symbols of a social movement, institution, class or large group that explains how society should work and offers some political and cultural blueprint for a certain social order.
i think it affects political behavior because political ideology shapes their views and what they identify as when it comes to politics. I don't really know sorry!
Railroads were far more effective at transporting goods across the country without the risk or delay that comes with sailing. Canals while effective weren't as speedy or reliable as a train since boats are rather fickle things. The turnpikes were being used by wagons and carriages that I doubt could compete with Trains!
