... urban centers to rural, suburban and small urban areas are reflected in voting patterns and will impact public policy V The Ideological Context Public policy is a field of debate over the meaning ... basic values and principles Ideological perspectives on American public policy have always ranged along a spectrum, however, conservatism and liberalism have dominated policymaking and evaluation ... Martha Keeping the Compound Republic: Essays in American Federalism Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 2001 Dinan, John and Krane, Dale “The State of American Federalism, 2005: Federalism...