Political Typology: Next Generation Left. Political influences: Our Founding Fathers; Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, for creating this wonderful country, Abraham Lincoln for his courage and sacrifice for an even better America. I am taking this class to transfer to Texas State and pursue a degree in Kinesiology. My hope for this class is that I learn more and to have an open mind when being introduced into the world of our US government, have a mind of my own. I did horribly on the quizzes.