The second was a form of representative democracy known as Pluralism. Instead of the people representing the people, various groups would be signified by organizations. For example, "occupational associations like the American Medical Association, business groups like the Chamber of Commerce, labor unions, religious bodies, veteran societies and so forth. Pluralists believed that this was a good form of government because it was less susceptible to emotional appeals and less likely for people to adopt extreme positions. The third change in liberalism was represented by post war liberals who focused their energies on the struggle against international communism. The liberalists were highly concerned with overcoming the potential threat of communism. A leading Liberal democrat stated that ".if Americans did not fight the communist in Asia, they would have to fight them in Wichita." .
In order to prove his potential as a prominent president Lyndon B. Johnson focused on true national issues including aid to education, a higher minimum wage, extended rent control, public housing, and increased farm subsidies. The one thing that Johnson's liberal political philosophy revolved around was effectiveness. Schulman states that "For LBJ, winning elections, passing bills, and implementing policy were the stuff of government, the purpose of liberalism." Johnson believed in actually delivering results to the people and his colleagues. Lyndon B. Johnson also passed two imperative bills in the late fifties. The first, a minimum wage bill, which was the first increase in six years. The second, a public housing bill that proposed the building of 135,000 houses. .
During his presidency, there were three components of "Johnson's Liberalism". The first element was his war on poverty. Johnson unveiled his plan during a time when the economy was doing well so it did not have the same effect as Franklin D.