The ruling classes in ancient and modern countries, at home and abroad, have racked their brains to make their class thoughts dominant and tried every means to achieve the goal of ideological and political rule. Ideological and political education, as a means for the ruling class to carry out ideological and political rule, is an objective phenomenon in the real social history and an important aspect of human social practice. When it comes to ideological and political education, it is not unique to a country or a socialist country. Whether in developed or developing countries, attaching importance to ideological and political education has become the development trend of all countries and times in the world. Therefore, in capitalist countries, there is not only ideological and political education, but also it is placed in a prominent position and constantly strengthened.

In foreign countries, the education of citizens in many countries is usually hidden and intangible. For example, in the process of students' daily behavior management, the student work organizations in schools in the United States and Western Europe exert influence and guidance on students through career counseling and psychological counseling, which is actually exercising the function of ideological and political education. In the process of educational practice, educators conceal the purpose and intention of education, and make the educated unconsciously receive education through indirect, implied or circuitous ways. It is unconscious to the educated, but conscious to the educators. At the same time, foreign ideological and political education attaches great importance to the mutual cooperation with family, school and society, forming an all-round ideological and political education network that radiates the whole society. Every year, the American government invests huge sums of money in the media and publishing industry, which plays an important role in publicizing and disseminating bourgeois values and world outlook. What's more, we have spared no expense in the construction of cultural facilities, and established memorial halls, science and technology museums and museums all over the country, such as the US Capitol, the White House, the Lincoln Memorial Hall, the Library of Congress, and the Aerospace Museum, all of which are open to the public free of charge. These venues reflect the material civilization and spiritual civilization of the United States, constantly publicize its political system and values, and subtly strengthen patriotism and national consciousness. They are important bases and vivid teaching materials for the American government to educate citizens politically, ideologically and morally.