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2000 U.S. Presidential Election and the Electoral College

are serious questions in a very serious political situation - we are talking about the President of the United States, still refer...

Presidential Campaigns of 1932, 1952, and 1980 and Issues

Carter days. Most voters are cognizant of the economy. Two themes ran through the elections of 1932, 1952 and 1980: the economy an...

Presidential Elections, Voting Patterns, and Civil Rights

of civil rights had something to do with the win. Boller puts it this way: "Truman...waged the kind of campaign, according to jour...

US Presidential Elections of 1920, 1940, and 1950 and the Role Global Issues Played

pledged to render the election a "solemn referendum" in respect to the Treaty and League of Nations in the hopes that the popular ...

1920 to 2000 US Presidential Elections and the Importance of the Home States of Vice Presidential Running Mates

Source: Data compiled in part from The 45 Vice Presidents web site. In other words, if the game is about the electoral vote, ...

Slavery and the Causes of the U.S. Civil War

Ordinance was one of the earliest reflections of the importance of the issue of slavery in this nation. There were many more refl...

Running for the US Presidency

the two main parties are able to vote in these races (1996). In some states, non-registered members can vote too. In general, the ...

Personality of Democratic Presidential Candidate John F. Kerry

and dull, though Starr also classifies him as "thoughtful and substantive," someone who is patient with questions and comments as ...

The Evolution of the United States Presidency and its Relationship with Congress

the Framers of the Constitution had in mind when they established the use of checks and balances in Congress but one can see that ...

Drill Baby, Drill...Still?

In the 2008 Presidential campaign, Sarah Palin flippantly outlined her proposal for getting...

Government Branches

Introduction There are numerous forms of government around the world and the United States government is just one of those forms ...

Campbell's Trial Heat Model for Predicting Presidential Outcomes: 2012 Edition

Campbells model... with one notable exception. This paper will assess the inner workings of Campbells analytical model, assess its...

Zachary Taylor v Lewis Cass

was what Tatalovich (2010) calls a "blank slate" candidate, a candidate that could win the hearts of the electorate because he was...

Improving America's Democratic Government

in society and in the courts. The failure to do so has allowed injustices and inequities that have persisted since the founding t...

Presidential Performance as it Relates to Character

Barber makes one fact exceptionally clear. That is that the characters of the men who have held the office of the U.S. Presidency...

Lincoln and His Odd Cabinet

The writer discusses Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book “Team of Rivals,” which describes President Lincoln’s cabinet. It was unusual in ...

1964 Civil Rights Act

(1957), for example, argued that the basis for separation and discrimination was linked to the fact that employees did not want to...

U.S. Civil War and Styles of Reconstruction

how Presidential reconstruction was focused on rapid healing, and then discusses how Radical reconstruction was aimed at designing...

Memo to Hillary Clinton

they do not live in fear of violating the "separation of church and state" doctrine that is really a fallacy. The government is si...

Government and Religion

To Kennedy, religion is personal and private and the nation should really not scrutinize his religious activity nor any other poli...

Presidential Campaigns and Economic Issues

around monetary issues, there are often other issues such as those that concern social and moral well being. Today, hot campaign t...

19th Century Presidential Campaign Techniques and Tactics

about Jackson and Adams. One tactic that seemed to be used was to make it appear that the adversary was a man of poor character. ...

Powers of the President as Set Out in the Constitution

been significantly different. The slain presidents compelling fortitude would have all but represented the epitome of balanced pr...

Power, Karl Rove, and George W Bush

presidential candidates, but was himself subjected to the use of power by others. George W Bush was the son of George Bush, and ...

Clinton 'Fatigue' and the Presidential Campaign of Al Gore

a positive political atmosphere for Gore to succeed him (Wattenberg 164). Clinton saw Gores defeat as being intrinsically tied to ...

U.S. Presidential Elections and the Impact of the Minority Vote

allow the potential electoral success of racial minorities" (Richie and Hill 1998, PG). President Bushs plans regarding th...

US Continued Involvement in the Vietnam War and the Decisions Responsible for this Involvement

two different times, leaving the president no other alternative than to put forth the countrys military support (Anonymous, 2001)....

Comparison Between the Nigeria Election of 1993 and the United States Election of 2000

the deadline mandated by federal law. "That date is upon us, and there is no recount procedure in place under the state Supreme Co...

Presidential Pardon Uses in the U.S.

commenting upon how a pardon "carries an imputation of guilt; acceptance a confession of it" and Ex parte Garland contending that ...

U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton's Domestic and Foreign Policies

White house and Congress were running in to state to their folks back home that they had supported Reagan from the beginning. Acco...