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Second World War, Colonialism, Muslims, and India

In twelve pages this paper discusses how the Second World War and the response of the Indian soldier influenced separatism and ind...

U.S. Emvironmental Policy in 1992

This 6 page paper discusses U.S. international environmental policy, and examines the failure of the U.S. to take its expected lea...

February 27, 2001 Congressional Address by President George W. Bush

In five pages this paper discusses Bush's address to Congress outlining his budget plan and proposed tax cuts with positive and ne...

Trade Policy and Congressional Deference

In eight pages this paper considers how the Congress often defers to the President on trade matters but that it nevertheless retai...

Foreign Policy Within Congress and The House of Commons

formulation of foreign policy. The overall consensus, of those who formulated the document, was that foreign policy was too impor...

Congress Lack of Action on Smog Problems

of the problem coupled with pressure from big business to remain quiet. The United States was forced to take a good, long l...

Overview of the Declaration of Independence

are quite the same as anybody elses; but all are entitled to an equal voice in deciding how they should be governed" (The Economis...

Domestic Programs Proposed by President Harry S. Truman

his efforts (The American President, Domestic Affairs, nd). He then seized the mines and had them operate under the supervision of...

Tutorial on the Enron Scandal

sources will be cited using APA style. Chronology of the Enron Collapse Before analyzing what, exactly, caused Enrons coll...

Gas Rationing

out a system so that those who drive farther get more gas? Whos going to go around to all the congressional districts and check on...

Role Of Congress In National Security

any other official militia of the country.4 The Constitution divides the powers regarding war between the President and the Co...

Steroid Scandal in Major League Baseball and Congress

had used steroids and also claimed that as much as 50% pf the players used them (Schmaltz, 2002; 264). Another big name, Jose Cans...

US Public Opinion, Congress, and the Presidency

not the relationship between the executive and legislative branches is successful is due, in large part, to a presidents ability t...

The Democratic Agenda

Democratic Party is also a sore loser. Because of this they will try to correct what they perceive as a past wrong. That wrong, ...

Political Races: New Mexico: 2006

candidates and smear campaigns, in combination with what the candidates have done, good or bad. In the examination Bill Richardson...

History Of Child Rearing Practices

(Hulbert, 1999). More children were attending school towards the middle of the century and the trend in education was away from th...

Presidential and Congressional Influences

Reform Act of 2002 ("LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE ATTACK OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001," 2002). The purpose of this law is to beef up securi...

The Role Congress Plays in Influencing Foreign Policy

Although, as we shall see, there are some temporary exceptions; the legislative branch typically approves or disapproves the actio...

Foreign Diplomacy and the Role of Congress

order to obtain the power to act unilaterally in Southeast Asia, Congress felt compelled to assume the full power granted that bod...

Congress and the Internet

and provides a springboard for discussion on this very important topic. The articles contained in the volume all relate to the In...

Government's Powers and its Three Divisions

branch. It can propose and make laws and it can pass laws with a two thirds vote even if the President vetoes a bill, but at first...

Presidential and Congress Balance of Power

snuff, the idea that the presidents role should be expanded goes against everything that the Founders intended. First, what did th...

Proposed Legislation Patient Safety Act of 2004

legal errors (Fackelmann, 2002). Furthermore, the AMA study demonstrated that there is a direct statistical connection between th...

Congress, Personality, and Legislative Change

therefore, could have less than three electoral votes, two for each of its two senators and one for every Representative it has. ...

Retirement Benefits and Congress

the Presidents rate (Sepp, 2000). The formula for those elected prior to 1984 is "the average of the three highest years salaries,...

Congress and the Function of Political Parties

aspect is further argued by one author who indicates that, "In America, the national parties play a relatively limited role in ele...

Barbara Bovjerg's 2001 Testimony on Social Security Reform

In nine pages this paper examines this GAO employee's 2001 testimony to Congress on the future of the U.S. Social Security system ...

France's Old Regime

and in Spain. However, in France, the Congress of Vienna did not seem to be making great gains in terms of the political strugg...

Reform of Congress?

interest groups, some of which are small in numbers, have become vocal and can capture the attention of the media with a proper "v...

Fraud in the Court

Inspector generals investigate and audit departments or agencies to detect and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption. This p...