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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...

THE POLITICS OF JOBLESSNESS: HOW A HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CAN DERAIL A PRESIDENT

At the time of the election, the U.S. was in a recession with unemployment starting to tick upward. Clinton was able to focus on B...

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 ...

AN ANALYSIS OF PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ADS

rather than fact, was so appealing, and stirred the emotions of the voters. AD-2 Revolving Door; George H.W. Bush vs. Michael Duka...

An Analysis of LBJ’s We Shall Overcome

The 1960s were a tumultuous time for our nation. Not only were we at war in Vietnam, we were...

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...

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...

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 ...

Drill Baby, Drill...Still?

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

Presidential Campaigning, the Toulmin Argument, Jeremy Bentham, and David Hume

In five pages this report contrasts and compares the conservative Bentham with the liberal Hume and then applies their concepts to...

The Role of Religion in the 2008 Presidential Campaign

the are hungry for a pragmatic, much less ideological, approach to the problems the country confronts" (Daniel and Holladay). Th...

Political Campaigns and the Media

This paper considers the power of the media and how presidential campaigns have evolved. There are three sources in this four pag...

President Kennedy's Lone Assassin Was Lee Harvey Oswald

In thirteen pages this paper debunks the conspiracy theory that has been swirling around the assassination of President John F. Ke...

The Social Significance of Mary Todd Lincoln

many who have taken the opportunity to state their interpretations. "Marys mood swings might have been rooted in her addiction to...

Does the Media Manipulate Presidential Politics?

Given the constraints that limit our ability to view the presidential contenders, the key focus must be on what we would hope to g...

Campaign Rhetoric in the 1992 Presidential Race

most powerful men in the world. Those who seek the seat are willing to go the limit to obtain it. The United States presidential...

Budget Influencing

In twenty three pages this paper research paper examines the process of creating a congressional budget in a consideration of how ...

Cold War and Factors Leading to the Korean War

In twelve pages this paper examines the Cold War, US policy of containment, the presidential campaign of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower...

Flat Tax as Viewed by Steve Forbes

In five pages this paper discusses the flat tax system supported by Steve Forbes' 1996 presidential campaign. Eight sources are c...

1996 Presidential Debates and the Inclusion of Ross Perot

In six pages this paper examines the presidential debates of 1996 in a consideration of whether or not Ross Perot's participation ...

Impeachment of President Bill Clinton

In twelve pages this paper examines the process of U.S. presidential impeachment in a historical context, a consideration of Secti...

Rhetoric, Reagan, and the Outcome of the 1984 Presidential Election

The outcome of the 1984 presidential election is the topic of this twelve page paper. The term rhetoric is discussed in a positiv...

Reagan Administration Iran Contra Scandal

In six pages this report discusses the presidential administration of Ronald Reagan in a consideration of the Iran Contra scandal ...

Cold War and Post Cold War Policies of the Presidential Administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush

In six pages this paper discusses these presidential administrations regarding policies during and after the Cold War. Five sourc...

Powers of the President and Special Prosecutors

In four pages this research paper considers a hypothetical decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in an examination of a presidential ...

Environmental Protection Agency and the Administration of President Ronald Reagan

In twelve pages this paper discusses how the EPA's authority was undermined by the presidential administration of Ronald Reagan. ...

U.S. Democracy From 1877 through 1975

In five pages U.S. democracy is examined in terms of its gradual progression that are reflected in presidential inaugural speech d...

Ulysses S. Grant's Many Presidential Scandals

In four pages this paper examines the many scandals such as Credit Mobilier and the Whiskey Ring associated with the presidential ...

Grover Cleveland's Presidency

In five pages this paper examines the two separate presidential terms served by Grover Cleveland. Six sources are cited in the bi...

Harry Truman's Surprising Victory in the 1948 US Presidential Campaign

In five pages this research paper examines how President Harry Truman pulled off an astonishing upset of Governor Thomas Dewey in ...