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Problems of the US Government's Executive Branch

thereabouts, things become problematic at times. There are other situations too that create havoc and when the president uses his ...

Life of Jimmy Carter Before He Became President

had a naval career where he lived in many places around the nation as well as many places around the world. While in the Navy he r...

The Evolution of Federal Native-American Policy

the tribes in Illinois had already signed treated which essentially given their land to the state. In light of this he pushed and ...

'Progressive' US President Teddy Roosevelt

ideals were perhaps grand and a bit idealistic as seen in the following: "Government should promote and, if possible, provide grea...

George Herbert Mead's Symbolic Interaction and Talcott Parsons' Structural Functionalism

involves constant self-conscious adjustment of the parties involved to the conduct of each other, a "repeated fitting together of ...

Presidency of Harry S. Truman

him because of his poor eyesight. However, Harry would have his chance at the onset of World War I. Despite his disappointments w...

Managed Care and Politics

partners. The relationship dates back to at least 1945 when Harry Truman wanted to "wage war against infirmity" (Jones, 2003, p. 3...

Life and Times of John F. Kennedy

believed that by speaking directly to the voters that another opinion might be formed. Having been involved in several wars, the...

The U.S. Presidency and the Influence of Big Money

ambition. They made it through excellent schools and law school to boot. It seems that this power couple--a president and a senato...

Comparing the Presidencies of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan

his second term in office (Gwertzman, 2004). Walter Russell Mead, a respected historian, claims that the election was "a turning p...

War Peace and the Presidency by Henry Paoluccis

power of the individual states was making them reluctant to accept federal regulations, and making most fear that the unrest that ...

The Emergence Of The Modern Congress And Presidency

and every bureau" (Sundquist, 1981, p. 38) every year. Prior to that Act, each department and bureau had to submit their own progr...

A Re-evaluation of the John Adams Presidency

The laws were not popular and while they had been reversed by Congress for the most part, or were simply not renewed, Adams was co...

American Political Thought: A Look at the Presidency of Ronald Reagan

did. He was so confident in his vision, that people automatically would trust in the things he said. In reviewing his stint as pr...

Evaluating the James K. Polk Presidency

did accomplish was staggering; much of it good, some of it questionable, but a considerable body of work. He came to the White Hou...

The American Presidency

of both the despotism that can be imposed by a monarch, as well as the "tyranny of a fixed popular majority" (Foner and Garraty). ...

MEDIA, THE WAR AND THE PRESIDENCY

information is wanted out there has become that much more difficult. But few issues have caused as much outrage as how the...

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 ...

Andrew Jackson, His Presidency and Policies

had, or the worst, depending on ones point of view. This paper discusses why he was controversial, what he hoped to achieve, what ...

The Meaning of The First Black Presidency

whether or not the statement is true. One can easily see that Obama had become president many years after the movement, and also t...

Foreign Policy in Central America During the Carter Presidency

issues dominate the low politics of economics and other issues" (p. 465). Adherents of this somewhat rigid mindset believe that ...

Bush II, Iran-Contra and the Imperial Presidency

they feared that Congress would stop them if it knew of their activities and because they feared, as well, the political consequen...

The Libertarians and Their Undoubtedly Fruitless Quest for the Presidency

The chips are in. Presidential candidates have been selected and both the Democrats and the Republicans...

The Election Process: US Presidency

This paper pertains to the election process, as stipulated by the Constitution, for U.S. President, and issues associated with rec...

Foreign Affairs, War, and the Power of the Presidency

In five pages this paper discusses how foreign affairs and war impact upon the power wielded by the U.S. President. Three sources...

Contemporary Presidency and Bob Woodward's Shadow

relative to the pardon. Ford had all legal precedents thoroughly researched and based his decision on the case of Burdick v. the U...

Social Psychology and Campaigning for the Presidency

In six pages this paper discusses how social psychology is applied to presidential campaign strategies. Five sources are cited in...

The Reagan Presidency

In a paper consisting of five pages Michael Schaller's text, Reckoning with Reagan is discussed and specifically considers the Ame...

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...

Warren G. Harding's Scandalous Presidency

The Teapot Dome affair is one of the scandals discussed in this overview of the scandal ridden presidential administration of Warr...