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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). ...

Significant Events in American History between the late 1950s and 2002

in the world, the nation that had not been directly or severely attacked by a foreign enemy since its founding was attacked (The H...

Marc Reisner's Cadillac Desert

these early projects, such as Hoover Dam and other projects, much of the West would not be what it is today. Large cities would no...

Responsibility for the First World War

a dilemma -- either an advance to Socialism or a reversion to barbarism" (Rosenberg, 1995, p. 139). Capitalism was at the f...

Web Search on the Connection Between American Presidents and the Economy

below 5%, some problems still exist. The web site put out by President George W. Bush and The White House called "The Economy and...

Process of Electing American Presidents

the Electoral Vote (which is formally ratified upon completion of the election). The problem is, however, that based on this syste...

Earth in the Balance by Al Gore

between what he writes in the pages of Earth in the Balance and what he, as politician, businessman and individual, chooses to pra...

Leadership Styles of Six U.S. Presidents Compared

that charmed his audiences was John F. Kennedy. Even though his presentation was not as fluid as that of Reagans, nonetheless, Ke...

President Polk and the Mexican/American War

U.S. settled the Oregon boundary dispute, annexed Texas and "gained about 1.2 million square miles of land, over one-third of its ...

3 Biographies on Abraham Lincoln Analyzed

Lincolns reputation has been acquired through the perpetuation of myth and because Lincoln is so far removed in history. Furtherm...

Analyzing Andrew Jackson's Case for the Removal of Indians in an 1930 Message to Congress

away to make room for the whites" If this were the case then why was...

Economics and Lasting Influences of U.S. Presidents

the second of what would become fairly regular Fireside Chats, FDR (1933) went directly to the American people via radio to outlin...

Abigail Adams' 'Remember the Ladies!'

can produce, she would begin her correspondence to her husband, "Dearest Friend," and sign them "Portia" (http://www.masshist.org/...

1945 to 1952 Cold War America and Harry S. Truman

In five pages this period in American history under the leadership of President Harry S. Truman is discussed. Five sources are ci...

James K. Polk, the Mexican American War, and the Dark Legacy of the 'Dark Horse'

An even greater surprise followed the first when the dark horse won the race for the Democratic Party and became the eleventh pres...

African American Military Regiments During the US Civil War

In eight pages this report discusses the nearly 200,000 African American soldiers that fought during the US Civil War after Presid...

Questions on the United States Defense Budge for Fiscal Year 2001

Since the mid-1980s peaceful years, the US Army and the Air Force have been reduced by 45 percent, the Navy by 35 percent and the ...

Dwight Eisenhower's and Lyndon Johnson's Domestic Programs

In three pages the domestic policies of these two U.S. Presidents are examined in terms of the insights they provide into the ever...

1995 Film Critique of The American President

and well-thought out film. This film makes us ask the question, however, about whether our United States Presidents truly have pe...

Pro Gore Position in U.S. Presidential Election of 2000

In five pages this paper argues that Al Gore should be declared the winner in the state of Florida and become U.S. President with ...

Arguments Opposing President Bill Clinton's Impeachment

In a ten page report that was written in November 1998 the writer strongly opposes impeaching American President Bill Clinton and ...

Misdirection By Clinton

President Bill Clinton used a variety of tactics and ruses to distract the American public from his ongoing sex scandal, argues th...

President George H.W. Bush's Influence on 1990's Americans With Disabilities Act

In a paper that consists of five pages Bush's efforts to pass this bill through in order to assist those afflicted with disabiliti...

Assessing American Presidents of the Twentieth Century

In four pages this paper assesses the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of U.S. Presidents of the twentieth century. Four sources ...

Civil Rights and Abraham Lincoln

In five pages this paper imagines what might have been had President Abraham Lincoln lived and directed the U.S. Reconstruction ef...

American Presidential Scandals

In four pages this overview of American President scandals includes the 'Teapot Dome' scandal of Warren G. Harding, James S. Clark...

Lester Thurow and The Future Of Capitalism

leading economist in the nineties but his publications have not escaped a great deal of criticism. While most of his proposals cle...

2 Biographies on US President Woodrow Wilson

addressed his domestic and foreign tasks while in office. Mention of Wilsons Fourteen Points speech is considerable and detailed ...

American History and How it is Guided by US Presidents

In five page this paper examines how US Presidents have shaped the course of history in America. Three sources are cited in the b...

American Political Effects of the Impeachment Trial of President Bill Clinton

has "already changed students perception of the two parties and the political process" (Lai PG). Simply stated, there is just no ...