Executive Power: The Power of the President to Commit U.S. Troops to Foreign Nations
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A 3 page discussion of presidential war powers. The author clarifies what actions our president can and cannot take without first securing the approval of Congress. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Executive Privilege
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An 11 page paper discussing the claims of the Clinton administration that it should be immune from prosecution in the investigations that ultimately uncovered the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal. Executive privilege is a concept that gives the chief executive – i.e., the president – of the country the right to act outside of normal channels and even outside of (though not above) the law. Not specifically defined in the Constitution, it is perpetually controversial, though its constitutionality is no longer questioned. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Executive Privilege for the Privileged
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This six-page-paper presents a discussion on the use of Executive Privilege. The examples of Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton and Thomas Jefferson are all discussed. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: CWexecut.wps

Fawn M. Brodie's 'Thomas Jefferson : An Intimate History'
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A 5 page analysis of 'Thomas Jefferson: an Intimate History' by Fawn M. Brodie. It has always seemed contradictory that the man who wrote that "all men are created equal" was a slave owner, and that it was rumored he had a long-standing sexual relationship with one of his black slaves. Brodie's work does an admirable job of reconciling these discrepancies as she argues that Jefferson's actions made sense in the context of his own time and were consistent with his own philosophy. No additional sources cited.
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FDR and Change
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A 6 page paper which examines the changes Franklin D. Roosevelt brought to government. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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FDR And Hoover: Comparison
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17 pages in length. Stifled by the economic conditions of the Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover's presidential career was off to a bad start and only became progressively worse over the next few years. Had he lived in another time, his political prowess and idealistic policies may have worked infinitely better; however, he immersed himself amidst a quagmire of one bad policy move after another until the country reached one of its lowest economic points of all time. Franklin Delano Roosevelt followed behind Hoover in the presidential position and promised to clean up the political, economic and social disarray Hoover had left behind, a tremendous challenge he met head on and one that would ultimately establish him as the greatest leader of democracy, the greatest champion of social progress in the 20th century. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: TLCHoovr.rtf

FDR's "Splendid Deception" and its Motivations
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A 5 page paper discussing FDR's efforts in hiding his paralysis from the American public in relation to Smith's views of public and private behavior. Critics of laissez-faire economics claim that the stance is hard and uncaring, that government needs to do more for the people it governs. Adam Smith's characterizations of market behavior being motivated by self-interest is seen to preclude any participation in warmth or altruism. Smith himself had no difficulty in reconciling these motivations, and neither did Franklin D. Roosevelt. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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FDR's "Splendid Deception" and its Motivations
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A 6 page paper discussing FDR's efforts in hiding his paralysis from the American public in relation to Charles Smith's views of public and private behavior argued in Critique of Sociological Reasoning. Smith holds that all human behavior, including that resulting from the experience of disability, can be categorized into three levels. The experience of Franklin D. Roosevelt is used here to illustrate those levels and then proclaim that while FDR operated from all three levels, it was Level 3, the most altruistic, that could most frequently describe his behavior as related to his disability. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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FDR: Disability And The Presidency
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15 pages in length. There are myriad personal and professional assets that lend themselves to a successful president; among them are integrity, sound judgment, compassion and executive ability. Conspicuously absent from the long list of characteristics is the element of physical disability, an absence one can surmise exists because it has absolutely nothing to do with the competency to lead a country. However, Franklin Delano Roosevelt understood the nature of his lameness and what it could very well mean for his political career if he did not take great strides to minimize the obvious, inasmuch as the nation was not progressive enough at this point in time to accept a president whose physical health was anything less than one-hundred percent – even if it had absolutely no impact upon his leadership prowess. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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FDR: Shaping or Following Public Opinion
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A 3 page paper which examines whether President FDR was shaping public policy while in office, or following public opinion. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Federal Judiciary Appointments
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This 5 page paper looks at nominations to the federal judiciary. Political aspects are highlighted. Examples are provided. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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First Ladies From Eleanor Roosevelt to Laura Bush
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This 4 page paper looks at the role of the first lady throughout the time period. Each and every first lady to serve between F.D.R. and the sitting president Bush is examined. How their roles differ, but stay the same, is discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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First Ladies Of The 20th Century
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11 pages in length. Twentieth century first ladies have done much to enhance to nation's appeal. While some were relatively absent from the political scene due to illness or quiet demeanor, others stepped forward into the limelight with a fierce desire to incur change. From Ida Saxton McKinley to Hillary Rodham Clinton, America's first ladies of the twentieth century have been instrumental in forging ahead the national philosophy of democracy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC POLICIES OF FORMER UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS
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This 3 page paper discusses the presidential terms of Reagan, Bush and Clinton, particularly their domestic and foreign policies. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Foreign or Domestic Policy: Which is Easier?
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This 3 page paper argues that the President of the United States has an easier time enacting foreign policy than he does in setting the domestic agenda. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVForDom.rtf

Frances FitzGerald’s “Way Out There in the Blue: Reagan, Star Wars and the End of the Cold War”
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A 7 page review of FitzGerald’s 2000 book, which analyzes President Ronald Reagan’s controversial defense policy. No additional sources are used.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Changes in the Executive Branch
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A 6 page discussion of the way Presidential Power and the Executive Branch of government itself changed during Roosevelt’s administration. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT AND LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES
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This 3-page paper explains why Franklin D. Roosevelt was a leader. The paper compares Roosevelt's actions to three of Gardner's 14 attributes of leadership. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTfdrleade.rtf

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Saved Capitalism
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A 5 page paper that supports the notion that FDR saved capitalism from itself. When Roosevelt took office, the country was in an economic crisis. Laissez-faire policies, excessive industrialism and crony capitalism were the order. Roosevelt changed all this with his New Deal. This essay provides an explanation of why FDR is credited with saving capitalism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt's First 100 Days
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This 4 page paper discusses FDR's first 100 days in office and why they were so important, as well as some of the opposition he faced and why. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVFDR100.rtf

Franklin Pierce, America's 14th President
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An 11 page paper discussing the administration and background of the 14th President. Franklin Pierce was not a bad president, but neither was he an exceptionally good one. He set off to plot a course for the country that he believed would be beneficial, but the expansion to which Pierce was dedicated succeeded only in inflaming calls for war. Though he believed he was taking the nation forward, in reality he was taking it forward into civil war. His personal life was tragic, and it appears he chose not to see the tragedy of the Civil War toward which his policies took the country. Most personal details are from the 1852 account of friend Nathaniel Hawthorne. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Franklin Roosevelt: An American Hero
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5 pages. This interesting paper looks at Franklin D. Roosevelt and the roles he played both in devising the New Deal and his strategies after World War II. It is the purpose of this paper to show that FDR became an American hero more because of his strategies of World War II than because of what he did with his New Deal. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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GEORGE BUSH AND HIS LEGACY
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This 3-page paper discusses the legacy that U.S. President George W. Bush will leave behind when he leaves office. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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GEORGE BUSH AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
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This 7-page paper provides an overview of George W. Bush and the Republian Party. Topics discussed include Bush's platform during the 2000 election, criticism of his positions and background of the Republican Party. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: MTgeobus.rtf

George Bush As Seen Through the Eyes of Stephen Toulmin.
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(5 pp). Anything composed of language, can usually be taken apart by language. In this discussion we dare to examine a presidential speech (George Bush) with that in mind. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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George H. Bush/Invasion of Panama, 1989
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A 6 page research paper that examines the question "did President Bush provide a vision?" for the military invasion of Panama. The writer argues that he did and that the US achieved its goals in this endeavor. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khghbpan.rtf

George Reedy/Twilight of the Presidency
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A 6 page analysis of George Reedy's The Twilight of the Presidency, from Johnson to Reagan, which is a well-written, thoughtful book that offers a convincing perspective on the US presidency, based on Reedy's years of observing the White House. Reedy argues that the basic structure of the presidency makes the president monarchical in character. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khreedy.rtf

George W Bush, Karl Rove and Power
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This 7 page paper looks at the book Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential by James Moore and Wayne Slater, and show how different forms of power, as defined by French and Raven, are demonstrated the book. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEklrove.rtf

GEORGE W. BUSH AND THE PRESIDENTIAL CHARACTER
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Analyzing his personality with help from James Barber's "The Presidential Chacater," this paper examines the character of U.S. president George W. Bush, and determines why he fits into a particular character profile. Bush is defined in this paper as "passive-positive," and the essay provides ideas as to why this is so.
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George W. Bush For President
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This 5 page paper provides a comparison between George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore and argues that George W. Bush should be president. This paper compares the positive elements of the Bush campaign and of Bush's character and message against those of Al Gore and demonstrates why George W. Bush should be president. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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George W. Bush's Personal Vendetta Against Saddam Hussein
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This 5 page paper looks at the possible attack on Iraq. George W. Bush's personal agenda is explored as the war on terrorism is waged. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA238war.rtf

George W. Bush’s January 2004 Plan to Extend Work Visas to Illegal Immigrants
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A 4 page review of the article titled “Plan for Illegal Immigrant Workers Draws Fire From Two Sides” published in the January 8, 2004, authors Richard W. Stevenson and Steven Greenhouse detail the controversy surrounding President Bush’s plan to allow illegal immigrants temporary legal status. Judging from the uproar which erupted from Bush’s plan, the nation is most definitively polarized onthe issue of illegal immigrants and the rights to which they should beentitled. No additional sources are listed.
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George W. Bush: His Stance on the Issues
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A 5 page review of George W. Bush's stance on the issues driving the upcoming election. The author compares this stance to that of Bush's prime competitor, John Kerry. The contention is presented that elections should be decided on issues, not hype. Every candidate has both his strong and his weak points. Incumbent President George W. Bush is no exception. Interpreting the relative positives and negatives of these points, however, is dependent on the political ideologies of the particular person doing the interpreting. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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George W. Bush: An Imperial President
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8 pages in length. Defining the relationship that exists between political power and wartime policies is a task that draws its conclusion upon a very fine line. Indeed, while both of these entities have something significant to do with one another, at the same time they each possess their own particular arrangement amidst the wide and varied scheme of bureaucratic function. It can readily be argued that policy needs the combination of power and government in order to enact any level of politics; however, it can also be contended that there does not necessarily have to exist any sort of democratic considerations as a means by which to operate that government. Examining the elements that have brought George W. Bush's presidency to the level of imperial power at which it now resides helps one to gain a significantly better perspective upon what powers Congress upholds under the Constitution and what authority it has relinquished to the Executive Branch. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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George Washington’s Farewell Speech and Foreign Policy Implications
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This 12 page report discusses George Washington’s very definite thoughts regarding the domestic and international relationships and their impact on the foreign relations of the early United States. Washington's views about America's proper relationship with the rest of the world permeate the entire document both implicitly and explicitly as he outlines the proper political and moral grounds that should govern the actions of an equitable people.Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWgwfare.rtf

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison: Views on Powers of Government and the Two Party System
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A 5 page discussion of the political views of these three founding fathers. Suggests that a debate between Washington, in particular, and modern day political scientists would reveal many differences. Although admittedly our government has become considerably more complex over time, Washington would undoubtedly still hold to his viewpoints of limited government powers and as to the dangers of a two party political system. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Gerald Ford and the Judiciary
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of Gerald Ford's relationship to the judiciary, including the appointments he made. Edward Levi's role as Attorney General is highlighted as well as the appointment of Justice Stevens to the Supreme Court. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Hate Crimes: Bush v Obama
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An overview of two approaches, promises, and action. This paper specifically covers HR 1592, the Mathew Shepard Act. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Herbert Hoover: Rugged Individualism Speech
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12 pages in length. Self-reliance is an attribute to which most people aspire as they tread through the various stages of their lives; to be solely dependent upon another person or entity for one's sustenance is not a common ambition for those brought up with values from and a driving force toward the American Dream. As righteous as self-reliance is in the overall scheme of life, there are times when people falter through no fault of their own and desperately need temporary assistance to help them regain an economic foothold. Herbert Hoover had a most difficult time with this concept as was clearly evidenced in his "Rugged Individualism" speech whereby he declared that no one should have a reason to depend upon the government for assistance because everyone is expected to be so independent as to always be capable of helping themselves in times of crisis. Arguably fashioned after generations gone by where those who lived off the land in search of a better existence were forced to rely upon their own ingenuity to stay alive, Hoover's expectation of the same for America's citizens was considered over the top by many within and outside of the political arena. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
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This 5 page report presents a brief overview of the life of Hillary Rodham Clinton -- her childhood, education, influences and career. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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How is One Elected President?
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A 4 page paper which examines how a person is elected President of the United States. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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How Religion Effects the Choosing of a President
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A 5 page paper which discusses how religion effects the choosing of a president. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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How the Civil War Shaped and Defined Abraham Lincoln
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A 10 page discussion of the many factors that influenced Lincoln during his presidency. Slavery was one of these factors but so too were issues such as what was the appropriate role of the Commander in Chief. Includes an annotated bibliography featuring key primary sources. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Images of America from Bill Clinton's Perspective
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This 10 page paper examines images of America, and vision, form the point of view of William Jefferson Clinton. Several of his speeches are examined as well as his life, to come to his position on what America is, or should be. His ideas are discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA345WJC.rtf

Impeachment: Andrew Johnson
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses the reasons for Johnson's impeachment, the trial and the ultimate result. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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