Political Science papers

This paper examines and discusses the causes leading to the Cold War.

This paper details the United States Interstate Commerce Clause and focuses on alcohol shipment laws.

An analysis of the pros and cons of birthright citizenship in America.

A comparison of the US and International definitions and outlooks on torture.

A persuasive essay on how Hurricane Katrina exposed racism and class disparity in America.

An understanding of Frans de Waal's concept of aggression and reconciliation through by Crosby, Stills, and Nash's song "Wooden Ships."

A review and analysis of Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince".

This paper outlines Australia's ideology behind the broad policy goals of assimilation and critically assesses its impact on the education of Indigenous Australians.

An argument that the increases in the American national defense budget benefit corporate war industries instead of American citizens.

An examination of the American position in the War of 1973 between Israel and Egypt and the political implications of that position.

A persuasive essay on how the oil dependency of the United States is compromising her economic stability and national security.

A review and discussion of the article "America's 'Near Poor' Are Increasingly at Economic Risk, Experts Say" by Erik Eckholm.

An argument in favor of legalizing marijuana.

A persuasive paper on how President Barack Obama embodies authentic hope and dreams for the American people.

An overview of the U.S-China trade relations in due course of China's GATT acceptance and their WTO acknowledgements.

An analysis and discussion of "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair.

An in-depth analysis and comparison of the works "The End of Poverty" by Jeffrey Sachs and "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" by John Perkins on the state of global poverty.

An in-depth exploration of American foreign policies towards North Korea.

A brief discussion of the proposed tax on alcohol in the state of California.

Looks at bureaucratic culture within the State Department as a mitigating factor to FDR's attempts at diplomacy with Russia in the pre-Cold War era as presented by Mary Glantz' book, "FDR and the Soviet Union: The President's Battles Over Foreign Policy".

An explanation of the characteristics that go towards creating a democratic state.

A look at the detrimental effects of illegal immigration into the United States.

An exploration of the theme of paradox in the political thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

A comparison of the Athenian model of democracy as compared to the U.S. government.

This paper looks at the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as within the Department of Justice and not Homeland Security.

An exploration of the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Immanuel Kant in relationship to the possibility of peace in Iraq.

This paper looks at the issue of seeking a peaceful government by studying the philosophies of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes.

A review and analysis of "The Road to Serfdom" by Friedrich A. Hayek.

Looks at the acculturation and assimilation of Lebanese-Canadians, especially as related to the larger political context.

An exploration of two opposing viewpoints on Americans' use of torture towards terror suspects.

An examination of the sociological perspective through the fictional depiction of an owner of a corporation exploiting the labor of illegal migrant workers.

A critique of B.F. Skinner's utopian novel "Walden Two".

A review of the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 and its limitations.

A scenario where varying factors of fiscal policy were manipulated to create a balance in a fictional country's economic situation.

A look at the current energy crisis facing the U.S. and potential solutions.

An essay that examines 2008 Republican presidential candidate, Rudy Giulani's public relations strategy during his campaign.

Argues that the reasons President George Bush led us into war with Iraq were financial rather than for national security or concern for the Iraqi people.

An exploration of the rationale and morality behind the use of the death penalty in modern America.

An analysis of the concept of social capitalism.

Examines socialist law in Russia, China, Cuba, Vietnam and especially North Korea.

An argument that embryonic stem cell research is not unethical because the benefits derived from the research outweigh the moral obligations to the fetus.

A summary of the President's National Drug Control Strategy of 2004.

This paper presents the argument that homosexual union may be recognized but not compared with traditional marriage.

This paper discusses how Puritanism informs the overreach of science as portrayed in Nathaniel Hawthorne's story "The Birthmark".

This paper outlines the central role of the family in Roman civilization and looks at how it overrides the Greek cultural influx.

This paper discovers common ground between John Locke's materialism and George Berkeley's immaterialism.

A paper on how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is sabotaged by the government.

A thorough analysis of the Patriot Act.

A persuasive paper blaming the American economic and justice system for the high rate of incarceration and specifically, of racial minorites.

This paper provides an examination of Charles Dickens' novel 'Hard Times' and the allegorical significance of Coketown, applying sociological and historical perspectives.

An argument that John Locke is not contradicting his theories when he allows the citizen the right to resist a democratically elected government.

An argument that Machiavelli was not promoting evil in leaders, in his work "The Prince, but his strategy was necessary in the emerging order of republicanism.

A close look at three readings to establish evidence about America's treatment of 'enemy combatants'.

An overview of Bill H.R. 1132 that provides waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers.

A personal account of the racism and prejudice present in America today, specifically in New Orleans.

This paper looks at the issue of social inequality and discusses that a person's position in society is determined by economic status.

An exploration of the reasons behind the rise in birthrate in the United States.

This paper applies the philosophies of John Locke to the goal of attaining peace in Iraq.

This paper discusses the foreclosure procedure in the US, alternatives for homeowners and new laws affecting foreclosure.

A discussion of minimum and living wage laws and their role in today's economy.

A discussion of the efforts and successes of the Santa Ana Parole Office, California.

A look at the factors that endanger the future health of the Spanish-speaking community in North Carolina and the United States.

This paper discusses Thomas Jefferson's justification of American independence from Great Britain.

An analytical discussion on whether China should revaluate the RMB currency.

An in-depth discussion of the impact of the United States' and Russia's weapons trade after the Cold War.

An argument that in contemporary Canada, the conventions of ministerial responsibility and the principles of merit, non-partisanship and anonymity are becoming outdated.

A detailed examination of the motives behind the united front policy in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution and in China during the Communist Revolution.

An analysis of the pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) fiscal policy mechanism of the United States government.

The paper discusses the idea of democracy, focusing on the views of political theorists John Rawls and Michael Sandel.

Looks at Japan's political and economical relationships with the East Asian nations.

A discussion on the levels of poverty and absolute poverty in the United States.

An analysis of the causes and effects of the Turkish economic crisis and currency devaluation.

This paper examines the relevance of the study of oceanography in addressing contemporary societal, economic, political and natural hazard problems.

This paper discusses democracy in the U.S., focusing on the issue of voting.

An in-depth exploration of the reasons behind Muslim extremists' hatred of American ideals and systems.

An evaluation of the benefits and disadvantages of the rise of the state in the seventeenth century.

A brief discussion of Andrew Jackson's veto of the renewal of the Second Bank of the United States when he ran for reelection against Henry Clay in 1832.

This paper explores the failings of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program in assisting women and minorities in the US that are trapped on the poverty line.

An analysis of U.S. foreign policy motives in Colombia, and "Plan Colombia," using a multiple streams framework of analysis.

An in-depth examination France's "Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen" and its impact.

A look at several perspectives on the changes in the United States since September 11, 2001.

An analysis of military elitism as a method of government.

Argues that racial profiling is a violation of human rights.

An examination of the civic education available in countries around the world.

A contrast of the ideas of Adam Smith and Karl Marx as seen in Robert L. Heilbroner's "The Worldly Philosophers".

An overview of the "Massachusetts v. EPA" lawsuit on the regulation of greenhouse gases.

An exploration of how Machiavelli exemplified state power in his book "The Prince".

A paper illustrating the deficiencies in the American healthcare system.

A look at the characteristics of voters and voting practices in the 2006 U.S. congressional elections.

An exploration of the research on the low paid working mother.

A pessimistic outlook on the future of the American economy.

A discussion of the the role of the Federal Reserve and how it impacts the interest of the average person.

Explores the many changes in the Iraq since the second Iraqi war.

An exploration of sovereign wealth funds and how they impact financial markets.

In this paper, the writer explores four public crime issues and argues that the citizenry of the U.S. are partially responsible for holding those in power accountable.

A critical examination of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s approval process for new drugs.

A summary and explanation of the Federal Accounting Standard Board's (FASB) published Statement 106.

A discussion of how different political divides within minority communities affect representation of Latino interests in United States politics.

A discussion on the system of managed care and Medicaid in the United States.