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31 Oct 2024

Lincoln's Reasoning

Essay - 2 pages - Political science

Abraham Lincoln's presidency was a defining crucible in the evolution of the American nation's conception of democracy, as the burning issue of slavery precipitated an existential crisis that challenged the very foundations on which the republic was built. And so the debate on the...

22 Oct 2024

Racial or Ethnic-Based Profiling: A Violation of Justice in the Name of National Security

Essay - 6 pages - Political science

The profiling of race or ethnicity appears to be an inadequate and inappropriate practice that harms the core values of equality, justice, and human rights. Despite the propaganda that it is a must for national security, racial profiling has failed; we usually find that it produces fake...

22 Oct 2024

Community-oriented Policing, Multicultural Community Relations, and Law Enforcement

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

Community-oriented policing (COP) explains the principle that promotes institutional strategies that back the general utilization of unions and problem-resolution methods to actively deal with the direct circumstances causing public safety problems. Law enforcement refers to the activity of...

20 Oct 2024

US Foreign Policy: Multilateralism vs. Unilateralism

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

In the course of international relations, the United States, as usual, faces a challenge that consists of two choices in strategy dictating methods of dealing with international problems. A feature of multilateralism, not a unilateral one, is international cooperation and participation between...

19 Oct 2024

Inequalities Against Women in India

Essay - 4 pages - Political science

The social framework of India is mainly responsible for the persistence of gender-based violence (GBV), as there are persistent gender disparities that stem from patriarchal practices. In India, dowry, child marriages, child murder, selective terminations of pregnancy, sex trafficking, sexual...

18 Oct 2024

Definition of Intergovernmental Administration in the United States and the Practice of Intergovernmental Administration

Essay - 5 pages - Political science

The dynamics of governance in the United States are mainly attributed to the federalism system, which the Constitution established, and hence power is divided between the federal government and the states, with each having different authority. As seen under this framework, intergovernmental...

17 Oct 2024

Cop Culture

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

Despite over three decades since the implementation of stop and search legislation, no police force has fully grasped the consequences of utilizing these powers. This has resulted in evident disproportionality, as reflected by statistical data. For example, in the 2019/20 period, individuals...

12 Oct 2024

Presidential Powers Assignment

Essay - 2 pages - Political science

Over the decades, presidents of various political parties have gradually expanded the scope of executive authority. However, previous administrations have demonstrated that surveillance programs, military interventions, and executive orders substantially use presidential power. Furthermore, these...

11 Oct 2024

Balanced Approaches in Correctional Policy

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

Deterrence theory, which forms a foundation of the correctional system, presupposes that punishment should be enough to deter individuals from pursuing criminal activity. Derived from classical criminology, this theory postulates that certainty, severity, and the speed at which the offender is...

31 Aug 2024

Basing the analysis on the period 1945-1990, what judgment can be made of the Welfare State in Britain?

Essay - 2 pages - Political science

If many people, like the American political commentator Monica Crowley do consider that « Healthcare is the cornerstone of the socialist state. It is the crown jewel of the welfare state », the Welfare State embodying indeed a full part of the British history forging also its culture, the Brits...

23 Oct 2023

How did Brexit impact British politics?

Essay - 2 pages - Political science

The issue of Brexit has been at the centre of European politics for years now. Since we cannot tackle it as a whole, we are going to look at the social aspects that led to such a decision and the implications that Brexit has had not on the European Union, but on the United Kingdom itself. How did...

27 Sep 2023

What are the main institutions and actors that decide on, influence, and implement EU foreign policymaking vis-à-vis Morocco?

Essay - 7 pages - Political science

The main priorities of the European Union's external relations concern its extension to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and its relations with the countries of the Mediterranean region which are not members of the European Union in the will to pursue a coherent action. As far as...

07 Sep 2023

The conflict in Northern Ireland

Essay - 8 pages - Political science

Nowadays, the country or province of Northern Ireland is a peaceful part of Europe, and nobody coming to visit Belfast could even imagine that one of the most recent conflicts in Europe - apparently - ended there only two decades ago - even if, of course, the memories of the elder remain. After...

27 May 2023

Places and forms of power

Essay - 1 pages - Political science

In this notion we talk about the violence of some people and guns with laws which guns gone and the NRA. First, we can say that the 5th Amendment authorized keeping guns. All are beginning on 1776 July 4th with the Independence Day from UK, then there is the Constitution on 1789 and to finish on...

22 May 2023

Social Media Platforms and British Politics

Essay - 2 pages - Political science

Social media platforms have become a ubiquitous part of modern life, revolutionizing the way individuals and communities interact with one another. They have played an increasingly significant role in shaping the political landscape, enabling political candidates to reach out to voters more...

03 Apr 2023

Practical Guide for an Essay About Guns

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

In the US, a third of the population owns a gun. It is estimated that more 300 k guns are owned in the US. However, each year, guns caused about 30 000 deaths, and among them many suicides. In 2017, more than 400 mass shootings occurred in the USA. In the recent years, many shootings occurred in...

23 Jan 2023

Between 1856 and 1914, how did the authority of the central power try to build and impose itself on the multiethnic Russian imperial domain despite the rise of national affirmations?

Essay - 9 pages - Political science

On the eve of World War I in 1914, Russia is one of the most backward powers and the entire political system collapses in 1917 with the Russian Revolution. However, these two elements are opposed to the will of the tsar Alexander II in 1856, who, after the defeat of the Crimean War, decided to...

09 Jan 2023

Political Inaction

Essay - 1 pages - Political science

Democracy allows people to make choices. We can see it for instance nowadays with the choice of being vaccinated against coronavirus. In France, there is the possibility for a group of citizens supported by senators to make a referendum. Hugo Clement, a journalist, decided to use this possibility...

04 Nov 2022

Essay: the coronavirus crisis, a result of political mistakes across the world?

Essay - 4 pages - Political science

Mistakes often take place when critical policy-making institutions and politicians take wrong decisions - for instance through under-reaction or overreaction to critical issues, as a result of preoccupation with symbolic and ideological concerns - or as a result of the adoption of wrong policy...

05 Sep 2022

Community Health Promotion Program: Transition to Ontario Long-term Care

Essay - 5 pages - Political science

This is a community health promotion program designed to promote the transition to long-term care in the province of Ontario, Canada. According to a report by the Ontario Long-term Care Association in April 2019, more than 115,000 elderly people in Ontario are in long-term care support. It is...

05 Sep 2022

The Ethical Implications of Police Officers Accepting Free Goods and Services from the Public On- or Off-Duty

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

Ethical issues define the moral responsibility that an individual has, which defines and shapes their conduct. From Kantian ethics, the duty obligation is supposed to limit the behavior of an individual, which is supposed to be defined by the standards that are supposed to be held. Police...

07 Aug 2022

Theories of British Politics in the 20th century

Essay - 5 pages - Political science

Twentieth-century British politics have been linked to one of the most discussed primal concepts within the existing global affairs, particularly throughout the past seven years. With fundamental referendums which exceptionally resulted in the dramatic withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the...

05 Aug 2022

In what ways conflicts between political entities in the Middle East have been shaped by the history of state formation in the area?

Essay - 6 pages - Political science

The key terms to understand such situations are "political entities" and "state formation". Speaking of political entities rather than states shows the diversity of actors that make up the political life of the Middle East and can change the configuration of the borders, ranging from paramilitary...

15 Jul 2022

Welfare Politics - The criticism that Marxism presents against Beveridge's welfare

Essay - 4 pages - Political science

The objective of this paper is two-fold. First, it aims to discuss the main features of Beveridge's vision of welfare. The other aim is to discuss the Marxism approach to welfare and in doing so analyze the critiques that Marxism presents against Beveridge's welfare.

12 Jul 2022
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Peace or war : Sharon's legacy of controversy

Essay - 5 pages - Political science

The post-Sharon era began abruptly on January 5, when the 77-year-old Prime Minister of Israel suffered a massive stroke while visiting his ranch in the northern part of Israel (Negev). Everybody seemed to agree that his passing from the political scene would change everything, opening up a...

04 Sep 2021
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Do people learn the art of becoming a politician, or are they born with it?

Essay - 4 pages - Political science

Over the years and all over the world, if we take a good look at the history, we will realise that great people lived and ruled countries and kingdoms. People like Alexander the Great, Nelson Mandela, Napoleon Bonaparte, etc. There are two things that characterise all these people. In fact, they...

18 Sep 2015
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Legislative initiative plan from senator anitere flores

Essay - 4 pages - Political science

In the contemporary society, there is the need for the Health Sector need to implement public policies that are effective in dealing social determinants of health (SDH). This is critical in minimizing inequalities in health care. This paper envisions the adoption of a Social Determinants of...

17 Sep 2015
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Comparison of press releases by senator Patrick Leahy and senator Tammy Baldwin

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

The conclusion of Chapter 8 of Women and Elective Office: Past, Present, and Future 3rd edition, is very insightful about the effect of gender stereotypes on serving senators. Remarkably, voters are driven by stereotypes to perceive women senators as caring, honest, and highly competent on...

15 Sep 2015
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The Guns of August and International Politics - Barbara Tuchman

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

The book Gun of August has been written by Barbara Tuchman and is about First World War classic histories. In this book, Barbara reconstructs the World War I's first one month, which is the first thirty days within the 1914 summer, which determined the conflict's cause, the century, as well as...

29 Jul 2015
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Convention and ratification of the Constitution

Essay - 4 pages - Political science

In his book, A Brilliant Solution, Berkin wrote about the American constitutional congress that was challenged by the financial crisis due to repayment burdens on loans incurred during the wartime loans. After the world war in 1784, Congress had no money to fund the Federal treasury. The...