Current Presidential Politics
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This 13 page paper discusses the support and opposition to the Iraq War, and the reasons for each position. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Decision 2004: Campaign Issues
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This 5 page paper addresses the issues of education and health care as discussed by Kerry and Bush. Various things are included such as prayer in the schools, No Child Left Behind and the Kerry health care proposal. The paper presents a relatively objective point of view. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Democratic Theory and the U.S. Presdient
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This 4 page paper defines Democratic Theory and asks how well its elements are reflected in the governance (responsibilities/powers/behavior) of the President. Bibliography lists 4 source.
Filename: HVDemThr.rtf

Did George Bush Steal the Election ?
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This 6 page paper contends that George Bush is a legitimate president but explores arguments that he is not due to the decision rendered by the Supreme Court. The paper begins with an overview of how the Supreme Court works and then quickly turns to the 2000 election where George W. Bush defeated Al Gore. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Differences of Opinion on the Military:Bush Vs. Gore
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of how each presidential candidate viewed the military during the fall of 2000. The candidates' own military experience is touched on. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Economic Issues and Presidential Campaigns
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This 4 page paper looks at presidential campaigns in the latter part of the nineteenth century, and early part of the twentieth, to explore how money concerns were voiced in the context of elections. Many details about various elections are included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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ECONOMIC POLICIES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS
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This 12 page paper discusses the impact that the presidencies of Carter thru Bush have had on the economy and how well their economic policies have held up over time. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Economic Policies: George W. Bush And Bill Clinton
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15 pages in length. Public opinion has a tendency to waver between obediently accepting and vehemently disapproving of presidential economic policies. While some thought that President Clinton's policies represented the fundamental contributions of his administration, others believed that the nation's economic situation only continued to worsen with him in office. George W. Bush maintains a constituency just about as divided, and he has not even been in office for six months. How do the two presidents' economic policies compare? Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Edith Wilson - The First Woman President?:
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This 14 page paper examines the role of Edith Wilson during her husband's presidential administration when he was left temporarily disabled from a stroke. This paper suggests that Edith Wilson did not have the administrative skills necessary to effectively handle presidnetial responsibilities. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Effective Presidents
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9 pages in length. This paper discusses at length the constraints that can affect the office of the presidency, and how the effective presidents have dealt with such constraints. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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EISENHOWER’S HIDDEN HAND AND BUSH’S CURRENT AGENDA
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This 5-page paper examines the Eisenhower presidency through the eyes of Fred Greenstein and his book, "The Hidden-Hand Presidency." The paper then discusses if current U.S. President George Bush would benefit from Eisenhower's method.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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8 pages in length. One cannot discuss twentieth century first ladies without Eleanor Roosevelt immediately coming to mind. Regarded as one of America's great reforming leaders who had a sustained impact on national policy toward youth, blacks, women, the poor, and the United Nations, Mrs. Roosevelt became the new representation of first ladies. Politically active and social adept, Eleanor took strong stands in everything she addressed, in spite of the fact that she was initially apprehensive of becoming trapped in the cyclical confines of the White House. This proved to be a premature concern, inasmuch as Mrs. Roosevelt was instrumental in setting new precedents. Weekly press conferences, national lectures and a radio programs were just some of the innovative ways the first lady immersed herself in the political scene. Along with a syndicated newspaper column, being a hands-on supporter for the World War II war effort and a major voice in [President Roosevelt's] administration for measures to aid the underprivileged and racial minorities, Eleanor had made a solid place for herself in the annals of American history. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Election 2000 and the Appointment of Supreme Court Justices
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This 5 page report discusses the fact that the president appoints the justices of the Supreme Court, thereby influencing interpretation of Constitutional law for many years to come. The argument has been raised that it is an important enough issue that the American voters have a right to know what qualities either Vice President Al Gore or Governor George W. Bush will seek out in a justice he might appoint. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Election 2004: The Whole World Is Watching
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7 pages in length. The presidential election of 2004 rendered a stronger voter turnout than many of its predecessor; that this particular election served to create a political fervor of tremendous proportion is clear example of just how volatile the issues of war and the economy weighed upon voters of all ages, ethnicities and economic backgrounds. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Evaluating John Adams's Presidency
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This 3 page paper examines John Adams's presidency, and argues that he should be left where he is; specifically, David McCullough's well-balanced account of his life should be taken as the benchmark. No further adjustment is needed at present. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVEvalAd.rtf

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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