Essays and Research Papers on Elections & Politicians

This 11 page paper looks at the election process and how political parties are influential in respect to outcomes. Several examples are provided. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 6 page contention that the political campaign process changed substantially in the past few decades. The emergence of candidate-centered campaigns has been at the helm of many of these changes. With that emergence has come substantial increases in campaign cost and the consequent problem of financing those costs. Money, after all, ...

This is a 12 page paper discussing media coverage of presidential elections, campaigns and debates. Throughout the last century media coverage of the Presidential elections, campaigns, issues and debates has grown from print media including newspapers and magazines to include radio, newsreels, television and internet coverage. Newspaper and radio coverage are still considered vital in ...

This is an 11 page paper discussing the problems facing the process of democracy in Zambia and Zimbabwe. The concept of democracy as representative government and the observance of human rights has long been considered one of the major issues in regards to the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Since their independence, Zambia in 1964 ...

This 4 page paper looks at a hypothetical case study about a third party candidate who seeks information on how to best use the Internet as a part of her campaign strategy. Recommendations are made. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper examining Clinton’s campaign strategy in New York. Neither Clinton nor opponent Rick Lazio conducted stellar campaigns, and the negatives associated with Clinton were greater than those associated with Lazio. Clinton’s strategy was to conduct a negative campaign. Lazio appears to have been trying to accommodate her. Bibliography ...

This 3 page paper discusses the events which led to the Watergate Scandal during the Nixon administration. This paper explores the consequences of these conditions by 1975. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt and how he shaped a new role for the U.S. This paper furthermore delves into his personality, which was often "robust" and opinionated but he was also known for being moral. Bibliography lists 3 soources.

This 2.5 page paper discusses how the events and policies of the 1960s led to the Nixon Administration. The country was in turmoil – Vietnam, protests, riots, violence, liberal policies. Then, Nixon offered the people traditional values and order. This essay discusses these issues. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the political ethics and morals in Joe Klein’s novel “Primary Colors” and Edwin O’Connor’s novel “The Last Hurrah.” No additional sources cited.

This 14 page paper examines the possibilities of e-voting, its likelihood and the problems that it would create. Among some major problems is access, discrimination and security. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 4 page discussion on the comments of the author, Liebovich, who notes that the relationship between the media and press and the president changed over the last half of the 20th century. It went from being respectful during Kennedy's term to probing more and more deeply into the private lives of the president, a ...

A 6 page overview of the corruption inherent in Ryan’s last minute decision to commute the death sentences of some of Illinois’ most contemptible criminals. The author approaches the death sentence from an ethical standpoint as being in the best interest of society as a whole. Ryan’s decision to commute the death sentence ...

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 ...

This 4 page paper uses a case study submitted by a student as a springboard for discussion. Web site design is discussed and recommendations are made. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page comparison of the web presence of these two political parties. This paper compares and contrasts the official web sites pointing out formatting and information differences. The author asserts that both parties pride themselves on providing information to the voting public but with just a brief review it becomes obvious that ...

An 8 page paper. Campaign financing has been debated for more than a century. It is a highly controversial issue with strong advocates on each side of the argument. The writer reports some of the early laws regarding campaign financing. Hard and soft money are explained. The amounts raised by both national political parties in ...

This 8 page paper provides a review of Rudolph Giuliani's book called Leadership. This former NYC mayor provides some anecdotes as he spouts his management philosophy. The philosophy is applied to corporate life. No additional sources cited.

This is a 9 page paper discussing the campaigns of Hitler and the Nazi party in regards to the party holding the majority in the 1932 and 1933 elections. Were the Germans aware of his eventual intentions? Adolph Hitler (1889-1945) was the Nazi party leader in Germany from 1919-1945, eventually becoming Chancellor from 1933-1945. The ...

4 pages in length. Now that all is said and done, and Californians overwhelmingly ousted Governor Davis for Governor Schwarzenegger, what is in store for this admittedly inexperienced official and his eager constituents? Perhaps that is precisely the key to Arnold's success as the state's savior, inasmuch as political experience is what put ...

An 8 page research paper that examines the campaign and defeat of Democratic nominee for the US presidency in 2000, Al Gore. The writer argues that Gore's defeat can be traced to two factors -- the reputation of the retiring president, Bill Clinton -- and his campaign strategy, which was too closely aligned with Democratic ...

12 pages in length. The extent to which minority vote has effected American presidential elections can be viewed from myriad perspectives; from political party to poll influence, the factors that impact the minority vote are certainly worthy of close consideration. Analysts routinely study behavior of minority voting and note that the primarily Democratic ...

This 6 page paper provides an overview of the issues related to the Gray Davis recall election of October, 2003. This paper outlines the problems that Gray Davis faced as governor of California and the underlying reasons for the recall and election of Arnold Schwarzenagger. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at women's roles in politics and how they are different from the roles of men. Women as voters, candidates and office holders are concepts each discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8-page paper covers the following topics: Roosevelt's New Deal and the arrangements he made with labor, agriculture and business; the games that are peculiar to Americans, and how the idea of individualism was at cross purposes with Roosevelt's New Deal; why Eisenhower had to turn to Congress for help with the Federal Interstate Highway ...