Essays and Research Papers on Government

An 11 page review of the various impacts to American ideology and rights we have witnessed in our societal response to terrorism. The author contends that the suspension of legal rights associated with counter-terrorist strategies are more in keeping with the martial law of militarized and totalitarian states than the rule of law that ...

A 5 page discussion of the differing philosophies on gun control held by U.S. presidential candidates Albert Gore Jr. and George W. Bush. Presents Gore as a candidate who has changed his philosophies to one favoring stringent gun control as a means of meeting his political aspirations. Contrasts his philosophies to that of George ...

A 4 page review of recent changes in state law regarding child, domestic, and elderly abuse. The paper provides statutes for New York and California laws in regards to all forms of domestic violence and elderly fraud, and discusses other state statutes enacted. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A 25 five page investigation of the societal impacts of Public Law 107-56. The author contends that the Patriot Act and other post-9-11 laws and policies have done more harm in their infringement upon American civil liberties than they have been effective in the fight against terrorism. Bibliography lists 17 sources.

A 10 page consideration of the provisions made by the law resulting from Senate Bill 56. This law allows more judicial discretion in criminal sentencing. At the same time, however, it introduces a prime environment for perverse incentive and injustice. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 6 page research paper that examines the workings of the British legal system, which has some distinctive features. The writer outlines the English system and discusses areas where change is occurring or is indicated for the future. For example, the incorporation of the European convention on human rights into British law will have repercussions. ...

This 5 page paper argues that recent laws perpetuated by 911 as well as the war on drugs have jeopardized the right to privacy for American citizens. New laws which allow increased surveillance are discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page essay that defends Thoreau’s position in his essay “Civil Disobedience.” Thoreau argued against adhering to the dictates of any society or obeying any law simply because it is a law. Rather than blindly accepting the authority of the state, Thoreau felt that people were obligated to obey a higher law, one that ...

A 4 page paper on Ronald Elving's book, 'Conflict and Compromise: How Congress Makes the Law.' Elving deals with the issue of Congress and making laws using the example of the Family and Medical Leave Act. He takes us through the many steps involved and illustrates that with the proper implementation changes can be made ...

21 pages in length. Leadership bears its own consequence in that leaders must take full responsibility of detrimental aftermath in the wake of their orders. In most circumstances, leaders endow their subordinates with orders that do not necessarily compromise their integrity as human beings; however, in other situations the orders that are put ...

This 3 page paper is a reflection on political thing from the context of naturalism, especially as proposed by Adam Smith and under the doctrine of common law. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

15 pages. This paper is a detailed examination of the reason we must have such laws in place as the United Nations Charter. As this paper will show, the U. N. Charter as well as other international laws have served the United States extremely well in the past. Though they might not ...

A 8 page paper that investigates Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), which became law on August 22, 1996, replacing Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). The paper reports the major regulations of this law and how it is implemented, including the proportion of funds that are allocated to different categories of assistance. The ...

This 12 page paper discusses the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the recent battle over extending its provisions. The extension was signed into law in August, 2007, with its controversial provisions intact. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 3 page consideration of this latest test of the limits of federal law. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

8 pages in length. The underlying points found in this quote illustrate how - as is so often the case with human "progress" - mankind restructures his world in order to fit the needs of the moment; coupled with personal agenda and individual interpretation of need, this conversion from traditional concepts to a more ...

A 20 page paper discussing the relationship of sovereignty and natural law. Over the course of the centuries, there has run the full gamut of thinking regarding the relationship of sovereignty or the right to sovereignty to varying views of natural order, natural laws, divine right and the simple acquiescence of the people to ...

A 3 page paper discussing the websites maintained by the UN's World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), an associated WIPO page of the US Copyright Office, and an information page published by the Portland, Oregon law firm of Marger, Johnson & McCollom, a firm specializing in matters of international and domestic copyright and other issues associated ...

Who holds the power of decision when a patient decides it is time to die? According to the elite theory, as described by Thomas Dye in Understanding Public Policy, it is the medical and law professions. This 5 page paper explores the issue of patient's rights from the perspective of the elite model. ...

This 3 page paper analyzes an article by David Cole, in which he argues that the lawyers who twisted the law to approve torture must also stand trial, along with those who did the actual torturing. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page discussion of Henry David Thoreau's prescription for Civil Disobedience. This paper addresses how civil disobedience is an extremely effective tactic even today. The example of abortion law is emphasized. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the discrepancy between federal and state employment protection laws. California is profiled as being progressive in this respect. Examples given. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 7 page paper discusses the principle of constitutionalism, the issue of terrorist detainees, and what the interaction is between the two. It argues that the illegal detention of suspected terrorists, often based on nothing more than fear, has weakened the principles of law on which the U.S. rests. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 7 page research paper/essay argues a perspective that goes beyond the political and includes the influence of the divine and natural law is necessary to preserving the applicability of democracy within the scope and framework of global society. The philosophies of Aristotle, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, as well as other philosophers are consulted. ...

This 5 page paper discusses Hardin's theory of the commons and uses it to explain the success of the Antarctic Treaty and the law of the sea; and how it can also account for the failure to implement the provisions of the Kyoto Accords. Bibliography lists 4 sources.