Essays and Research Papers on Political Science Issues

A 5 page satire that is fashioned after and inspired by Voltaire's Candide. The first 4 pages of the paper tell the story of Herbert, a good-hearted lad, congenial and sociable, which were qualities that he combined with the "utmost simplicity of mind" (Voltaire 3) and who follows his father to become ruler of his ...

A review of several of the most troubling public policy arenas of the modern day. These include health, welfare, education, and energy. The paper outlines concerns in each and emphasizes the importance of public policy in addressing these concerns. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 7 page overview of the importance of integrity. Using the example of the Abu Grhaib Prison scandal, this paper emphasizes that a lack of integrity often meets with retribution while high integrity often reaps positive acknowledgement. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper on patriotism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper lists the classic tests for a just war then discusses those tests in regard to several international issues. An emphasis is made that issues must be evaluated within context and that the stamping out of evil and the promotion of good is of paramount concern. The problem that consistently ...

An 11 page analysis of Samuel Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

This 8 page paper discusses Nelson Mandela and his book "A Long Walk to Freedom" and compares his leadership style to that of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Paolo Freire. The book is highly recommended. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page review of the changes that have occurred since the Age of Reaction and the time of Edmund Burke and Joseph de Maistre. This paper responds to the question of whether conservatism is a philosophy of its own or simply an opposition to liberalism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines whether or not ideologies are still alive in the United States. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses statistics showing the number of uninsured Hispanics and African American families in the U.S. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines and defines Army values. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing compensation models, reward systems and planning for contingency needs in the military. There is no question that both the US and its military have entered a new era that no one wanted. As is the case in compensation and reward systems in the private sector, the military will ...

This 10 page paper discusses the way in which gender impacts politics; women in Latin politics in the recent past, and the situation today. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses two different "waves" of immigration; the so-called "second wave" of European immigrants that arrived between approximately the mid-1840s and 1920; and today's immigrants. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper explains why Philip Martin may be a campaign liability for Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page research paper that discusses minorities, women and gays in the military. Today’s all-volunteer US military has a demographical profile that is quite different from that of the past. The transformation of the US military that has occurred in recent decades encompasses not only changes in the ways in which the American forces ...

This 4 page paper describes military pay rates and argues that the "poor quality of life" attributed to the Army is the result of the appropriations process, not the pay scale. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines if the classical theorists’ notions of war apply to modern warfare in the 20th and the 21st centuries. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

8 pages in length. The writer discusses how the tensions between America and Russia transpired throughout the twentieth century. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses various reasons why it is better to live in the US than Mexico. The writer argues that this is true due to the guarantee of freedom under the Constitution, human rights concerns, financial advantages and educational advantages. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper considers arguments by Enlightenment thinkers with regard to the separation of church and state, and how these arguments influenced Americans, particularly Thomas Jefferson. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper that examines the political races in New Mexico in 2006 as they involve negative campaigns in relationship to the race for governor and the race for Congress. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page research paper that looks at US foreign policy and its connection to terrorism in terms of national security. The writer discusses the historical connections, the fallacies in the Bush administration assumptions about terrorism and offers suggestions for what to do. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 3 page memo discussing two leading problems of Medicare. The two primary problems facing Medicare is (1) the requirement that all individuals aged 65 and older participate even when they have no specific need; and (2) annual automatic increases in allowable charges for service to Medicare. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

9 pages in length. The nature of HB 250 is to establish a manner by which suspicious deaths of elderly individuals is investigated by an appointed team to determine if abuse and/or neglect lead to the individual's demise. Bibliography lists 8 sources.