Essays and Research Papers on Political Theory

This 4 page paper contends the Old Order Amish are one of the few groups of Americans who can truly say they are currently pursuing liberty and happiness. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page paper explores the issue of immigration. Should our borders be more closely guarded or should immigrants be regarded a critical component of American infrastructure? Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper. This paper asks the question does democracy reduce or minimize the incidence of corruption? The paper provides examples related to this question and discusses the related issues. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page paper. This essay discusses what the writer would put themselves on the line for and what Dixon meant when saying he has a new world in his heart. The first section focuses on Paulo Freire and his work leading into the answer to the first question. The second section discusses Chris ...

This 7 page paper considers diversity as presented a Milken Institute Review in the Journal of Economic Policy. No additional sources are listed.

This 3 page paper contrasts the societal progress made in our earlier history with the erosion in civility that has come to represent today. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 6 page paper reviews the mechanisms of effecting change illuminated in the handbook by Saul Alinsky. No additional sources are listed.

A 4 pages essay that argues that the First Amendment is the most significant to the American way of life in the Bill of Rights. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of global capitalism. The argument is made that because of the inculcation of class division and consumerist value, capitalism leads to a homogenization of culture. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page paper reviews the processes through which ideologies are passed from one individual to another. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper that first defines political patronage, discusses how it extends beyond the political machine, explains how it was used in the past traditionally, styles of patronage today, expanded discussion of tactical patronage, and examples. Paper is based on one article by Bearfield, 2009. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page paper. This essay discusses some of the reasons government agencies contract with private businesses and nonprofit organizations and possible risks. It also discusses some of the outside influences that shape agency policy. The paper further discusses the positive and negative effects of having rules for government agencies. Bibliography lists 1 sources.

This 6 page paper distinguishes between the concepts of freedom and equality as they pertain to the founding ideology behind the US government. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper points out that areas with the strictest gun control have the highest rates of gun violence. What, then, is turning our children into killers? Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses Woodrow Wilson's argument that politics and public administration should be separate and then considers the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Trump administration. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper defines the term leader and outlines the characteristics it takes to be a great leader. Martin Luther King, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are used with examples alongside Adolf Hitler. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 4 page paper contends that government has essentially become too dysfunctional to perform the role that it is charged with performing. Whichever new administration ends up in office, it is unlikely little of positive significance will result. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

In a paper of three pages, the author writes about the crime control policies of Barack Obama. The author of this paper included issues from when he was the presidential candidate such as guns and the death penalty. There are three sources cited in this paper.

This 5 page paper discusses the evolution that Tammany Hall underwent and how the Irish immigrants benefitted from it. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

The author of this 3 page paper argues that the Constitution is simply a more refined version of what the founding father envisioned when they declared our independence. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page essay discusses the importance of strategy to political activism. The writer draws upon the views of Christ Dixon and then expresses a personal reaction to Dixon's text. Bibliography lists 3 sources.