Essays and Research Papers on Presidential Studies (U.S.)

A 5 page research paper that examines various theories on the evolution and workings fo the US presidency. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

5 pages in length. The writer discusses the reasons for Johnson's impeachment, the trial and the ultimate result. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

(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.

6 pages in length. Based on Bruce J. Schulman's book, this is a summarization as well as critique and evaluation on the arguments, evidence and conclusions in the book. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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.

6 pages in length. Possibly one of the most potentially devastating tactics used in election campaigns today is that of negative campaigning against opponents. But did you know it started with the Declaration of Independence? This paper also uncovers the real reason behind negative campaigning: To deliberately cause voters to NOT go to the polls. This surprising ...

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 ...

This 6 page paper concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald alone shot the president and that no conspiracy ever existed. Medical evidence is emphasized. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at literature on the Electoral College and examines it in light of the 2000 presidential election. The pro and con arguments of the system are discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

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. ...

This 6 page paper considers why the years John F Kennedy spent in the White House as President are described as the Camelot years. The paper looks at the literal and symbolic reasons behind this analogy and how the image and the reality co-existed for those few brief years. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

10 pp) This November 22 will mark the 35th anniversary of the slaying of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. And as the memories return for some, the cottage industry that endlessly theorizes about the "truth" behind Kennedy's death will continue to do battle against the stodgy "Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone" establishment ...

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 ...

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.

This 8 page paper focuses on the 2000 presidential election. Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan's third party candidacies are evaluated in respect to their effects on the Pennsylvania results. The numbers are analyzed in Pennsylvania. The entire election and the effect of the third parties are discussed. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

An 8 page contention that CNN coverage during the 2000 Presidential Race was biased. Compares the amount and quality of coverage given George W. Bush verses Al Gore in both ad and report format. Contrasts such aspects as presentation of issues, photographic, lighting, and auditory accompaniment. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

(6pp) McClelland asserted that people acquired different needs over time as a result of life experiences. He identified three needs that affect motivation of individuals and organizations: "1. Need for Achievement - The desire to do something better or more efficiently to solve problems, or to grasp and solve complex problems. 2. Need for ...

4 pages in length. The writer discusses the emotion and motivation of Bill Clinton's behavior by referring to Robert Franken's book "Human Motivation." Franken implies that human behavior can not be cast off so simply when what motivates people like Clinton is buried deep within the psyche. No additional sources cited.

This 12 page paper looks the importance of family to the president of the United States. The families of the presidents have many influences, they impact on the public perception of the man, the role of president as well as influencing the society that they represent. The paper looks at this subject in general and ...

This 6 page paper considers whether the success of presidential campaigns can be best attributed to campaign contributions or to media coverage. This paper considers how each of these impacts the decisions made by voters and considers whether there are evidential issues that impact the influence of the media over the campaign contributions. ...

(5 pp) This discussion looks at the process involved in decision making, including individual decision making and seeks to compare prescriptive models (how people should make decisions) with descriptive models (how people do make decisions). Bibliography lists 6 sources.

5 pages. This paper will introduce the work by Anzia Yezierska, The Bread Givers, and compare it to the inaugural speech given by Woodrow Wilson on March 4, 1913. By considering the ideals of the American Dream as it appears in each of these works, this paper will attempt to identify that which is most at stake in ...

A 10 page overview of three of the most popular political systems in the world. Details the specific format of each utilizing examples from the United States, the United Kingdom, France and other countries to illustrate each system. Illuminates both similarities and differences in these political systems concentrating on the way which officials ...

A 10 page overview of the various philosophical approaches which could have been utilized by Clinton's key political advisor to instruct him how to deal with the Monica Lewinski scandal after it erupted into the public eye. Examines virtue, morals, and ethics from the standpoint of philosophers like Plato and Socrates, John Stewart Mill, ...

(5 pp) Although our assignment said to write about the best and worst Presidents of the United States, it seemed that once someone finally did get elected, that they did have some qualities that would indicate, they were probably sharper than most pencils in the box, I am thinking about them in a plus ...