Essays and Research Papers on U.S. Federal Politics

A 3 page paper discussing the major points of the Patriot Act and an individual’s reactions to it. Americans are fond of bickering among themselves, but we band together well in the face of crisis. In this sense we are very much like an old-fashioned large family. Patriot enables the mechanisms by ...

A 5 page paper that supports the notion that FDR saved capitalism from itself. When Roosevelt took office, the country was in an economic crisis. Laissez-faire policies, excessive industrialism and crony capitalism were the order. Roosevelt changed all this with his New Deal. This essay provides an explanation of why FDR is credited with saving ...

A 2.5 page paper which evaluates how well each of these agencies satisfied President Roosevelt’s ‘three R’s’ of relief, recovery, and reform. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which critiques and summarizes the controversial 2004 firsthand account of how America’s leaders are handling terrorism by a one-time National Security Council insider. No additional sources are used.

This 5 page paper examines the role of unelected officials and how they are related to the process of policy making. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 9 page paper discussing diminishing democracy in the United States. Many of us have become cynical about our nation, grateful to be citizens of the world’s greatest nation but also cognizant of the many problems we have that appear to defy not only solution, but in many cases even accurate definition. Though ...

This 12 page paper examines the United States government in practice and how the structure affects the making of policy. Several sections shed light on different subjects. Topics include group norms, experience and expertise of the actors, the position of the branch, and the perspectives of the institution as a whole. Specific ...

This 2.5page paper addressees the questions: What difference can a president make? And How effective can the president be? The paper begins by reporting some of the many sources of constraints on the president. It then uses four presidents as examples of effectiveness and the differences they made. The paper ends with a general ...

A 6 page paper which looks at the argument to not allow same sex marriages. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the importance of homeland security. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 8 page discussion of the prejudicial tilt that characterized American immigration policies during this period. The author contends that while our ideology was one of providing refuge to the most needy of world citizens, our immigration policies were in actuality quite prejudicial. World War I only made this sense of prejudice even ...

A 4 page paper which discusses the government’s role in the rise of gas prices. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page discussion of Roosevelt's New Deal. While some contend that it was the beginning of the contemporary welfare state, a welfare state we most often blame on liberals, in reality it had as many conservative overtones as liberal. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper which discusses major issues regarding Italian and Mexican Immigration today. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 5 page paper examines F.D.R.'s New Deal and compares and contrasts it to The Great Society concept as well as the concept of progressivism. How the New Deal affects society today is also examined. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the controversy over allowing legal immigrants the right to vote. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper examines governmental multicultural policies from the Progressive Era to the administrations of Nixon and Reagan. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 24 page paper explores the reasons for the seemingly united Congress after 9/11. The passage of the Antiterrorism Act of 2001 is the focus of this paper. Various Senators are discussed in terms of how they voted and what issues are important to them. Were they pressured to support the legislation or ...

This 8-page paper goes into a description of federal legislation discriminating against those with disabilities (physical and psychological). Also included is how the state of Maryland enforces this legislation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page discussion of the political environment which existed post World War I and extended into the presidency of Ronald Reagan. The author explains the social factors behind the New Deal and how these factors evolved and the New Right eventually emerged. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the entanglement of the United States in the affairs of Vietnam which led to the war. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This 4 page paper takes a look at the political environment and why it is important to policy making as well as why it is significant as it respects the relationship between the executive and legislative branches. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page review of this June 2004 article by Lisa Rapaport published in "The Bee". The author highlights the main points presented in the article and emphasizes that is useful not only in detailing the Supreme Court ruling but also in outlining the set of circumstances under which it occurred. It is ...

A 3 page paper which examines the roles played by the different political parties in Congress. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page contention that not only do infectious diseases present a national security threat, the United States has no real provisions for making a concerted response to biological terrorism. The author emphasizes that provisions to address this threat should be a priority. Bibliography lists 4 sources.