emand for International Regimes God-Like Man In Robert O. Keohane’s article, “Demand for International Regimes”, there are many strong point expressed by the author. The main argument for the article is that international regimes allow for a more efficient flow of world politics by cutting cost of agreements, making more and higher quality knowledge available to the actors in world poli

Gun Control Gun control is undoubtedly an issue that most Americans have been exposed to. In 1989, guns killed 11,832 Americans. The National Rifle Association (NRA) members believe that it is their constitutional right to own guns, stating that guns are not the root of the crime problem in the United States. Gun control activists like the members of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (C

Pluralism & Elitism In the United States, to understand politics, one must first understand the theories of pluralism and elitism. Both theories influence the lawmakers that make public policies to benefit specific interests. Both theories also influence the government, though elitism is more influential than pluralism in the implementation of laws and policies that are created by the

Slavery Reparations Slavery and Reparations Despite the fact that slavery officially ended over one hundred years ago, there remains discussions of owing slaves’ families reparations. Numerous articles, essays, and journals have been written arguing both sides of this important and controversial issue. In Jack E. White’s article, “Don’t Waste Your Breath,” he argues against reparations

The Power Elite Given the gradual course of history of the United States, C. Wright Mills' theory of centralized control by a power elite has become prevalent today in American politics. According to C. Wright Mills, “the interlocking [policy, military, and economy] is clearly revealed at each of the points of crisis of modern capitalist society – slump, war, and boom. (Mills, pg. 83)” G

The Plessy Case Plessy v. Ferguson , a very important case of 1896 in which the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the legality of racial segregation. At the time of the ruling, segregation between blacks and whites already existed in most schools, restaurants, and other public facilities in the American South. In the Plessy decision, the Supreme Court ruled that such segregation

American Bully I am lucky, proud, and happy to be an American. America is strong, free, and cool headed. America is George Washington, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King. America is not afraid to fight for its rights, or the rights of another innocent country. We the people, the citizens of America, stand up for what we believe in. Although, is what we believe in at a

Is Power The Most Important Concept In Political Studies' As an offensive realist my position is that states are the most important actors in International System and have pre-eminent goal of survival and achieving a hegemonic position in the international system. In this essay I will look why concept of power is from such great importance for political actors. By doing that I will espec

The Right To Bear Arms The Second Amendment The Second Article to the Amendments of the Constitution of the United States of America states: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. The Second Amendment’s intent focuses on two clear factors: individuals have the right to possess arm

The Political Aspect Of The AIDS Epidemic The Political Aspect of the AIDS Epidemic The political affect of AIDS are a daily media item. AIDS has an immediate and direct affect on the lives of all of us. The troubles of the disease will accompany each of us throughout the next decades. Every newspaper and every magazine covers some aspect of AIDS. Sometimes the articles give hope, som

The Rise Of The Third Reich The “happy time”, many Germans called it. With Adolf Hitler they were partners in one of histories greatest success stories. From humiliating defeat in World War 1 they had risen to become masters of Europe. They considered themselves to be the super race. Later many would say that the people were tricked or compelled by terror; others would insist that Hitler

Concepts: The Developmental State Reading Response # 1: Concepts: The Developmental State Johnson presents some positive aspects of the developmental state model of (soft or hard) authoritarianism that are morally troubling because they are appealing in so many ways. It is hard to oppose growth that has solved so many problems that plague developing nations: growth with redistribut

The Prison System I chose the prison system for this paper because I am very interested in this topic. I think it’s interesting how prison is portrayed on television. For instance, the HBO show “Oz”, which portrays prison completely different than it really is. On the show the prisoners dress how they want, and are allowed to smoke. On “Oz”, inmates kill other inmates daily, with the hel

The Problem Of Overpopulation In Developing Countries There is a developing crisis in the world today and it has already plagued over half the world. This problem is overpopulation, a problem that is not just increasing steadily, but exponentially. A misconception about overpopulation is that it is just too many people in a given area, too high a population density. An area is actually

Communism Years In Albania The Communism term in political science is explained as a society where all property is held in common or as a political movement whose final aim is the establishment of such a society. In the 1980s more than a quarter of the world's population lived under the Communist rule. Communism have existed in many countries of the world such as Italy, East Germany, Fra

The Proper Role Of The State Throughout contemporary history, many (if not all) countries and nations have struggled with the question of the proper role of the state. No matter the form the government takes in a country it has undeniable responsibilities to the citizenry of the nation. This responsibility can range from the delegation of civil services to the protection of the people

The WTO and Globalization After Seattle Reality Check: The WTO and Globalization After Seattle. This article is based around the WTO and the effects it has had around the world, especially regarding globalization. Opponents of the idea of globalization fear that it is simply a front for large industrial governments and corporations to push the Anglo-Saxon lifestyle and exploit low wag

The Space Race We have always dreamed about reaching the heavens. From ancient civilizations to the modern day world, our obsession of going into space has grown from studying the stars to actual exploration of space. We have come a long way since primitive charts of constellations. From telescopes to satellites, we as a population have progressed greatly in the world of technology. I

The Devolution Of Human Civility At Corcyra The Devolution of Human Civility at Corcyra “In 427, the tension in Corcyra erupted in open civil war between democrats and oligarchs.” (89, Thucydides) Thus begins Thucydides description of the civil war at Corcyra, an island off the coast of western Greece. Thucydides focuses on the different attitudes that were prevalent in Corcya duri

Asian Model Of Development For almost three decades, the East Asian and Southeast Asian region have stood out against the rest of the world as a model of development. Making up the East Asian and Southeast Asian Region, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore have undergone an remarkable increase in GDP, converting from a poor and technology backwards economy to a group of prosperous natio

The Scopes Trial: A Battle Of The Ages The turn of the nineteenth century witnessed the beginning of what was to become the demise of the Victorian Era. With the Victorian generation aging and slowly fading away, a new generation with ground-breaking ideals emerged. These Modernists adopted completely radical ideas; women no longer sat at home, and children revolted against their parent

The Role Of Women In Politics The Role of Women in Politics By failing to address the gender bias that discounts the contributions of women, many development policies and programs intended to alleviate impoverishment actually are making the problem worse. There are developmental groups in both the private and public sphere that focus on the role of women, but the flaws inherent I curr

The Theory Of Marxism The Cold War was an extremely nervous period in history for the United States. It was said that a nuclear showdown with the former communist Soviet Union was inevitable. The United States has faced many crisis at the hands of the communism. One crisis that comes to mind is the Cuban Missile Crisis, in which the Soviet Union transferred nuclear warheads to Cuba,

The Truth About Teens (alcohol, Sex, Pot) In today’s society, teenagers have been stereotyped as smoking, sex-crazed, drunk youth. I conducted a survey to find out just how accurate this typecast was. In my survey I asked five questions: their age, gender, religion, what they thought was most popular out of drinking, smoking, or sex, and whether they were involved in any, all, or none

The Role Of The UN Today The Role of the United Nations Today The UN is an organization that has many roles, one of which is to keep the world at peace. The UN will never start any conflicts, as it is only there to try and resolve them. This organization could be considered the police of the world. During wartime the UN considers themselves “peacekeepers,” a term that came abou

The Soviet Split Introduction Recent history has certainly provided us with many examples of powerful, mutually beneficial alliances: France/England/US in WW I, Germany/Italy/Japan in WW II, just to name a few. These countries conglomerated to not solely for economic or military reasons, but for ideological reasons as well; France/England/US on the virtues of self-determination and d

The Paradox of American Power In the book, The Paradox of American Power, Joseph Nye, discusses American power and influence from a global level of analysis. Moreover, Nye explains America’s challenges as a major player in an ever-changing world. There are many factors Nye refers to regarding America’s role in the game of world dominance. Many are obvious, but some are not so obvious.

The Rally Round the Flag Phenomenon The “Rally ‘Round the Flag” Phenomenon “No one should be surprised if President Bush sought to divert attention from the budget deficit and savings and loan scandal by taking military action against Iraq…he would not be the first president to act forcefully abroad for partisan advantage…” -As heard on National Public Radio, McNeil-Lehrer News

The War Against Drugs The War Against Drugs Under the United States Constitution the federal government is charged with the responsibilities to protect our individual, as well as collective, rights to life and liberty. Often times this charge leads the various branches of the federal government to create, implement, and enforce policy that is designed to protect society from itself

The Roots And Reason Of Fascism What exactly is fascism' Where did it come from' What on earth is it good for' Nowadays, fascism is most popularly associated with Mussolini’s Italy between the years 1922 to 1943, and Hitler’s Nazi Germany between the years 1933 to 1945. However, making Nazism synonymous with fascism would be a mistake: fascism has spawned into many forms, and althoug