The failure of Woodrow Wilson to win the consent of the Senate for ratification of the Treaty of Versailles
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
The Treaty of Versailles put a final conclusion to the World War I in June 1919, but the consequences of this 6-month bitter negotiation between the "Big Three" had the greatest influence on the course of the following twenty years. The Armistice signed on November 11th, 1918 had formerly ended...
Does Senate really work? A discussion
Thesis - 7 pages - Political science
According to the Knox College Student Senate Constitution, Student Senate is “the supreme governing body in matters related to non-academic student life on campus,” and the “official representative of the student body to the faculty, administration, and staff.”...
Presidential association: Effective strategy in the Bob Casey Pennsylvania Senate Campaign
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
Of all the competitive races of the 2006-midterm elections, the Pennsylvania Senate race between Bob Casey Jr. and Rick Santorum stood at the top of the list of elections that would prove to have serious implications in deciding the partisan majority of the Senate. Although the race...
What U.S. traditions, apparent lessons of history, contemporary crises, or other factors account for Woodrow Wilson's failure to win Senate ratification of the Treaty of Versailles?
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
"I have loved but one flag and I cannot share that devotion and give affection to the mongrel banner invented for a league. The United States is the world's best hope, but if you fetter her in the interests and quarrels of other nations, if you tangle her in the intrigues of Europe, you will...
Presentation of bill or law from Congress: Law H.R.7365 - 118th Congress (2023-2024) VETS Safe Travel Act
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Constitutional law
Paul A. Gosar, the bill's principal author and a Republican congressman from Arizona, introduced the VETS Safe Travel Act for consideration on 15 February 2024. It was supported by 47 other co-sponsors, also Republican representatives from large populations such as California and Texas. The...
American Civilization - The President
Course material - 2 pages - Political science
Only Congress can impeach and remove a president if convicted of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdyweaner. Only the House of Representatives can bring impeachment proceeding against the president by a majority vote. And then, the president is tried by the Senate. The Chief...
Proportional Representation, the Three-Fifths Compromise, and the Constitution
Speech - 2 pages - Political science
As a delegate from the great state of Virginia, a state with one of the largest populations in the Union, I find myself compelled to voice strong opposition to certain provisions of the newly proposed Constitution. Our gathering in Philadelphia, intended to create a more robust and effective...
The Vice Président in The United States
Essay - 3 pages - Political life and election
After my teammate's presentation about the election mode of the US president who is complex. We are going to study the election of the vice president. The vice president is elected by the same electoral college which votes for the president of the US at the same time. Both are elected for...
What Happened to Our Constitution: Executive Agreements
Course material - 3 pages - Constitutional law
The US Constitution creates a system of checks and balances between the three branches of the government. Thus, no branch would have a chance of becoming too powerful. Nevertheless, in the last several years, questions have been raised, especially with regard to the surrender of legislative power...
Municipal Life in Liberum Singili
Text commentary - 2 pages - Ancient history
This document discusses the municipal organization and life of the city of Liberum Singili in the Roman Empire during the 2nd century.
November 20, 2014, televised speech - Barack Obama (2014) - How does the search for a middle ground end up being an ambiguous approach towards immigration ?
Text commentary - 5 pages - Political science
The issue of immigration has always been central to Barack Obama's presidential term. As early as 2010, the Obama administration tried to get Congress to adopt part of the "comprehensive immigration reform", it included several measures such as a program to provide a path to legal status for...
Influence of Government Prerogatives on the Legislative Process in France
Essay - 6 pages - Constitutional law
The summarized document discusses the influence of government prerogatives on the legislative process in France, particularly under the Fifth Republic. Despite reforms aimed at revaluing the role of Parliament, the government's ability to control the legislative process remains significant....
Council of State Ruling on Public Domain Occupation Conventions
Law case - 2 pages - Administrative law
The Council of State asserts that conventions for occupying public domain, including those from parliamentary assemblies, are subject to public procurement principles and competition.
The American Legal system versus the English Legal System
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Other law subjects
When we talk about the American legal system, it should be understood as the legal system that applies in the United States of American (US), whereas the English legal system is the one that takes place in the United Kingdom (UK) : England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Island, except for...
The development and failure of the European system (1815-1945)
Course material - 7 pages - Modern history
There was a European system before the current European Union. Its roots went back to the 17th century and the Westphalian peace of 1648. It reached its maturity during the 19th century, after the Vienna Congress, and under the impression of 25 years of revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. It was...
the Institutions of the French Fifth Republic: Roles and Powers of the President, Government, and Parliament.
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Unlock the intricacies of France's governance with our comprehensive guide to the Institutions of the Fifth Republic. Discover the pivotal roles of the President, Prime Minister, and Parliament, as outlined in the Constitution of 1958. Understand the separation of powers, the electoral...
Filibuster reform
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Change is an inevitable part of life. Changes are made daily, weekly, monthly, and even yearly. Without them progress would be impossible. However, it is necessary that certain portions of the original object are still relevant in any change. An example of change being necessary may be...
What the constitution of Roman republic entails?
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The constitution of the Roman republic was a set of guidelines and principles that passed through precedent. It was largely unwritten and constantly evolved since the founding of the city Rome to the collapse of Roman Empire. It vested the sovereign power to the king who did have checks on his...
The Texas Abortion Ban from the Perspective of Planned Parenthood
Litterature review - 3 pages - Medical care & personal assistance
The Texas Abortion Ban is also known as Senate Bill 8 (S.B.8), and it was passed in May 2021. This law generally acts as a prohibition on abortions such that once any activity related to cardiac care is noticed, mainly around a gestation period of six weeks, where most people are not aware...
Our Undemocratic Constitution - Sanford Levinson, 2008
Book review - 4 pages - Constitutional law
In "Our Undemocratic Constitution" by Sanford Levinson, the author argues that the Constitution has become outdated, and that it must be changed. His basic premise is that our nation was not the same as it was during the Constitutional Convention in the late 18th century, and in order to remain...
The Causes and Consequences of Divided Government
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
Divided party control of government occurs when at least one House of Congress is controlled by a party to which the President does not belong. Much of the most popular research on divided government was done prior to the 1994 elections, when the Republicans took control of the House of...
The American diplomacy around the protocol of Kyoto
Essay - 15 pages - Ecology & environment
During the past forty years, the issue of global warming has gradually been established as the priority of environmental debates to become a major issue in our society for the twenty-first century. The proliferation of conferences, books, and films on this subject reflect the growing interest....
The defeat of the new Democrats in the U.S. Was it only due to Clinton?
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
From 1932 until 1980, the New Deal public philosophy attracted an electoral coalition that had enabled the Democratic Party to dominate national politics for decades. However, since 1964, the New Deal consensus began to be challenged by some groups within each party's coalition while the rise...
The Helvetic Republic (1798-1803)
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The political system is a representative democracy. It was established on the basis of universal suffrage. This regime was all Swiss inhabitants who were 20 years of age of citizens with political rights. This representative democracy was based on the separation of powers. This means at the end...
American Elections
Worksheets - 1 pages - Political life and election
The American Constitution was adopted on September 1787 and came into effect in 1789. - War of Independence (1775-1783) - declaration Of Independence (Thomas Jefferson) 4 July 1776 - the Founding Fathers : George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison. -The Congress:...
the American political life
Course material - 1 pages - Modern history
The American political life : principles 1. Major texts a. The declaration of independence 1776 b. The American constitution 1789 From 13 to 50 states: creating a federal union Constitution: the first 10 amendments were added in 1791. Amendment n°10: federalism 2. Main institutions a....
Hubert Humphrey and the 1964 election
Essay - 2 pages - Political science
Humphrey and Johnson entered the Senate in 1949. While Johnson entered as a Southern conservative, Humphrey stood as a champion of civil rights. Indeed, Humphrey who served as Mayor of Minneapolis from 1945 to 1949 gained notoriety by becoming one of the founders of the liberal...
The issue of race in the 1990's: segregation and justice scandals
Case study - 1 pages - Social, moral & civic education
To begin with, African Americans were more and more segregated. They gathered in the same cities, living in Baltimore, Chicago, Gary, Cleveland, and Detroit, LA... The white flight phenomenon led to a loss of population in the cities, and to a loss of jobs (jobs were moving to the suburbs)....
Urban development of the Hellenistic city, period of the Athenian domination and the imperial city
Case study - 5 pages - Literature
In 167 BC, the Roman Senate decided the new status of Delos, which becomes free port, and the pound to the Athenians that cover their domination as they reconvoitaient. At that time, the Athenians settlers soon settled on the island. The population growth is such that the urban area...
The intervention of the USA in post-war Europe (1918-1920): a too ambitious plan ?
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
On the 31st of May 2004, a survey was published by Newsweek. This survey was entitled ?60 years after D-Day, America and Europe are on different paths.' On reading this survey, I inferred and was soon aware of the fact that Europe/UK was recently added as an ally to the United States. Woodrow...
