La montée de l'extrême droite jusqu'aux élections présidentielles de 2002 en France
Essay - 5 pages - Political life and election
During this election the French people gave them vote to the candidate of extreme right party and moreover was eliminated the favourite candidate of the left party. Whereas the survey had given few weeks before a traditional second tour, left and right opposition. It was the first time under the...
The French-German Pair through the relationships of the German chancellor and the French president
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
After World War II, Europe was fragmented. Germany was defeated, ruined and divided by the winners of the war. France was considered as a winner and had a zone under its responsibility in Germany like the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1949, the state of the Federal...
Treaty of alliance and mutual assistance between his majesty with respect to that of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the President of the French Republic, signed at Dunkirk, on 4 March 1947
Essay - 13 pages - Political science
In March 1947, an historic alliance treaty was sealed between Britain and France. Indeed, it conveyed for the former a dramatic shift in its traditionally cautious and reserved foreign policy towards continental Europe in general and France in particular. The Entente Cordiale of 1904 had already...
The persistence of the National Front in French politics: It's impact beyond the 2002 presidential elections
Case study - 12 pages - International relations
Spring 2002, after living through the empowerment of the far right party FPPO led by Jorg Haider in Austria, the European community sees the first important action of the extremist right wing in a big European country, France. It is on the 21st of April that Jean-Marie Le Pen, leader of the...
The persistence of the National Front in French politics: It's impact beyond the 2002 presidential elections - publié le 20/04/2012
Case study - 12 pages - International relations
Spring 2002, after living through the empowerment of the far right party FPPO led by Jorg Haider in Austria, the European community sees the first important action of the extremist right wing in a big European country, France. It is on the 21st of April that Jean-Marie Le Pen, leader of the...
Language and violence: An analysis of President Bush's recent rhetoric
Case study - 7 pages - Political science
His words have influenced the way we see our roles as Americans and the way we see and respond to the violence that was perpetrated against us. To what extent are the President's speeches the persuasive rhetoric of a good leader, and to what extent are they distortions of reality?...
U.S. Foreign Policy since 1980: President George W. Bush
Thesis - 8 pages - International relations
George W. Bush became president of the United States on 7 November 2000. He was the leader of the Republican Party which is a right-wing party based on traditionalism and deregulated free trade and corporations. George W. Bush accession to power was widely criticized during the United...
Financing the campaigns during the US Presidential elections
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
The ability to finance a campaign can be the most powerful asset of a candidate. An issue that can arise is how great of a role campaign finances play on the success of the candidate. The ability to raise more money than the opponent gives the candidate an advantage and the ability to donate more...
Analysis of the speeches of nomination of president G.W. Bush
Book review - 17 pages - Political science
The inaugural address of U.S. presidents is symbolic of the moments of political life of this country. They mark the transition from one presidency to another or the re-nomination of a president, in a particular mix of content. They celebrate the greatness of America and its...
Are there limits to the capacities of the president of the United States?
Essay - 9 pages - Political science
"The best government is which governs least." This quote from the third President of the United States of America, Thomas Jefferson, raises explicitly the central issue that transcends the American political system, namely the extent of presidential powers.It is interesting to note that...
Presidential leadership and social theory
Thesis - 9 pages - Political science
People operate under the guidance, influence, or command exerted by another person or entity throughout their daily lives. From employers to family to religion, many aspects of our lives fall under the authority of some outside structure and. Although we may share a number of commonalities with...
What was Barack Obama's program during the 2008 presidential election campaign? To what extent do you think his program is achievable?
Thesis - 4 pages - Political science
February 10th 2007, Barack Hussein Obama stood as candidate for the White House race with John MacCain as a running-mate. After passing through the wilderness and being the talk of the town, he managed to achieve 52.9% of the votes. He took the oath of office on the Holy Bible on January 20th...
Measuring the efficacy of the weekly presidential radio address - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
The first presidential radio address in United States history was delivered by President Warren G. Harding on June 14th, 1922. He delivered a speech in Baltimore, MD and it was broadcasted by WEAR (now WFBR). Perhaps more historic than this was the first official radio address delivered in...
The presidential system of governance in United States
Thesis - 6 pages - Political science
According to George Vedel former professor of public law, the presidential system of governance is a system of strict separation of powers. When viewed in this sense, the American political system appears to be the only example of a presidential system in the world. It is based on a strict...
Education: Where the 2008 Presidential candidates stand
Thesis - 2 pages - Philosophy
There are 76.6 million children under the age of 17 currently enrolled in school in the United States. In 2008, education reform ranked as the third most important issue for voters, behind the war in Iraq and the economy. The No Child Left behind Act, passed in 2001 by President Bush, is...
'Prime ministers are already 'presidential', and are becoming more presidential': examples of United Kingdom, Italy and France - publié le 12/01/2009
Thesis - 4 pages - Political science
In most European countries, Prime ministers are the major figure of the political game. They have a wide interface, with the media (both at a national and international level), and with their population, even if they are never called the “head of states”. Many political scientists have...
Legal analysis of the US presidential election 2000
Thesis - 4 pages - Civil law
The presidential election of 2000 is one that will live in infamy. Few elections have been as closely contested, and none more controversial. Vice President Gore, who got more votes, made a valid argument for a recount, yet still failed to win despite his best efforts. Personally I...
Measuring the efficacy of the weekly presidential radio address
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
The first presidential radio address in United States history was delivered by President Warren G. Harding on June 14th, 1922. He delivered a speech in Baltimore, MD and it was broadcasted by WEAR (now WFBR). Perhaps more historic than this was the first official radio address delivered in...
Bush vs. America: The 2000 presidential election
Thesis - 6 pages - Political science
The 2000 presidential election was a groundbreaking event in American history. The entire country had an opinion on who they believed should lead America into the next millennium. The candidates were both strong politician and who were well known inside their parties and amongst the American...
President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima: Was there a realistic alternative to this course of action? - publié le 21/01/2009
Essay - 6 pages - Modern history
On the morning of August 6, 1945, the United States dropped, on the city of Hiroshima, the first of the only two nuclear bombs ever employed against human population, killing more than 115.000 people - probably as many as 250.000 according to the highest estimates - and injuring at least another...
Freedom of press in Egypt and 'the rumors about President Mubarak's health'
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
The Freedom of the press faces significant problems in today's world. Journalists are often threatened, imprisoned, kidnapped, and sometimes even assassinated. This kind of situation can appear in different countries: countries at war, authoritarian states, etc. Today Egypt is in an...
President Obama smokes: is this cause for worry?
Worksheets - 1 pages - Political life and election
This document explores an interesting phenomenon: we look into President Barack Obama's obsession with cigarettes and how he struggled to quit his habit. During the run up to his election campaigns, Barack Obama said to his wife Michelle Obama that he will quit smoking cigarettes. A...
France's view on the US President Bush - published: 29/09/2009
Thesis - 7 pages - Political science
He is known as an execrable communicator, with a crippled syntax, reputed for his multiple blunders which the French media are only too eager to report: At the time of his visit to Europe in June 2001, the press thus awaited Bush resolutely, attentive even to the minutest blunder that the...
Outlook for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
Even though George W. Bush won the presidential elections in the year 2007, the Grand Old Party was already agitated by the 2008 Presidential nomination and the question of its probable candidates. The XXIInd Amendment prevented the President from running a third time and his...
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 was...
The President's commission on the assassination of President Kennedy and its report
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
“THE ASSASSINATION of John Fitzgerald Kennedy on November 22, 1963, was a cruel and shocking act of violence directed against a man, a family, a nation, and against all mankind.” This is the first statement made on page 1 of the Report of the President's Commission on the...
President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima: Was there a realistic alternative to this course of action?
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
On the morning of August 6, 1945, the United States dropped, on the city of Hiroshima, the first of the only two nuclear bombs ever employed against human population, killing more than 115.000 people - probably as many as 250.000 according to the highest estimates - and injuring at least another...
'Prime ministers are already 'presidential', and are becoming more presidential': examples of United Kingdom, Italy and France
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
In most European countries, Prime ministers are the major figure of the political game. They have a wide interface, with the media (both at a national and international level), and with their population, even if they are never called the “head of states”. Many political scientists have...
Ronald McDonald is More President than Bush
Essay - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Throughout history, the global aristocracy has faced only one task more daunting than that of achieving prosperity: the eternal struggle to stand undoubtedly separate from the impoverished, and consequently, to subordinate them. And they have made this separation very clear with the use and abuse...
France's view on the US President Bush
Worksheets - 8 pages - Political science
He is known as an execrable communicator, with a crippled syntax, reputed for his multiple blunders which the French media are only too eager to report: At the time of his visit to Europe in June 2001, the press thus awaited Bush resolutely, attentive even to the minutest blunder that the...
