Politics Essays

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which came into effect on 2 February 1848, ended the Mexican-American war and formally resolved territorial disputes resulting from that conflict. The treaty required the U.S. government to pay the Mexican government $15 million dollars, this in return for an expanse of territory that later …

In France in 1789, feeling irritated and betrayed, the peasants took action against their suppressive government; they stormed the Bastille and freed its prisoners. Thus the French Revolution began. After ten years of civil war and threat of outside invasion, in 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte began his liberation of France. This …

To what extent are judges politically neutral? In theory there should be no ‘political’ role for judges, but in practice there is. Ministers and their departments can break the law, MPs can be charged with breaking laws about election expenses and civil servants can be charged with handing over secrets …

The Declaration of Independence, arguably the most important document in our history, was a statement of purpose. The declaration is divided into four sections, the first and most recognized is the preamble; in the preamble the colonies explain why it is necessary to issue a declaration. Second, it describes the …

Unknown to many, there are numerous differences between the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, besides their name. Although they go unnoticed, each shaped our country with great significance and grace. Each had its own purpose. Each had its own time. The Continental Congress approved the Declaration …

In the essay in his recent book, “There’s No Such Thing as Free Speech and it’s a Good Thing Too,” Fish argues that free speech “is not an independent value, but a political prize,” and any differences, which the courts have drawn between, protected and unprotected expressions are “malleable.” Like …

The mass media today play a vital role in American politics and possess a vast amount of power with reference to the political process. A role is defined as characteristic and expected social behaviour and the function, position or actions taken by a required person or group. (web reference 1) …

Ever since he was born, Tocqueville had been exposed to politics and government. His father was the mayor of Verneuil, which was where much of Tocqueville’s childhood was spent. As he grew up he took courses in law, which eventually aided him in writing Democracy in America. While on official …

The policies of war communism and the New Economic Policy (NEP) had a great impact on both the peasantry and the proletariat. Both policies were a desperate attempt to preserve the revolution and this is greatly reflects the reasons why some groups were advantaged and why others were disadvantaged. War …

Conformity is defined in the dictionary as a correspondence in form or character agreement. This correspondence and agreement was something that understandably took away from the individual and more or less “conformed” society in the 50’s. The 1950’s deserves its reputation as an age of political, social, and cultural conformity …