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Federalist No. 10 by James Madison »

A 2 page explication of Madison's argument in the Tenth Federalist (Federalist Papers) relating to faction and the instability of government under the Articles of Confederation. Included is his proposal to remedy the situation by the construction of a union of states via Adoption of the Constitution. No Bibliography.
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Jeffersonian Democracy's Legacy and the U.S. Bill of Rights »

A 20 page paper describing how the Bill of Rights as originally formulated in the 18th century continues to serve us today. It discusses why Jefferson, more than many of the other Founding Fathers, felt vehemently that the Bill of Rights was a necessary addition to the Constitution; the paper ...
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Late 18th and Mid 19th Century Anti Slavery Movements »

11 pages discussing the anti-slave movements that existed from the late eighteenth through the mid-nineteenth centuries. Bibliography contains 11 sources.
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Slavery Abolition in England »

This 5 page paper discusses the involvement of various British citizens in the anti-slavery movment. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Anti Semitism Throughout U.S. History »

A 5 page discussion of the depths that anti-Semitism sometimes flow in our own country. While acknowledging this hatred and bias that has been constructed against Jews, the author of this paper denounces the growing tendency to indict the Roosevelt administration as anti-Semitic. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Post American Revolution Minority Creditors' Oppression »

This 15 page paper analyzes the role that states powers played in the oppression of the minority creditors after the American Revolution. The Federalist Papers are examined. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Federalist No. Fifty One by James Madison »

3 pages in length. In Federalist paper #51, James Madison writes that "if a majority be united by a common interest, the rights of the minority will be insecure" (Madison, 1788), a statement whose message is meant to warn of the socially inequitable practice of utilitarianism. Bibliography lists ...
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1796 'Farewell Address' of President George Washington »

5 pages. In his Farewell Address to the nation in 1796, George Washington urged American leaders to avoid entangling alliances with foreign powers and to avoid the fractiousness of political parties. While this comes across as sound advice to the nation, it was also very naïve. This ...
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Dominant Historical Discourse of Community and Self »

11 pages in length. The writer discusses how those in supposedly "minority" positions could be said to have used "dominant" discourse for their own purposes; the virtues and the problems involved in the American tendency to make the single "self" somehow representative for everybody else; and Lincoln's vision of ...
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Federalist 10 and Campaign Finance Reform »

This 6 page paper addresses the problem of campaign finance reform in light of Madison's Federalist 10. McCain and Feingold's proposal is discussed. The paper ends with a position against reform. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Private Sector Elite and the U.S. Constitution »

Though Thomas Jefferson, one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence and the American Constitution asserted that each individual should have the unalienable right to 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,' the creation of the American Constitution, based on the Federalist Papers and extending from the First and ...
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U.S. Democracy Questions »

A 3 page paper answering several questions such as what the Madisonian Model might be and what kinds of tyranny concerned the framers of the Constitution. The paper answers questions regarding James Madison's portion of The Federalist Papers, particularly those dealing with the separation of powers of the government ...
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"Federalist #10" and the 'Tyranny of the Majority' Views of James Madison »

In three pages this paper examines how Madison addresses this issue in “Federalist #10,” specifically how such majority tyranny can be contained, and how political freedom has been affected as a result. No additional sources are listed in the bibliography.
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American Imperialism and its Roots in the Republican - Federalist Debates »

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of the Republican and Federalist conflicts during the time of Jefferson. Providing answers to textbook questions, the paper makes the case that the Louisiana Purchase formed the basis of future American imperialism. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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American History Website Evaluation »

7 pages in length. Tracing this country's political roots provides one the opportunity to better understand how certain governmental branches hold significantly more authority over others when it comes to issues of war and power. Two hundred twenty-five years ago, when the Constitution of the United States was ...
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War As Viewed by David Malouf and Voltaire »

A 5 page essay that contrasts and compares Voltaire's Candide and David Malouf's Fly Away Peter. The writer argues that these two anti-war novels approach their subject from very different perspectives, yet there is common ground also. No additional sources cited.
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Women's Rights Movement and Contributions of the Antislavery Movement »

This 4 page paper examines pertinent writings from the late 1800's to understand the relationship between the anti-slavery movement and the women's rights movement. This paper asserts that each helped the other succeed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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An Evaluation of the American Response to Terrorism »

This 8 page paper evaluates the military and criminal justice system responses. The paper concludes that the anti-terrorism response to the 9/11 was suitable but lingering legislation and the war are things which are no longer necessary. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Kansas and Slavery »

This 4-page story discusses the "Bleeding Kansas" of the pre-Civil War era, including the fight between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces. Also discussed is the Raid on Lawrence and the John Brown Massacre. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Cold War Hysteria and 'Casualties' Julius and Ethel Rosenberg »

A 6 page (4 pp. + 2 pp. Annotated Bibliography) paper that evaluates the Communist hysteria that gripped America during the late 1940s and early 1950s and evaluates the allegations that led to the arrest and trial of the New York couple on espionage charges. Specifically considered are whether ...
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Disasters of War and Francisco Goya »

Francisco de Goya was considered the most influential European artist of his time. Most of his career was spent as artist to the court of Spain so a great deal of his more noted works were portraits done of the various royal personages and families that occupied the throne ...
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Black Southerner's and Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation »

A 14 page paper discussing the significance of Lincoln's document freeing the slaves in the lives of those people whom it most intimately affected. It traces the historical background of the Proclamation; anti-black feeling before, during, and immediately after the Civil War; and analyzes what positive effect, if any, the ...
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Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo »

Dalton Trumbo's anti-war novel about the reflections of Joe Bonham makes a significant statement about the nature of man and the struggles of war. This 3 page paper provides a brief overview of Trumbo's book and considers the significance within the societal view he provides. No additional sources ...
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Operational Commander Implications for the Banning of Antipersonnel Land Mines »

A 15 page paper that provides an overview of the issues related to banning anti-personnel landmines and the specific issues for an operational commander. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Eastern Europe after WWII, Nationalism, Ethnic Violence, Anti-Semitism »

This 6 page research paper consider the issues of nationalism, ethnic violence, and anti-Semitism in Central and Eastern Europe after WWII and argues that the Nazi surrender did not constitute a fresh beginning in regards to these factors as they continued after the war. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Changes in the U.S. before and after Thomas Jefferson »

An 8 page paper discussing Thomas Jefferson and the country before, and during, the time of his election. The Federalists had implemented Alien and Sedition Acts which severely threatened the freedoms the people had fought so hard for. While this was not the fault of President Adams, it did occur ...
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Spanish Theologian and Historian Bartolome de las Casas »

A six page paper which looks at the involvement of the Spanish historian and theologian Bartolome de las Casas in the Spanish colonisation of the Americas. The writer described las Casas’ background and the way in which firstly acquiesced in the colonists’ management of the new settlements, but later criticised ...
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Freedom as Represented in The Federalist Papers of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison and in The Communist Manifesto of Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx »

7 pages in length. When comparing and contrasting Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' on the issues of protecting and promoting freedom with those of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, one must also consider the inherent relationship that represents their respective views upon principles, problems and solutions, ultimately surmising which ...
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Federalist Number 45 by James Madison »

A 6 page paper which summarizes James Madison's premise that the state governments will always wield more power than the federal government, and considers whether history has proven him right or wrong.
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Communism, Federalism, and Freedom »

The viewpoints taken by Hamilton and Madison in the Federalist Papers are extremely different than those of Marx and Engels in The Communist Manifesto. This 7 page paper asserts that Marx and Engels were arguing that the capitalist system as it existed in Europe was flawed by way of the economic stratification that existed ...
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The Presidency in the Federal Era »

This 3 page paper examines the presidencies of John Adams and George Washington. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Nineteenth Century Anti Semitism »

This 7 page report discusses the existence of anti-Semitism in the 19th century and the differing ways in which Catholicism and Judaism dealt with it. From the vantage point of the opening days of the 21st century, the issue of anti-Semitism and the ways in which Jewish people were viewed by most Christian faiths in ...
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The Anti-Slavery Movement »

A 3 page overview of the abolitionist movement of the nineteenth century. This paper emphasizes the multifaceted nature of the movement. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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The Fundamentalist Middle East Society and Anti-Westernism »

This 7 page paper argues that The current fundamentalist society in the middle east (1)considers all other political systems as inferior; (2) is embarked in what is defined as a 'holy war' against those countries and societies that are in opposition to Islam and is bent on and (3) is based on an extremist ...
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The English Civil War and Puritanism and the American Colonies »

This is a 6 page paper in tutorial language which includes two short historical papers: one on the English Civil War(s) from 1625 to 1649 which were also termed the “Puritan Revolution” because of one aspect of the conflict which referred to divisions within the populations which preferred the Protestant ...
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A Three Part Historical Paper »

This 5 page paper is in three parts. The first half of the paper considers Europe at the end of the nineteenth century, the role of politics, economics and social background in the lead up the First World War. The second part of the paper considers what was revolutionary about ...
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Automobile Revolution by Henry Ford »

This 9 page report discusses the life and times of Henry Ford (1863-1947) and the ways in which he completely revolutionized both the automobile and the manufacturing worlds. Ford’s reputation became one in which he was both a folk hero and a tireless crusader. He was also a perfectionist with ...
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Liberty, Freedom and Their Meanings According to James Madison and Gordon Woods »

This five-page-paper presents a discussion on the meaning of freedom and liberty as depicted by Gordon Woods, " Radicalism of the American Revolution," and the federalist paper by James Madison. It opens with a description of each paper and the underlying meaning of the authors words when it cam e to the concept of ...
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