Political Science Essays

Titled after promoters, “U. S. Senator Paul Sarbanes and U. S. Representative Michael G.Oxley” (“The Sarbanes-Oxley Act”, 2006), “The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002” is a U. S. government regulation that established novel or improved principles for U. S. community business panels, administration, and community accounting organizations. Consequently, because of the SOX, higher management is required […]

Defining Judicial activism is a complex task due to the overextension of Public Interest Litigation, which can hinder government policy decisions despite its potential benefits for protecting the rights of underprivileged individuals. The definition of judicial activism varies among individuals, with some critics labeling court decisions as activist when they disagree with them. Comparably to […]

With its growing economic prowess in the last ten years, China’s increasing power has caused worry about the global power distribution. Thus, research on Chinese foreign policy has regained significance in the fields of international relations and comparative politics. To begin with, an overview of relevant studies categorized into cultural and non-cultural approaches will be […]

Cleon Glover Recruiting and Selection Walmart is one of the elite businesses in its field, and one of its main reason for success is do to its recruitment and selection method. Recruiting and selection is vital to a companys growth, because without selecting and recruiting the right workers with the right talent for the Job […]

The World Trade Organisation is a global organisation that provides a platform for countries to commit to and engage in trade. It offers various advantages such as access to growing markets and regulations that promote fair trading practices, ensuring that all countries have an equal chance. As stated by the WTO website, it is a […]

Although Louis demonstrated considerable skill during his reign, he also committed numerous mistakes. Perhaps the most egregious of these was the implementation of the Dragonades, a ruthless and unethical act that wreaked havoc on countless lives. In an effort to eliminate the presence of Huguenots in Britain, Louis pursued various methods to convert them to […]

At the start of this period, in 1529, Henry VIII was on the throne. His main aim in foreign policy was to split with Rome so that he could set up a Church of England, headed by himself. This can be seen as a case of domestic policy impacting on foreign policy – Henry was […]

The purpose of this essay is to analyse to what extent do the sources agree that Germany was aggressive and warlike between the years 1899 – 1914. World War One broke out in 1914, and Germany was heavily involved in the war, therefore, the aggressiveness of Germany’s foreign policy at this time could be considered […]

There have been a number of issues raised by this essay prompt, which have forced me to consider the effect this policy has had on the world and the path it has travelled since 1945.Firstly, we must focus on what the ‘communist containment’ policy is. Essentially this policy was designed, by the US, for curbing […]

Both the Western Rebellion and the Kett Rebellion of 1549 were partially caused by a lack of satisfaction with the changes to religious policy, and it must be noted that the overall religious opinion was greatly divided. The Western Rebellion, otherwise known as the Prayer book Rebellion, took an anti-protestant attitude, whereas the Kett Rebellion […]

Q. 1 (a) What is meant by social policy? (2)Ans. 1(a) Social policy refers to actions or objectives adopted by the government directed towards maintaining or improving a specified condition of living conducive to human welfare. They are also policies adopted to counter perceived social problems. For example, state pensions are arrangements to provide people […]

The six sources give very contradictory views on the idea that Germany was warlike and aggressive. The German chancellor, Von Bulow (source 1) and the Kaiser (source 4) strongly feel that it was not Germany who was being aggressive, but the other European powers. Germany was merely protecting itself from the increasing threat cast upon […]

The advent of the Cold War has brought the “superpower squeeze”1 from the sole control of the European nations to the hands of the United States, battling it out with the last European superpower, the Soviet Union. Holding it out for a few more decades, the Soviets did not last and its demise left the […]

The first argument, against protection of biodiversity, states that “at a macro level, there is a tradeoff between production/consumption of timber and production/consumption of related environmental amenities”. In terms of economy that is very true, however, I believe the author is missing some points. Even though people face tradeoffs in their lives, most of the […]

The monarchy In the UK is a very popular public institution, this can be seen no clearer than during the queen golden jubilee celebrations where thousands had street parties and followed the queen’s route throughout the country and most clearly when millions went to London for the finale. The well respected Queen Mother when she […]

a) What is Cabinet Government? 5Cabinet Government is the view that cabinet have the main power throughout the whole of government, rather than all the members and MPs within the government. It means that all the major issues can be debated, as it will concern all sectors, and the topic maybe controversial. Cabinet allows policies […]

Whether electoral reform is necessary depends on one’s political stance. Those who support the Liberal Democrats are more likely to believe that change is needed, while Conservative supporters would disagree as FPP gave their party an advantage throughout much of the 20th century. Labour’s current dominance in politics under the First-Past-The-Post (FPP) system challenges claims […]

In the 1920’s the soviet economy was failing disastrously the revolution and the civil war had devastated the soviet economy and the economic output was less than that under the Tsar. There were Famines followed by high prices and hyperinflation and major crises like the scissors crisis. Stalin instigated a series of vast five year […]

Hitler possessed strong anti-Semitic views for many reasons. He and fellow Nazis were strong believers in Social Darwinism, which was survival of the fittest; Hitler called the superior race in his opinion, the “Aryans”. He therefore believed that the Jews should be eliminated. Also, anti-Semitism had a long history, so the Jews were an easy […]

Henry John Temple, who was also referred to as the 3rd Viscount Palmerston, acted as a British statesman during the mid-1800s. He held office almost continuously from 1807 until his death in 1865, switching political affiliations from Tory to Liberal. He served as the Prime Minister of England twice, first from February 6th, 1855 to […]

“The outbreak of war can be more attributed to blunder than design. ” Until this statement from AJP Taylor it was the common belief amongst historians that the outbreak of the Second World War was solely attributed to Hitler’s planning and design. Taylor’s conclusions started a new wave of controversy as to the origins of […]

The Nazi government utilized education, propaganda, and terror to dominate Germany. These methods were employed to manipulate the people and enforce adherence to Nazi principles. Education was particularly important as children were impressionable and susceptible to political persuasion, making them more likely to accept what they were taught as factual. The Nazi regime had a […]