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Not all of our histories are accurate records that, for good or bad, reflect the true course of events. This could be, in certain instances, because the author was not as careful in his research, which, as an historian, he must be. Or, in other instances because the author has some ulterior purpose6; or, simply…

The Mexican government was willing to settle Texas and promised a written constitution similar to that of the United States Constitution. After all, Houston’s army did defeat the Mexican military at San Jacinto, gaining independence. However, Santa Ann disregarded the promise and defeat. Santa Anna was determined to get the people to leave Texas, or…

My Cousin Vinny is a hilarious rendition of the American criminal justice system. It taps into various elements of the system as a whole. Most people probably never realize the formality that goes into actually being convicted of a crime. My Cousin Vinny explores many of the steps such as pretrial stages, key actors in…

The Paris Commune, AKA the Fourth French Revolution, was a socialist government that governed France from the 18th of March to the 28th of May in 1871. The French Commune rose from the ashes of the Franco—Prussian war, when multiple revolts destroyed France’s frayed political unityl Rallying under the slogan ”In Republique démocratique et social”,…

The Age of Enlightenment was a period of intellectual development from the 17‘” to 18th century that sprouted many ideas about humanity and government, most of them surrounding reasoning, science, and equality. The French Revolution, which took place from 1789-1799, centered around many of these ideals, and the intense desire among the public to put…

Outline and compare the effects of price support mechanisms and income support mechanisms giving details of the effects on welfare of consumers, producers and taxpayers in both cases Government intervention is notably present in the agricultural markets and there is much debate about how efficient the different mechanisms used by the government actually are, and…

In the 1996 United States presidential election, only 49 percent of the voting age population cast a ballot (Federal Election Committee). Only 56 percent of whites voted, followed by 50 percent of African American, and only 27 percent of Hispanics (Federal Election Committee). With such low voter turnout, one must wonder about the cause of…

Though both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson served as members of President Washingtons cabinet, the two held very different views on the newly founded U.S. government and the role of the masses in that government. During the 1790s the views of Hamilton and Jefferson would develop into two competing political views and eventually form the…

Introduction The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 is a treaty which gives a framework that governs diplomatic relations among different independent states in the world. It was a milestone in strengthening inter-state relationships. Ratified by 187 countries (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ViennaConvention), the Convention specifies the privileges of a diplomatic mission that enable diplomats to perform their…

There were three national ‘estates’ in France, the First Estate made up of all clergy ranging from Archbishops to Priests and the Second Estate made up of nobility were the ‘estates’ that did not need to pay any tax at all. The Third Estate was defined negatively as everybody who did not belong to the…