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Letter From The Department Head, Tari Renner
Letter From The Department Head, Tari Renner
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
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Dependency On Military Base Employment's Effect On Defense Expenditure Voting In Congress: A Brac Era Test Of The Military Industrial Complex Theory, Kathleen Frawley '06
Dependency On Military Base Employment's Effect On Defense Expenditure Voting In Congress: A Brac Era Test Of The Military Industrial Complex Theory, Kathleen Frawley '06
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
This study will explore the relationship between a district's dependency on military base employment and the Member's vote on defense appropriations bills for over the past three fiscal years (FY 2004,2005,2006). Such an analysis can be 1 used as a very preliminary test of whether there will be political impacts from the BRAC changes. While a more suitable study could be performed in the future using actual closure data and voting records, that data will not be available for several years. Still, an updated test of the military-industrial complex could give us a very early warning of the effects to …
Editor's Introduction, Emily Kay Ergang '06, Anthony Reinhart '06
Editor's Introduction, Emily Kay Ergang '06, Anthony Reinhart '06
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
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Agenda Setting In The State Of The Union: The Impact On Legislative Success, T. J. Wessel '06
Agenda Setting In The State Of The Union: The Impact On Legislative Success, T. J. Wessel '06
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
This essay explores the success of the agenda set in the State of the Union and attempts to provide insight on the factors that affect this success. Specifically, I will examine many factors on legislation which include: How does the year in a President's term affect legislative success? How does control of government affect legislative success? What role does partisanship play in the success of the agenda? After this analysis, I will evaluate the presidential success scores reported by the CQ almanac in relationship with the success of the President's agenda.
Female Parliamentary Representation In Islamic Countries, Sherri Haas '06
Female Parliamentary Representation In Islamic Countries, Sherri Haas '06
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
Islamic heritage is one of the cultural factors cited in the literature as being detrimental to women 's political participation. Having a Muslim population does not aflect women's participation in national parliaments equally, however. Across countries with predominately Muslim citizenries, the percentage of women in the national legislature varies considerably. The literature on women's political participation identijies three main determinants of the percentage of women in parliament: structural, institutional, and cultural factors. This paper examines the role of these three determinants on the percentage of women in national legislatures of Islamic countries. This study expands on the literature with an …
Affirming The Unborn Victims Of Violence Act Of 2004, Anthony Reinhart '06
Affirming The Unborn Victims Of Violence Act Of 2004, Anthony Reinhart '06
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
The Unborn Victims of Violence Act is a federal criminal law that amends the United States Code and the Uniform Code of Military Justice "to protect unborn children from assault and murder, and for other purposes."9
Evaluating The Impact Of State Level Welfare Reform On Female Heads Of Households, Sarah Mysiewicz '06
Evaluating The Impact Of State Level Welfare Reform On Female Heads Of Households, Sarah Mysiewicz '06
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
To what extent do state level welfare policies affect single mothers in poverty? Census Bureau data is used to determine whether or not state policies are moving female heads of households out ofpoverty or merely of/ of the weljbre rolls. Time 4 limits, the family cap, maximum benefits and the earned income tax credit are independents assessed in this study.
Corruption's Hold On The Economy: An Examination Of The Causes Of Economic Development, Peter Raatz '06
Corruption's Hold On The Economy: An Examination Of The Causes Of Economic Development, Peter Raatz '06
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
This study focuses on the relationship between political corruption and economic development through a cross-national survey of twenty-three of the twenty-five European Union Member States. This study was conducted in order to expand on the research conducted by Margaret Goodman and Nathaniel Leff. The survey examined the effect of political corruption on six dependent variables that represent economic development: gross domestic product per capita, unemployment rate, education, fertility rate, infant mortality rate, and government debt. Of the six, GDP, unemployment and fertility were shown to be significant. The findings suggest that corruption index increase coupled with a job creation program …