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The Pardon Paradigm: The Presidential Pardons Of Donald J. Trump, Hlynur Saemundsson Jan 2022

The Pardon Paradigm: The Presidential Pardons Of Donald J. Trump, Hlynur Saemundsson

Honors Undergraduate Theses

The presidential pardon power is an oft-overlooked political institution that seems to be perceived as being innocuous and irrelevant to larger political concerns. This research examines the pardons issued by President Donald J. Trump in an effort to evaluate whether they align with constitutional expectations regarding the use of this unrestricted presidential power. Dr. Jeffrey Crouch, a leading scholar on the subject, has demonstrated that the pardon power was intended to be used as a disinterested act of grace or an act in the public interest. A close survey of President Trump’s use of this power shows that many of …


Corruption: Brazil's Everlasting Parasite, Patricia Vilhena Jan 2018

Corruption: Brazil's Everlasting Parasite, Patricia Vilhena

Honors Undergraduate Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to explore corruption in Brazil, how it has endured for so such a long period, and the effects it has in the country. Understanding the history of Brazil, how the government was established, and how the branches operate is crucial to comprehend the rooting causes of the Brazilian corruption. The focus is not just about what corruption is and the effects it has on education, economy, and infrastructure, but also on the factors that contributed to its expansion and the circumstances that allowed it to sustain until today. Brazil is a country known for …


The War In Vietnam, Hugh Deane Jan 1963

The War In Vietnam, Hugh Deane

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


The Theory Of The Cuban Revolution, Joseph Hansen Jan 1962

The Theory Of The Cuban Revolution, Joseph Hansen

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


History Will Absolve Me., Fidel Castro Jan 1961

History Will Absolve Me., Fidel Castro

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


In Defense Of The Cuban Revolution: An Answer To The State Department And Theodore Draper, Joseph Hansen Jan 1961

In Defense Of The Cuban Revolution: An Answer To The State Department And Theodore Draper, Joseph Hansen

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


War And Peace, And The Problem Of Berlin: Clarmont Summer Session Convocation Lecture, July 20, 1961., Fred Warner Neal Jan 1961

War And Peace, And The Problem Of Berlin: Clarmont Summer Session Convocation Lecture, July 20, 1961., Fred Warner Neal

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


The Hungarian Revolution: Documents, Shane Henry Mage Jan 1959

The Hungarian Revolution: Documents, Shane Henry Mage

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


The Heritage Of Gene Debs, Selections, Eugene V. Debs Jan 1955

The Heritage Of Gene Debs, Selections, Eugene V. Debs

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


The Bourgeois Revolution: The Political Birth Of Capitalism, Georgiĭ Valentinovich Plekhanov Jan 1955

The Bourgeois Revolution: The Political Birth Of Capitalism, Georgiĭ Valentinovich Plekhanov

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


Indo-China And World Peace, Richard Louis Walker Jan 1954

Indo-China And World Peace, Richard Louis Walker

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


The Second International In Dissolution, Béla Kun Jan 1954

The Second International In Dissolution, Béla Kun

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


I Stake My Life!, Leon Trotsky Jan 1950

I Stake My Life!, Leon Trotsky

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


What About Communism?, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jan 1950

What About Communism?, Arthur M. Schlesinger

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


Resistance Is The Lesson: The Meaning Of The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Morris U. Schappes Jan 1947

Resistance Is The Lesson: The Meaning Of The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Morris U. Schappes

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


Fascist Spain, Menace To World Peace, Milton Wolff Jan 1947

Fascist Spain, Menace To World Peace, Milton Wolff

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


Challenge To Freedom: The Story Of What Happened In Greece, Leland Stowe Jan 1945

Challenge To Freedom: The Story Of What Happened In Greece, Leland Stowe

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


Greek Liberation, Frank Gervasi Jan 1944

Greek Liberation, Frank Gervasi

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


The Transition From Feudalism To Capitalism; A Symposium, Paul Marlor Sweezy Jan 1944

The Transition From Feudalism To Capitalism; A Symposium, Paul Marlor Sweezy

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


Soviet Democracy And The War, William Z. Foster Jan 1943

Soviet Democracy And The War, William Z. Foster

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


What Will Happen With Germany?, German American, Inc. Jan 1943

What Will Happen With Germany?, German American, Inc.

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


Germany Then And Now, Alonzo Englebert Taylor Jan 1941

Germany Then And Now, Alonzo Englebert Taylor

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


The October Days In Moscow: The Struggle For Power In 1917, Isaak Izrailevich Mints Jan 1941

The October Days In Moscow: The Struggle For Power In 1917, Isaak Izrailevich Mints

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


The Epic Of The Black Sea Revolt, Andre Pierre Marty Jan 1941

The Epic Of The Black Sea Revolt, Andre Pierre Marty

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


The October Days, 1917: The Story Of The Establishment Of Soviet Power, Isaak Izrailevich Mints Jan 1940

The October Days, 1917: The Story Of The Establishment Of Soviet Power, Isaak Izrailevich Mints

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


The World Communist Movement: Report Of The Delegation Of The Communist Party Of The Soviet Union (Bolsheviks) In The Executive Committee Of The Communist International To The Eighteenth Congress Of The C.P.S.U. (B.), Dmitrii Zakharevich Manuilskii Jan 1939

The World Communist Movement: Report Of The Delegation Of The Communist Party Of The Soviet Union (Bolsheviks) In The Executive Committee Of The Communist International To The Eighteenth Congress Of The C.P.S.U. (B.), Dmitrii Zakharevich Manuilskii

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


Writers Take Sides; Letters About The War In Spain From 418 American Authors, League Of American Writers Jan 1938

Writers Take Sides; Letters About The War In Spain From 418 American Authors, League Of American Writers

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


On The Eve Of October, Vladimir Ilich Lenin Jan 1937

On The Eve Of October, Vladimir Ilich Lenin

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


The Road To Power, Joseph Stalin Jan 1937

The Road To Power, Joseph Stalin

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.


The War In Spain, Louis Fischer Jan 1937

The War In Spain, Louis Fischer

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

No abstract provided.