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The People's House?: Countermajoritarianism In The House Of Representatives, Andrew Hoffman
The People's House?: Countermajoritarianism In The House Of Representatives, Andrew Hoffman
Undergraduate Honors Theses
This is the first study of countermajoritarianism in the House of Representatives. Although the House is considered a majoritarian institution, intrastate malapportionment remained rampant prior to the 1964 Wesberry decision; the three-fifths clause drove systematic antebellum differences in the number of free people in northern and southern House districts; and widespread voter discrimination in the South led to systematically different levels of turnout. Combined, these factors potentialized roll calls in which the chamber’s majority did not actually represent more free individuals, voters, or electoral supporters than the minority. Using three separate measures, I characterize such outcomes as countermajoritarian. I find …
The Journey Of Unlearning: A Close Reading Of Civil War Pedagogy In Alabama And Virginia, Michaela Hill
The Journey Of Unlearning: A Close Reading Of Civil War Pedagogy In Alabama And Virginia, Michaela Hill
Undergraduate Honors Theses
This thesis is a close reading of Civil War pedagogy in Alabama and Virginia with special attention given to Black history during the Civil War era. Through an examination of Civil War history, it is evident that slavery was the main cause of the War. The development of the Lost Cause narrative, a reaction to Blacks gaining Civil Rights that aimed to prove the Confederate war effort was honorable, is still promoted in southern schools. Alabama and Virginia both provide state standards, outlines of the minimum required knowledge to be obtained on a given subject by the end of the …
The Rails That Bind: America's Freedom Trains As Reflections Of Efforts To Form Cultural Consensus And Indicators Of The Weakness Of Cold War Memory, Daniel Speer
Undergraduate Honors Theses
This paper assesses why two projects with the same name, concept and intent of forming cultural consensus, the Freedom Trains, took such different forms between the postwar "consensus" (1947-1963) and detente (1963-1979) phases of the Cold War. It argues that organizers Attorney General Tom C. Clark (1947), Ross Rowland (1975), and their corporate backers articulated histories based on perceived common values of limited rights (1947), cultural pluralism (1975) and consumption (both) that attempted unity, but resulted in silences. The reception to each train, and the organizers' responses to those reactions, showed the limitations of a unifying consensus, but varied between …
Possessing The Holy Land: The Palestine Exploration Fund And The American Palestine Exploration Society, Ashley M. Irizarry
Possessing The Holy Land: The Palestine Exploration Fund And The American Palestine Exploration Society, Ashley M. Irizarry
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Reynolds Affair, Party Politics And Sexuality In The Early Republic, Alexandra Marie Gross
The Reynolds Affair, Party Politics And Sexuality In The Early Republic, Alexandra Marie Gross
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
From "Lying Low" To "Harmonious World": Changes In Chinese Foreign Policy From The 1970s To The 2000s, Charles Monahan Murray
From "Lying Low" To "Harmonious World": Changes In Chinese Foreign Policy From The 1970s To The 2000s, Charles Monahan Murray
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Merrymaking At The Madisons': Feasting, Alcohol, And Political Strategy, Christine Hope Heacock
Merrymaking At The Madisons': Feasting, Alcohol, And Political Strategy, Christine Hope Heacock
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Death Of John Pierce And The Political Culture Of The Early Republic, Jennifer Leigh Petrafesa
The Death Of John Pierce And The Political Culture Of The Early Republic, Jennifer Leigh Petrafesa
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
"Dance, Dance Revolution": The Function Of Dance In American Politics, 1763-1800, Amy Catherine Green
"Dance, Dance Revolution": The Function Of Dance In American Politics, 1763-1800, Amy Catherine Green
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
A Stranger In The Land?: Reassessing The Political Writings Of Gershom Bulkeley, Jeffrey W. Kuckuck
A Stranger In The Land?: Reassessing The Political Writings Of Gershom Bulkeley, Jeffrey W. Kuckuck
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Origins Of The Presidential Election: The Creation Of The Electoral College Through The First Federal Elections, Giacomo Mazzei
The Origins Of The Presidential Election: The Creation Of The Electoral College Through The First Federal Elections, Giacomo Mazzei
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
"Of More Consequence Than The President": Frances Folsom Cleveland And The Role Of First Lady In The Late Nineteenth Century, Ellen E. Adams
"Of More Consequence Than The President": Frances Folsom Cleveland And The Role Of First Lady In The Late Nineteenth Century, Ellen E. Adams
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Commonwealth: Republican Rhetoric In The Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention Of 1837-38, Sean Patrick Harvey
Commonwealth: Republican Rhetoric In The Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention Of 1837-38, Sean Patrick Harvey
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Rethinking The Red Scare: The Lusk Committee And New York State's Fight Against Radicalism, 1919--1923, Todd J. Pfannestiel
Rethinking The Red Scare: The Lusk Committee And New York State's Fight Against Radicalism, 1919--1923, Todd J. Pfannestiel
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
This study re-examines the Great Red Scare that followed the First World War in an effort to more accurately determine its origins, tactics, duration, and conclusion. Specifically, it analyzes the efforts of the Lusk Committee, New York State's joint legislative committee to combat radicalism, between 1919 and 1923.;Prior studies agree that the Red Scare was intense and brief in duration. Physical raids upon Socialist Party, Communist Party, and Industrial Workers of the World offices dominated the episode, culminating with Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer's infamous national raids in January, 1920. His heavy-handed tactics, which failed to uncover any serious revolutionary …
"A Bad Case Of Fossilized Tradition": The Discourse Of Race And Gender In Women's Battle For The Ballot In Richmond, Virginia 1909-1920, Melissa D. Ooten
"A Bad Case Of Fossilized Tradition": The Discourse Of Race And Gender In Women's Battle For The Ballot In Richmond, Virginia 1909-1920, Melissa D. Ooten
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
United States' Foreign Policy During The Haitian Revolution: A Story Of Continuity, Power Politics, And The Lure Of Empire In The Early Republic, Jeffrey B. Nickel
United States' Foreign Policy During The Haitian Revolution: A Story Of Continuity, Power Politics, And The Lure Of Empire In The Early Republic, Jeffrey B. Nickel
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Atoms, Pounds And Poor Relations: The Illusion Of An Anglo-American Special Relationship, 1941-1946, Edward J. Gustafson
Atoms, Pounds And Poor Relations: The Illusion Of An Anglo-American Special Relationship, 1941-1946, Edward J. Gustafson
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
"Once More Unto The Breach, Dear Friends": Cardinal Wolsey And The Politics Of The "Great Enterprise," 1518-1525, Shawn Jeremy Martin
"Once More Unto The Breach, Dear Friends": Cardinal Wolsey And The Politics Of The "Great Enterprise," 1518-1525, Shawn Jeremy Martin
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Anglo-Scottish Relations From Gentle To Rough Wooing, 1543-1547, Lance Adrian Hedrick
Anglo-Scottish Relations From Gentle To Rough Wooing, 1543-1547, Lance Adrian Hedrick
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
"Passage To More Than India": American Attitudes Toward British Imperialism In The 1850s, Elizabeth Kelly Gray
"Passage To More Than India": American Attitudes Toward British Imperialism In The 1850s, Elizabeth Kelly Gray
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Vice Presidency Of Richard M Nixon: One Man's Quest For National Respect, An International Reputation, And The Presidency, Benjamin Joel Goldberg
The Vice Presidency Of Richard M Nixon: One Man's Quest For National Respect, An International Reputation, And The Presidency, Benjamin Joel Goldberg
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Richard M. Nixon served as Vice President under Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961. During this time, he worked to portray himself to the public as an international affairs expert and integral advisor within the Administration. Drawing on experiences as a Congressman and his close relationship with John Foster Dulles, Nixon made every effort to gain a meaningful advisory and decision-making role. His actual success was limited. The Vice President was motivated by his love of international affairs, desire for respect and vision of his position as a possible jump off point to the presidency in 1960. This last …
Caught Between Nation And State: An Analysis Of Post-Cold War Military Intervention In Failed States, Christopher Liptak
Caught Between Nation And State: An Analysis Of Post-Cold War Military Intervention In Failed States, Christopher Liptak
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Virginia Party Politics And Texas Annexation, Margaret Carol Martin
Virginia Party Politics And Texas Annexation, Margaret Carol Martin
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Crossing The Rubicon: Lbj And Vietnam 1963-1965, Rajarshi Roy
Crossing The Rubicon: Lbj And Vietnam 1963-1965, Rajarshi Roy
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Lost Chances In Sino-American Relations: The Burden Of Myth, Culture, And Ideology, 1949-1953, Kai Yin Allison Haga
Lost Chances In Sino-American Relations: The Burden Of Myth, Culture, And Ideology, 1949-1953, Kai Yin Allison Haga
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Cabinet Government And The 1956 Suez Crisis, Paul Duckenfield
Cabinet Government And The 1956 Suez Crisis, Paul Duckenfield
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
James Madison And The Birth Of The Bill Of Rights: An Analysis Of The Original Intent Of The First Amendment Within The Political Theory Of James Madison, Brian Walter Higgins
James Madison And The Birth Of The Bill Of Rights: An Analysis Of The Original Intent Of The First Amendment Within The Political Theory Of James Madison, Brian Walter Higgins
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Hans Dietrich Genscher And The Csce Process, Christopher Josef Thanner
Hans Dietrich Genscher And The Csce Process, Christopher Josef Thanner
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Closing The Open Door Policy: American Diplomatic And Military Reactions To The Russo-Japanese War Of 1904-1905, Jonathan Bennett Ault
Closing The Open Door Policy: American Diplomatic And Military Reactions To The Russo-Japanese War Of 1904-1905, Jonathan Bennett Ault
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
A Conservative Enigma: Barry Goldwater And The Republican Party, 1953-1974, Michael John Craven
A Conservative Enigma: Barry Goldwater And The Republican Party, 1953-1974, Michael John Craven
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.