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“His Biggest Asset: George Bush's Pre-Vice Presidential Career, 1970–1977,” is an in-depth examination of the 41 st President's record of public service during the Nixon and Ford Administrations. This study is informed by Bush's later role in the transformation of international …

The choice of political institutions is a critical aspect of a democratic transition. Significant amendments to the 1945 Constitution have transformed it into a more democratic framework with extensive separation of powers and checks and balances. Despite the introduction of the…

This dissertation examines the religious rhetoric used by American presidents in the post World War II era and focus group reactions to clips of religious rhetoric in speeches from presidents Reagan, George Herbert Walker Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush. Content analysis of ev…

This study analyzes rationales for war, focusing on three questions: What rationales have U.S. presidents used to justify war and to what extent have they relied on these rationales?; To what extent have television news media echoed these rationales?; Do rationales for war prese…

Since Independence, secularism has been central to the ideology of the Indian nation-state. An inextricable part of ‘mature’ nationalism, secularism signified all that was progressive about a modern society. The public identification of religion— ‘communalism’—would result in th…

The Constitution gives the president the power of clemency, the ability to forgive crimes and release individuals from prison. There are no checks on this power, giving the president unilateral power. Are there any factors that constrain this power or affect it? I claim that the…