Realism, Liberalism, and Marxism are the three main theoretical positions that have shaped and dominated our understanding of the international world. Out of the three theories, Marxism has had the least influential role. Nevertheless, it should not be disregarded because it has a continuing validit...
While researching the American Enlightenment Movement, I found that although historians talk more about the French thinker's role in the revolution, it was actually four American rulers who left a mark in history. Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and James Madison all used their know...
Two widely renowned and opposing philosophies of what can be an accurate predictor of world politics are known as realism and liberalism. Overtime, these particular schools of thought have developed into strategic sciences; and two notable, ground-breaking theorists include, Hans Mogenthau and Imman...
The In's and Out's of Political Participation In America political participation is an important factor when discussing democratic governments. Americans use their participation as their voice. By definition, democratic governments depend on political participation by citizens in order to keep democracy alive. Therefore, when assuming that political participation does have an impact on political outcomes, one must come to the conclusion that it makes a large difference if some citizens are more active than others. More importantly, the large difference is mostly seen when some citiz...
American Foreign Policy / POLS 4690 A paper submitted to Dr. Galatas of the History and Political Science Department at Georgia South Western State University The Era of Good Feelings: An Era of Idealism or Realism? The Era of Good Feelings was the national mood of the United States from...