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The framers of the U.S. Constitution divided the federal government's powers among three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judiciary. Their goal was to prevent tyranny by ensuring that
The framers of the U.S. Constitution divided the federal government's powers among three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judiciary. Their goal was to prevent tyranny by ensuring that
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Concentrating on the issue of where political influence lies in the American presidency, Hess (governance studies, The Brookings Institution) describes how presidents from Franklin Roosevelt to George
The use of torture and harsh interrogation techniques by the United States during the 'War on Terror' has raised the salience of torture in the public eye as well as in social science scholarship. Ex
The highly controversial decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003 has had repercussions of historic dimensions throughout the world. Critics have questioned the way intelligence was gathered and presente