Governorship Research Papers Samples For Students

Historical Overview

Indiana gained statehood in 1861 but important events have shaped its political and cultural identity. One of these was the NorthWest Ordinance (1787). At the time, Indiana was not yet part of the United States, and the Northwest Ordinance, provided an ambiguous foundation for states that sought statehood. Until then, Indiana (as well as other surrounding states) were governed through territorial governorship. The Northwest Ordinance was significant for several reasons. First, the governor held absolute vetoing power. Second, the individual liberties were written and protected in an official document and lawfully recognized four years before the enactment of the ...

La Raza Unida Party (1970)
The struggle for participation in the politics of the U.S was some of the challenges facing the Chicano/Latino community throughout the 20th century. Through constant struggles and persistence, they were allowed to take part in the politics of the country. It led to the formation of several political parties meant to fight for the rights of the Chicano/Latino people. One such party was the “La Raza Unida Party” (National United Peoples Party) formed in the year 1970. The party founded by José Ángel Gutiérrez and Mario Compean was meant to fight for ...

Introduction

After coming to power through a coup in 1969, Muammar Gaddafi abolished the Libyan Constitution in the 1970s and introduced a self-acclaimed political philosophy based on the Green Book (Hilsum, 12). The Libyan parliament and the whole country, therefore, came under Gaddafi’s autocratic rule until his death in 2011 during the Libyan Civil War.
The Libyan parliament was not democratic. The parliament was made up of 2,700 indirectly elected representatives of the Basic People’s Congress (BPC). At the national level, the equivalent of parliament was the General People’s Congress (GPC). The GPC was the people’s ...

Introduction

The New Testament highlights the story of King Herod through the gospel of Matthew (Bromiley 1998, Vol. 2). In one remarkable event known as the Massacre of the Innocents, King Herod was placed in biblical history as the murderers of children. According to this story, Herod ordered the deaths of all the young males, aged two years old and below, in Bethlehem and nearby vicinities (Bromiley 1998, Vol. 2). This was after the Magi who inquired to King Herod about the Messiah or the Annointed One did not return to him. Herod was illustrated in this story as one ...