LEGAL HISTORY#7SPRING 2000Michael FranceMay 5, 2000The founders professedly attempted to construct a nation governed by law, not by men.Did they succeed? Either way, what were the ramifications for American society?I will discuss the belief that America was founded on the principals of law. These la...

I do not believe the practices of our current public education reflect the aims of "Philosophy on education" from Plato to Dewey because of the Context Statement and questions Rorty ask in The Ruling History of Education. What are the directions and limits of public education in a liberal...

FRANQUISMO: CONTROL OF THE MEDIA UNDER AN AUTHORITARIAN REGIME The political system established in 1939 by Francisco Franco was, along with the Salazar regime in neighboring Portugal, one of the longest-lasting dictatorships in Western Europe. It was the quintessential "authoritarian" regime (Linz ...

“Democracy Restrained: The Great Threat of the Constitution”The fundamental point of contention between the Federalists and anti-Federalists in their debates over ratification of the Constitution surrounded the question of what powers were necessary in order to insure the security of the...