A collection of papers written while studying political science at Colorado College.

Lauren Weiss - Tutorial 2.pdf

POLITICAL SCIENCE THESIS

COLORADO COLLEGE

How does the debate about substantive due process in Supreme Court decisions influence judicial nominations today?

December 2020

Some more on the judiciary...

Inclusive or Exclusive Legal Positivism_ Which is More Compelling When Interpreting the Law_.pdf

Inclusive vs. Exclusive Legal Positivism:

Which is more compelling when interpreting the law?

IS THE JUDICIARY TRULY THE “LEAST DANGEROUS”.pdf

Is the judiciary truly the 'least dangerous branch' of government?

THE REASONING BEHIND A CENTRALIZATION OF POWERS.pdf

The Centralization of Powers

in a Democratic Social State

Exploring institutions and frameworks...

Can China’s modern dystopian vision be a successful alternative to the Lockean state.pdf

The Lockean State

Can China's modern dystopian vision be a successful alternative to the Lockean state?

Examining Political Situations With a “State-In-Society” Framework.pdf

'State-In-Society'

Examining political situations with a 'state-in-society' framework

Classifying Political Transformations of Democracy in Czechoslovakia and Poland.pdf

Political Transformations of Democracy

Classifying political transformations of democracy in Czechslovakia and Poland by examining the Revolutions of 1989

Exploring Ethnic Identity Without Groupism in Greece.pdf

'Groupism'

Exploring ethnic identity without groupism in Greece

Questioning political freedoms...

ARISTOCRACY AND DEMOCRACY_.pdf

Aristocracy v. Democracy

How do we choose and what are the implications of this choice?

To what extent do elections in the United States result in the people choosing the candidate who best represents their interests_.pdf

Voting

To what extent do decisions in the United States result in the people choosing the candidate who best represents their interests?

How should a state deal with the consequences of the synergies between economic and political liberties_.pdf

Economical v. Political Liberties

How should a state deal with the consequences of the synergies between economic and political liberties?