Reference no: EM133339963 , Length: 7 Pages
Assignment:
Final Essay Topics
For your final essay topic please choose one of the following questions:
1. Democracy is the most prevalent form of governance in the world today. Examine the concept of democracy and the forms it has taken historically.
2. Compare and contrast the historical evolution of either liberalism or socialism. How are their current forms any different from or similar to their historical forms?
3. Discuss the concept of rule of law. What does the rule of law mean? How is it any different from other forms of rules?
4. Examine the nature of nation-state. What is the difference between nation and state? What distinguishes the nation-state from other political formations such as empire or city-state?
5. Analyze the extent to which and the ways in which the public participates in politics either in Canada or in a country of your choosing.
6. Critically examine what is needed for elections to be considered free and fair. You can use a single country as your case study and examine a specific election there.
7. What is Authoritarianism? Discuss the definition of the concept and identify the various forms it can take.
8. Discuss the key differences between the realist and liberal theories of international relations.
9. Examine the ways in which the position of president in the United States differs from the position of prime minister in Canada.
o Length: The essay should be double-spaced and 7 pages long. The number of pages required does not include the cover page and references.