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Theses from 1998
Individual Rights and Their Progression from States to the Federal Government: A Case Study of the Disability Rights Movement, Sarah M. Riley
The Political Ramifications of Chilean Free Trade, Courtney Roberts
The Influence of the Antislavery Movement, Republican Ideology, and Federalism on the Meanings of the Fourteenth Amendment, Tracy Steffes
A Historical Analysis of Written Obscenity and the First Amendment Freedom of Speech, Jaime Willis
Theses from 1997
US/Japanese Trade Policy: A Defense of Limited Unilateralism, Stephen D. Behnke
The Misdemeanor Arraignment Process in Michigan District Courts: Journeying Beyond Citizen Rights and Searching for Legal Undertanding, Jerusha Smith
The Media and Civil Society in Eastern Europe: Opening the Public Forum to Everyone, John Spykerman
Theses from 1996
The Fate of Affirmative Action in Employment: From the Perspectives of the Supreme Court and Public Opinion, Ashaki Fitzpatrick
The Study of European Unification: Background, Current Status and Potential Barriers, Rebecca Flaker
Germany and European Monetary Union, Mohd Puzi Mohamed
The Concept of Individual Rights, Michael Wallwork
Theses from 1995
The Independent Counsel Statute's Legal and Policy Implications for Governmental Accountability, Donald J. Kochan
A Comprehensive Analysis of the Techniques Utilized for Selection of Federal and State Judicial Officers, Andrew McGaughey
The Evolution of Western Michigan University's Interpretation of the First Amendment: Freedom of Religion, Tara Vette
Establishment Clause Jurisprudence: An Examination of the Lemon Standard, Megan Watson
Theses from 1994
Women and the American Legal System: All Men are Created Equal, Jennifer L. Emma
Japanese Rice Politics, Dora L. Hanna
An Analysis of Constituent Views of Court Services: Eighth District Court, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Angela Harry
Collective Security in the Post-Cold War Era, Steven J. Pedler
Theses from 1993
The Availability of Legal Services to the Indigent, Donald Peter DeNault
American Common Law: A History and Evaluation, Toree Fedewa
Cyberspace: A Study of Computer Crime, David L.S. Kaczkofsky
Theses from 1992
Administrative Training in County Government, Trisha Barrett
The Effects of the Caribbean Basin Initiative on Jamaica's Trade, Arlene Hendricks
Community Corrections: An Alternative to Institutional Corrections, Sara E. Patrick
German Unification: Its Psychological Impact Upon the East German People, Mark Wolfgram
An Investigation of the Power of Government Versus the Rights of the Accused: Reflections on the Sixth Amendment, Renee M. Zak
Theses from 1990
Unofficial Latvian Political Organizations in the Gorbachev Era: Their Evolution, Accomplishments, and Goals, Peter Albertins
Theses from 1989
The PRI and the Mexican Political Party System Under Change, Angela M. Cahue
Black American Aid Organizations: The New Dimension in Aid to Africa (A Study of Africare and BARAC), Morenike Soremekun
Theses from 1983
The Evolution of the Right to Counsel in the American Criminal Judicial System, Alan R. Struble
Theses from 1980
A Study of the Community Development Advisory Act Committee 1978-1979, Christopher W. Cottrell
The Use of Restitution in Kalamazoo County Analysis and Evaluation, David A. Dedrickson
Theses from 1978
West Germany's Role in the European Integration Movement: An Impetus, Susanne M. Guske
Affirmative Action and Western Michigan University: A Case Study, Elaine L. Knoska
Marine Oil Pollution: Tankers and International Politics, Judith Locke
The American Jury System: Problems and Panaceas, Christopher M. Penrose
Rapproachment in Germany: Intra-German Contacts Since the Basic Treaty, Thomas M. Petzold
Theses from 1975
Presidential Impeachment: Must it Lie for a Crime?, Monte L. Brown
Science and Technology: The New Tools of Despotism, Mark Harland Clevey
The Making of Educational Policy in the USSR: Soviet Interest Groups and their Impact on the Educational Reform, 1952-1958, Kenric Jones DeLong
An Examination and Evaluation of Methods Used by Interest Groups Lobbying the Supreme Court, Robert Ferriby
Plea Bargaining in Michigan: A Critical Evaluation, Darrell Lindman
Political Socialization in Contemporary American Democracy: The Role of the Schools, Joann Marie Russell
Some Civil Libertarian Ramifications of the Contempt of Court Power, David Selmer
The Death of SDS: A Case Study in the Fragmentation of an American Radical Youth Organization, Janay Johns Turner
Theses from 1974
Self-Interest: An Incentive in Formulating Social Policy, Kathryn M. Dorsch
Hirabayashi and Korematsu: The Stone Court's Double-Edged Sword, Thomas Seilheimer
Socialism in Tanzania, Carl Young
The Juvenile Court, Gault and the Aftermath, Judith Younkman
The Limits of Criminal Liability, Mark L. Zalaoras
Theses from 1973
The Paradox of American Political Parties, Robert B. Borsos
The Socialist Evolvement of The Cuban Revolution 1948-1960, Ross E. Chapman
The Missouri Plan for Michigan, Richard A. Griffin
The Supreme Court Extends Federalism, 1937-1969, Terry Schpok
Kalamazoo County Small Claims Court Survey, 1971-1972, Robert Dale Wyman
Theses from 1969
A Study of Congressional Action Relating to the Federal Peoples Republic of Yugoslavia 1962-1963: With Specific Attention to the Effects of that Action upon United States-Yugoslav Relations, Michael R. Fitzgerald
Theses from 1967
A Case Study in Mass Transportation: Kalamazoo--A Solution?, Richard L. DeClair
The Alliance for Progress: Policy Continuation or Actual Reform?, Mario Mion