The full text of Senior Independent Study Theses submitted during and after 2012 are available to download only by College of Wooster users. Unless listed as an exemplar, all other theses are restricted.

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Senior Independent Study Theses from 1973

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U.S. Aid and the Neo-Marxist Thesis, Virabhand Chattrabhuti
Department: Political Science

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The American Public's Perception of Governmental Levels, Richard W. Cross
Department: Political Science

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Image and Illusion: The Effects of Mass Media on the American Voter, Nell E. Funk
Department: Political Science

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Soviet Perceptions of the United States, David F. Hill
Department: Political Science

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Conflict of Interest in The United States Congress, Carla M. Hirschfeld
Department: Political Science

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The McGovern Phenomenon: An Overview, William B. Hoffman
Department: Political Science

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The Eagleton Affair: A Survey, A Comparison, A Conclusion, Richard R. Kuhn
Department: Political Science

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American Politics and the Concern for Simplicity, Timothy Ludick
Department: Political Science

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Why Nixon Won: An Analysis of Critical Factors and Strategies in the 1972 Presidential Election, Ronald J. Ruskan
Department: Political Science

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The Consumer Movement: A Need for New Directions, Susan M. Sullivan
Department: Political Science

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Political Development in Ghana, Mac Arthur Whatley
Department: Political Science

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1972

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Economic Aid and Latin American Governments, Lynn Allison
Department: Political Science

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Critique of Two Community Power Theories Robert Dahl & Floyd Hunter Pluralism and Elitism, James M. Grant
Department: Political Science

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Political Alienation and Participation Age Co-ordinates, William Hook
Department: Political Science

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Diem: Popular Support in a Communist-Threatened Country, Raymond Isco
Department: Political Science

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The Supreme Court and the Development of Constitutional Law Under the Establishment of Religion Clause, William A. Kulp
Department: Political Science

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Apartheid and Rhodesia, Arthur McCombs
Department: Political Science

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American China Policy and the Island of Taiwan, John R. Meyer
Department: Political Science

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American Foreign Policy: A Fundamentalist Approach, Mark Rasmussen
Department: Political Science

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Elements of Budgetary Success: An Empirical Study, Lois A. Riekert
Department: Political Science

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The Black Caucus, William T. Simmons
Department: Political Science

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Philosophic Symbolism and Its Applicability to Political Science, Frederic Strauss
Department: Political Science

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The Koreon Minority in Japan -- A Study in Ethnic Tensions, Lisa Zwanzig
Department: Political Science

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1971

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The Planning-Programming-Budgeting System, John D. Arnold
Department: Political Science

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The Origins of the Cold War: A Theory of Misperception, Margaret A. Hammer
Department: Political Science

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Community Participation: A Case Study, the Wayne County Democratic Club, Mark S. Hostetler
Department: Political Science

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The Conditions for Corruption: With a Field Study of Eastlake, Ohio, Holly Sydlow
Department: Political Science

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Pluralization of the Colombian Political System, Linda M. Thompson
Department: Political Science

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Welfare Reform, 1970, Linda J. Verhoff
Department: Political Science

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Freedom of Press: Where has it Been and Where is it Going?, David Young
Department: Political Science

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1970

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Free Press and Fair Trial, Thomas A. Boardman
Department: Political Science

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On Selective Conscientious Objection, Bob Bonthius
Department: Political Science

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School Desegregation in the South: A Decade Ended, Kenneth S. McHargh
Department: Political Science

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Cuban Foreign Policy and International Revolution, Roy W. Messer
Department: Political Science

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The Student: Private Citizen or University Resident, Robert A. Pitcairn Jr.
Department: Political Science

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The Economic Opportunity Act and American Federalism, Craig L. Roberton
Department: Political Science

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Pan Africanism and its Goals, Pierre Radja Senda
Department: Political Science

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Legislative Politics: Party and Constituency in the 108th Ohio General Assembly, William A. Spratley
Department: Political Science

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Political Socialization in Red China, Richard Elvin Thompson
Department: Political Science

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The Congressional Reaction to the Decision of Baker v. Carr: the Dirksen Amendment, Lucinda Weiss
Department: Political Science

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Police Abuse in a Democratic Society, Duane White
Department: Political Science

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1969

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Urban Growth and Development of Modern Urban Classes in Japan from the Late Tokugawa to 1920, Philip Brown
Department: Political Science

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Government Control of Mergers, Richard T. Durr
Department: Political Science

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Possible Influence Which Ideology and Power May Exert on the Foreign Policy and Morality of Nations, Alvaro L. Iglesias
Department: Political Science

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Planning: From the Point of View of Wayne County, Ohio, John F. Kattman
Department: Political Science

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The Police and the Problems they Face in Contemporary American Society, Richard Joseph Martinez
Department: Political Science

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An Evaluation of the United Nations Energy Force and its Possible Role in Vietnam, Kenneth Dane Morse
Department: Political Science

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Mohandas K. Gandhi and Martin Luther King: A Study in Political Means to a Religious End, Christine Mueller
Department: Political Science

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Racism in Brazil, Michael G. Petryshyn
Department: Political Science

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The Model Cities Program, Mary Shields
Department: Political Science

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Question of Judicial Ethics Involved in the Nomination of Abe Fortas to the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Suzanne J. Sievers
Department: Political Science

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1968

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Integration: Will We Ever See It?, Emory John Bailey
Department: Political Science

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The History and Unconstitutionality of Censorship of the Obscene, Kenneth William Bailey
Department: Political Science

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Kenya in Transition: Racial and Tribal Integration in the Struggle for Uhuru and Harambee, Miss Jane Faries
Department: Political Science

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Mass Transportation: A Tri-Modal System for Washington, D.C., Robert Howard Hoffman
Department: Political Science

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The National Highway Safety Bureau and its Regulations and Standards for the Automobile Industry, Steven M. Mauk
Department: Political Science

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Congress and Foreign Aid: A Study of the Factors Determining Congressional Attitudes, Douglas Mehling
Department: Political Science

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Covert Operational Activities of the CIA: The Issue of Surveillance, John P. Murphy Jr.
Department: Political Science

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Our Federal Fiscal Partnership: Issues and Prospects, William R. Palmer
Department: Political Science

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Thailand's Strategies for National Security: Its Efforts Against the Threat of Communist Subversion, Dan Sabo
Department: Political Science

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The Applicability of the Bill of Rights to Military Personnel, Randy Snow
Department: Political Science

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De Facto School Segregation: Judicial Aspects and Possible Remedies, Ann Strong
Department: Political Science

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Civil Disorder in the United States, Robert Thomas Williamson Jr
Department: Political Science

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1967

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Military Intervention in Afro-Asian States, C. Martin Denlinger
Department: Political Science

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Soviet Jurisprudence Tradition, Ideology and Practice, Joan Evelyn Diley
Department: Political Science

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Secret Governmental Organs: Necessity and Threat in an Open Society, Richard S. Galloway
Department: Political Science

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The Nature of Sovereignty Considered Historically, Mary Graham
Department: Political Science

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The International Joint Commission: An Experiment in International Relations, Orin James Martin
Department: Political Science

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The Politics of Urban Renewal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Toward a Revision of Goals and Methods, Christine Newhams
Department: Political Science

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Unions, Government and the Right to Work, Bruce W. Smith
Department: Political Science

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The Missouri Plan for Selection of Judges, Jeanne K. Taylor
Department: Political Science

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1966

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Linking the Atlantic and the Pacific: The Problem of Relations Between the United States and Panama, Paul C. Browne
Department: Political Science

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The Influence of Business Organizations on Political Activity, Jay Carr
Department: Political Science

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Soviet Attitudes Toward Arms Control and Disarmament, Mary Culnan
Department: Political Science

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The Politics of Economics: A Study of Mexican Development from 1876 to 1952, Madge Langer
Department: Political Science

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An Appraisal of the Effects of Present and Past Federal Programs of Aid to Higher Education Upon the College-Level Education in the U.S., David W. Myer
Department: Political Science

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A Comparison of Demographic Patterns of Electoral Support in the United States and Great Britain, Thomas E. Nisonger
Department: Political Science

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Nasser's Bid for Leadership of the Arabs, Donna A. Richter
Department: Political Science

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Wiretapping: The Basic Issues, Warren Welch
Department: Political Science

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Communism in China: An Introduction By and For Westerners, Phyllis Young
Department: Political Science

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1965

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Behavioralism in Political Science: A Survey, John Braden
Department: Political Science

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Phase One Political Zionism Until 1917, George Joseph Hamrah Jr
Department: Political Science

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The 1952 Republican Presidential Nomination, David Ogle
Department: Political Science

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An Analysis of the Presidential Nomination Procedure: Republican Focus - 1952 and 1964, Richard Robertson
Department: Political Science

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Public Policy to Promote Maximum Employment, Walter Rockenstein II
Department: Political Science

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1964

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Power-Wooster, Ohio: A Case Study in Community Influence, David WM. Baird
Department: Political Science

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A Critical Study of the Functions of Presidential Primaries in Recent Years, Daniel Gibson
Department: Political Science

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The United States and the Palestine Refugees, George J. Hamrah Jr
Department: Political Science

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United Nations Technical Assistance: The Problems and Promise of International Adinistration of Economic Development, John William Lathrop
Department: Political Science

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An Inquiry Into National Legislation and School Desegregation, Sandra Jo Mitzel
Department: Political Science

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The Concept of International Tensions Today, Judy Stivers
Department: Political Science

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The Feasibility of the Lunar Program, Dale Vandersall
Department: Political Science

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1963

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The United States and Spain A Study in the National Interest, Judith K. Hekman
Department: Political Science

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The President and School Desegregation, James Meissner
Department: Political Science

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How Communism Came to Cuba and Why It Did Not Work, Alfonso Rodriguez
Department: Political Science

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An Analysis of the 1962 Congressional Campaign and Election in Ohio's Thirteenth District, James S. Toedtman
Department: Political Science

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1962

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The Juvenile Court -- Its Problems and Promise, Patricia Mary Anderson
Department: Political Science

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The Year of the Bull Moose: A Study of the 1912 Election, Nancy Awbrey
Department: Political Science

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Clash of the Colossi: A Comparison of U.S. and Soviet Economic Assistance as an Instrument of Foreign Policy, Larry T. Caldwell
Department: Political Science

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Evolution of the Early Communist Ideology on World Revolution, Richard Leighton Coe
Department: Political Science