Prisoners of War: Repatriation or Internment in Wartime, The American and Allied Experience, 1775 to Present (open access)

Prisoners of War: Repatriation or Internment in Wartime, The American and Allied Experience, 1775 to Present

This report provides a brief overview of exchange agreements regarding American or Allied prisoners of war from 1775 to the present which were made during wartime.
Date: July 20, 1971
Creator: Murphy, Charles H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Undeclared War and the Right of Servicemen to Refuse Service Abroad: The Massachusetts Law and Recent Developments (open access)

Undeclared War and the Right of Servicemen to Refuse Service Abroad: The Massachusetts Law and Recent Developments

This report is a summation of the failure of the Massachusetts Law-a law that would allow residents of Massachusetts to refuse service in the absence of a congressional declaration of war.
Date: November 30, 1970
Creator: Killian, Johnny H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Pentagon Papers and Related U.S. Press Reports (open access)

The Pentagon Papers and Related U.S. Press Reports

Abstract: A compilation of articles on United States involvement in Vietnam, appearing in New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Sun Times, the St. Louis Dispatch and the Knight News-papers. Also reports on Congressional interest in the U.S. vs. New York Times and Washington Post cases and the Supreme Court Decision.
Date: July 11, 1971
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The American Revolution, A Chronology, 1763 - 1783 (open access)

The American Revolution, A Chronology, 1763 - 1783

This report is a chronology on the American Revolution from 1763 through 1783.
Date: December 1975
Creator: Sheridan, Peter B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Power of the President to Commit American Armed Forces Abroad Without Congressional Authorization-The Problem and Some Proposals (open access)

The Power of the President to Commit American Armed Forces Abroad Without Congressional Authorization-The Problem and Some Proposals

This report discusses the issue of whether the President has the power to commit military forces to service abroad without Congressional approval and if he does have this power, how much can he do with it. Various proposals to clarify or fix the issue are discussed.
Date: May 20, 1970
Creator: Tansill, William R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Emergency Powers: A Brief Overview of Presidential Suspensions of the Habeas Corpus Privilege and Invocations of Martial Law (open access)

National Emergency Powers: A Brief Overview of Presidential Suspensions of the Habeas Corpus Privilege and Invocations of Martial Law

This report outlines martial law and the suspension of habeus corpus.
Date: September 20, 1976
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Resolved: That the Power of the Presidency Should be Significantly Curtailed: A Preliminary Bibliography on the 1974-75 Intercollegiate Debate Topic (open access)

Resolved: That the Power of the Presidency Should be Significantly Curtailed: A Preliminary Bibliography on the 1974-75 Intercollegiate Debate Topic

This report provides a bibliography of resources related to the 1974-75 intercollegiate debate topic regarding the reducing the power of the President.
Date: August 7, 1974
Creator: Morgan, Anne
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Veterans Pension Program: Past, Present, Future (open access)

The Veterans Pension Program: Past, Present, Future

This report examines major military pension enactments, to determine conditions under which they were enacted, what the provisions were, and what the results and outcomes of some of the legislation were.
Date: November 25, 1977
Creator: Rashkow, Ilona N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Pentagon Papers as Described by the American Press: Summaries of Major Newspaper Articles (open access)

The Pentagon Papers as Described by the American Press: Summaries of Major Newspaper Articles

This report provides summaries of the major points in the "Pentagon Papers", which were classified documents regarding U.S. involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1968 that were published by the New York Times in 1971. Short summaries of articles in major newspapers across the country regarding the "Pentagon Papers" are provided in this report.
Date: August 6, 1971
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Foreign Affairs Division
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Supreme Court, 1970-1971 Term-January 26 to March 29 1971 (open access)

The Supreme Court, 1970-1971 Term-January 26 to March 29 1971

This report is the fourth report on the 1970-1971 term of the United States Supreme Court. They were created as a response to requests for analyses of individual Supreme Court decisions or series of decisions.
Date: April 7, 1971
Creator: Costello, George A. & Killian, Johnny H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amnesty: A Brief Historical Overview (open access)

Amnesty: A Brief Historical Overview

This report discusses the concept of amnesty and provides a brief historical survey of the issuance of amnesties in the United States and the social conditions that brought them about and the after effects of their use.
Date: February 28, 1972
Creator: Etridge, John C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Acts of Civil Disobedience in American History: Selected Examples (open access)

Acts of Civil Disobedience in American History: Selected Examples

This report provides a listing of selected examples of civil disobedience in American history from the 1760s through the 1960s with brief descriptions of the events of each protest.
Date: February 9, 1972
Creator: Downing, Paul M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amnesty: A Brief Historical Overview (open access)

Amnesty: A Brief Historical Overview

This report provides a historical overview of the concept and use of amnesty in the United States.
Date: September 27, 1974
Creator: Etridge, John C.; Lockwood, David & Alderson, Donald J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Youth Culture and Campus Unrest: Selected References 1969-1971 (open access)

Youth Culture and Campus Unrest: Selected References 1969-1971

This bibliography provides resources for examples of youth culture and campus protests through the years 1969 through 1971.
Date: March 4, 1971
Creator: Jones, Richard Stokes
System: The UNT Digital Library
Political Protect, Radicalism, and the New Left: Selected References, 1969-1971 (open access)

Political Protect, Radicalism, and the New Left: Selected References, 1969-1971

This report provides a bibliography of resources related to political protects, radicalism, and the New Left that were published between 1969 and 1971.
Date: March 4, 1971
Creator: Jones, Richard S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Precedents of the House of Representatives Relating to Exclusion, Expulsion, and Censure (open access)

Precedents of the House of Representatives Relating to Exclusion, Expulsion, and Censure

This report discusses historical precedents in Congress for expulsion, exclusion, and censure of Members and potential Members of Congress and provides brief descriptions of each incidence of these activities by Congress divided by the reason for the action.
Date: April 1973
Creator: Tienken, Robert L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Agreements: A survey of Legal and political controverssies concerning their use in United States practice (open access)

Executive Agreements: A survey of Legal and political controverssies concerning their use in United States practice

This report is on Executive Agreements: A survey of Legal and political controverssies concerning their use in United States practice
Date: February 13, 1975
Creator: Sale, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brief Histories of Major and Minor Political Parties in the United States: A Compilation of Extracts (open access)

Brief Histories of Major and Minor Political Parties in the United States: A Compilation of Extracts

This report is brief histories of major and minor political parties in the United States.
Date: February 3, 1972
Creator: Pauls, Frederick
System: The UNT Digital Library
Response by Educators, Government Officials, and Independent Associations, Commissions, and Other Organizations to the Problem of Campus Unrest in the United States -- a Select Compendium of New Accounts -- July 1969 - May 1970 (open access)

Response by Educators, Government Officials, and Independent Associations, Commissions, and Other Organizations to the Problem of Campus Unrest in the United States -- a Select Compendium of New Accounts -- July 1969 - May 1970

This is a compendium of new articles from July 1969-May 1970 that is response of various government, education and other American figures addressing campus unrest.
Date: June 25, 1970
Creator: Jones, Richard S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions Expressed at the United Nations, 1945-1969 (open access)

Major U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions Expressed at the United Nations, 1945-1969

This report provides a listing of major foreign policy decisions announced by the United States at the United Nations from 1945 to 1969.
Date: May 1, 1970
Creator: Collier, Ellen C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of the Federal Government in International Educational Exchange of Persons (open access)

The Role of the Federal Government in International Educational Exchange of Persons

This report discusses international educational exchange student programs. It provides an overview of their history in the U.S., legislation related to them, and current exchange programs aided by the federal government.
Date: September 14, 1972
Creator: Montgomery, Katherine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Capital Punishment in the United States (open access)

Capital Punishment in the United States

This report is a selected bibliography of works that pertain to the use of capital punishment in the United States.
Date: May 4, 1971
Creator: Vialet, Joyce
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human rights in China (open access)

Human rights in China

This report presents various studies about human rights in China by U.S-Chinese affairs.
Date: February 28, 1978
Creator: Sutter, Robert G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adoption in the United States (open access)

Adoption in the United States

This report discusses adoption in the U.S. and includes statistics, information on adoption related legislation, and articles on challenges and current topics of discussion related to adoption.
Date: August 1, 1972
Creator: Yavis, Jean
System: The UNT Digital Library