TTLV: Comparing the activities of the Democratic and Republican parties in the American political system from 2001 to the present.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: December 8, 1990

4. Place of birth: Bac Giang

5. Decision on student admission No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 30, 2013, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process:

7. Thesis title:Compare the activities of the Democratic and Republican parties in the American political system from 2001 to the present.

8. Major: Political Science Code: 60.31.02.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thiet Son, Institute for American Studies

10. Summary of the thesis results:

The thesis consists of 3 chapters:

Chapter 1: Overview of Political Parties in the American System

This chapter focuses on some basic concepts regarding the political system, political parties, and ruling parties in the United States. Based on the history of its formation from the founding of the nation and the drafting of the US Constitution, the author presents the context and causes leading to the formation of a multi-party system in the US, and the stages of development of the ruling party. Through this, the author clarifies the organization of political parties, their operating principles, especially those of the Democratic and Republican parties.

Chapter 2: Activities of the Democratic and Republican Parties from 2001 to the Present

This chapter focuses on analyzing domestic activities: economic, political, and socio-cultural; and foreign activities: the fight against terrorism and nuclear weapons by the Democratic and Republican parties under two presidents, George W. Bush (2001-2008) and Barack Obama (2009 to the present, 2015), through their national security doctrines and strategies during their terms.

Chapter 3: Some Observations on the Democratic and Republican Parties

Based on the research and analysis in Chapters 1 and 2, this chapter presents some observations on the similarities and differences in the policies and activities of the two parties, especially the viewpoints of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

Thesis Contents:

Through the study of "The Activities of the Democratic and Republican Parties in the American Political System from 2001 to the Present," this thesis aims to clarify the viewpoints of the two parties under the presidencies of G.W. Bush and B. Obama on domestic and foreign issues, especially in the fight against terrorism, and the strategies of the two parties in the context of a changing world order. Particularly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in Washington and New York, the United States adopted strong stances and policies in the fight against terrorism.

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INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: December 8^th, 19904. Place of birth: Bac Giang

5. Student admission No: 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated Dec 30^th, 2013 by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University.

6. Changes in the training period:

7. Thesis topic: Comparing the operation of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party within the US political system since 2001.

8. Major: Political Studies 9. Code: 60.31.02.01

10. Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thiet Son, Institute of the American Studies

11. Summary of the thesis

Thesis topic: Comparing the operation of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party within the US political system since 2001.

The thesis consists of 3 chapters:

Chapter 1: Overview on political parties in the political system of the US

In this chapter, the author focuses on providing concepts of the political system, political parties of the US Based on the history of the US since the Independence day and its constitution, the author introduces the context and reasons leading to the formation of multi-party system of the US as well as the development period of the ruling party in the US Then, the author proceeds to identify the organization, operation of the political parties, especially the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.

Chapter 2: Operation of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party since 2001

The chapter focuses on analyzing the internal political activities such as economy, politics, socio-cultural matters; and the external political activities such as the war against terrorists and nuclear weapons spreading of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party with two Presidents: George W.Bush (2001-2008) and Barack Obama (2009 till now) and their national security strategy.

Chapter 3: Discussion on the Democratic Party and the Republican Party

Based on the first two chapters, the author analyzes the similarities and differences in the policies and operations of the two parties displayed through actions and decisions of President George W.Bush and President Barack Obama.

Thesis content:

Through the study on the political parties, the formation of duo-party system, and the organization and operation of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party in the US The thesis provides insights of the common actions and operation tendency of the two parties toward the internal and external matters, displayed through the decisions and activities of President George W.Bush and President Barack Obama with their national security strategies. On this basis, the author aims to explore the similarities and differences in the operation of the two parties, especially in their strategy against terrorism and nuclear weapon spreading, as well as their international relations. The author also provided several predictions on the activities of the two parties in the near future.

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