We‚ as United States citizens‚ have many responsibilities‚ privileges‚ and rights. With rights and privileges come responsibilities. Freedom is one of our most important privileges‚ but in order to have freedom‚ we must accept the responsibilities of being United States citizens. We also have privileges such as freedom and the right to hold any government job or public office. Citizens have many rights such as freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and press. We also have the very important right to vote.
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In the article “Aliens and Citizens: The Case for Open Borders” by Joseph H. Carens‚ he seeks to prove the belief that Western countries should not try so hard to keep out poor people from the developing countries. This is a common practice by the first world countries that seek to control the number of people immigrating. According to Carens‚ these nations cannot justify denying these people entry in a bid to improve their economic status through the numerous opportunities available. Consequently
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America‚ the ideal citizen is often viewed as one who is concerned with freedom‚ justice‚ equality‚ honesty‚ and is actively involved in the government around them. This generalized concept of a real American is usually recognized throughout our country. In ancient Greece‚ however‚ a model citizen in Athens would be considered severally lacking in character if they were transplanted in Sparta. Ancient Greek cities‚ like Athens and Sparta‚ differed greatly in their idea of the ideal citizen in regard to
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producing strata changes and new media rise gradually. Citizen journalists can be regarded as a representative of new media. As the concept is relatively new‚ it is not yet completely defined. Generally speaking‚ citizen journalists refer to members of the public who are not trained or employed as professional journalists for a living to produce and circulate photos‚ videos‚ news and views (Stabe‚ 2006). In recent years‚ the rise of citizen journalists has an impact on mainstream media. Mainstream
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Ignorance is strength." 1984 is a novel used as a warning to show what would happen to citizens if governments gained too much power. The Party uses different techniques to control every facet of life of the its citizens‚ or slaves. The citizens are much too afraid to revolt against the tyrannical government‚ because of the constant eye of the Party. The telescreens are used by the Party to instill fear into the citizens of Oceania. First‚ while Winston is doing his jerks one morning‚ he is confronted
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why he is not offering the homeless woman help. Unlike the businessman‚ the young woman understands that because he is a part of a unified democracy‚ it should be his moral obligation to donate to those in need whenever possible. A moral engaged citizen is someone who is not only dedicated to the wellbeing of his or her democracy as a whole‚ but actively participates to maintain it. Without active engagement‚ there is a lack of unity of people that a democracy is centered around. The people are in
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provide liberty to Americans‚ thus the U. S. Constitution was created. By analyzing the first and second articles‚ as well as several of the Amendments‚ it can be proven that the U. S. Constitution fulfills the goal of providing liberty to the nation’s citizens. A first example of this is Article I‚ Section 8. This section gives Congress the power to protect American ships on the high seas‚ ensuring their liberty. The section also provides
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Studies indicate that participation in electoral politics has in the recent decades declined across the American states as the citizens have become increasingly disillusioned with conventional forms of politics. Normally‚ participation acts as a cornerstone of citizenship in liberal democracies. However‚ a majority of the American democracy today is characterized by low or falling voter turnout as well as the dramatic decline and aging of political party memberships. Such trends are most striking
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The Citizens United vs FEC ruling was and still is controversial.The ruling’s effects are evident today. Six years ago‚ the Supreme Court of the United States of America ruled in favor of the Federal Election Committee. The ruling is seen as an opening for unlimited donations by unions and corporations in politics. President Obama even criticized the Supreme Court ruling during his 2010 State of the Union address. Stating that the ruling “open the floodgates” for special interest groups. The case
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the American dream‚ to the tired‚ poor‚ and the huddled masses? In my opinion yes America does provide the American dream in many ways‚ the American dream provides hope to all people regardless their background. Three main ways America provides its citizens with the American dream is by providing social programs for the financially unstable Americans‚ offering rights to the physically and mentally disabled and providing the choice of free will to do with our lives as we please. One subject the
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