needs can be made known to the policymakers. This paper will give a background of policy making in general then show the state of policymaking in Zimbabwe currently. It will go on to discuss how citizens in Zimbabwe can acquire skills that enable them to participate fully in policymaking. 1.1 Citizen participation in policymaking Pal as quoted in Zhou and Zvoushe (2012) observed that hidden agendas usually influence policy decisions. This may be because the ruling elite represent the needs of
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a natural-born citizen‚ or a citizen of the United States at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution‚ shall be eligible to the Office of the President.” However‚ this prevents non-native Americans from becoming President. The term natural-born has never been defined‚ leading to much argument over what it means. Currently‚ naturalized citizens are not allowed to become president. A naturalized citizen is a citizen who was a citizen of a foreign country‚ but have become citizens and pledged allegiance
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Protecting the Citizens A government is one of the many institutions established at the beginning of every country. There is a plethora of writings focusing on the what the government must do‚ and they all have different opinions about it. As the years go by‚ the functions of the government change. The United States first settlement was Jamestown established in 1607. Back then‚ the government was not responsible for giving health insurance to its people‚ and now citizens claim the government must
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those who actually never do anything. However‚ the "Unknown Citizen" has a monument built as a symbol of his perfection. Thus‚ Auden’s "The Unknown Citizen" shows how the government makes each individual merely a number unless they do not conform to society’s norms. The monument of the "unknown citizen" is erected not to honor the memory of a man‚ but to show how he is the perfect example of a good citizen (Auden). In this poem‚ the citizen is just an average person who never stands out among the
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enforce curfews‚ eavesdrop on the conversations of the citizens‚ and make examples out of anyone who speaks out against them. Fear is their ultimate tool. They evoke fear in the citizens by using lies. While discussing the topic of lies to the main character‚ V‚ Evey Hammond says‚ “Politicians use them [lies] to cover the truth up” (V for Vendetta‚ 2006). What this is implying is that Parliament must use lies to keep fear instilled in the citizens. During much of the film the Parliament’s oppressive
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Responsibilities of Citizens on a Democracy After reading Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham jail” and “Citizen Responsibilities‚” there are three concepts that describe the roles and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy. The three concepts are‚ voluntary laws‚ mandatory laws‚ and just and unjust laws. Voluntary laws are duties that are not demanded by law‚ the best example would be voting. The right to vote is a duty as well as a privilege. It’s important for citizens to vote in
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A nation grants certain rights and privileges to its citizens. In return‚ citizens is expected to obey their country’s laws and defend it against its enemies. Higher education‚ by definition‚ means education beyond high school‚ specifically college‚ graduate school‚ and professional school. If one has citizenship in country‚ one has the right to live there‚ work‚ vote‚ and pay taxes. So how is citizenship and education related? Being a citizen means paying taxes. One must have a job to meet that
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Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine is a unique and complex book made of lyric poems that focuses on various topics of racism‚ identity and prejudice. With the piece of writing being a set of various lyric poems‚ the content can be hard to unpack but Rankine makes certain that even if the reader misses all the subliminal messages‚ they will certainly be able to understand the common themes inside the writing. I will analyze this piece by interpreting the themes that I understood from the
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George Orwell created a dystopian future in his novel 1984. Winston Smith is an outer party member who works in the records department in the Ministry of Truth. His job is to rewrite the past so it is in accordance with the present. Winston is not like the others in Oceania. He secretly hates Big Brother and The Party. Winston has a love affair with another outer party member named Julia. Winston and Julia elope to a room above an old antique shop owned by Mr. Charrington. O’Brien‚ an inner party
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I. Introduction Slavery in America began from the early 17th century‚ a slave was someone who could be forced to work from the age of 10 or if they were not so lucky they could be slave when they were 4 years old. Many of the slaves in the North America came from the west coast of Africa. Actually‚ they were captured by African tribes and some of them were captured by European‚ and the slave would be traded to European and American merchant. In 1619 slaves ( African Americans ) were brought to
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