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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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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Representative‚ Foreign-born citizens are given every right that a natural-born citizen has‚ with the exception of running for president of the United States. Many people are opposed to this law and as a matter of fact‚ two proposals have been presented to allow foreign born citizens to become president of the United States. The United States Constitution should be amended to allow a naturalized citizen to be elected president of the United States. Naturalized citizens are being discriminated against
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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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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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blatantly break the law. Finding a solution to these issues has never been easy for police departments. Citizens have been vocal about their concerns and needed solutions to police conduct‚ so the creation of citizen oversight models have been used to help in resolving citizen complaints. Citizen oversight is defined by Walker (2000) as “a procedure for providing input into the complaint process by individuals who are not sworn police officers (p.5)”. To begin‚ the need to form citizen oversight agencies
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with active‚ informed citizens. Let us continue this tradition. This webquest will help you be an educated citizen about the U.S. Constitution. Take this responsibility seriously‚ but have fun on the journey! Process Being an informed citizen is hard work. It requires effort and desire. As citizens of the United States‚ it is our responsibility to be educated and informed to keep our country strong. Use this webquest to help you achieve your responsibilities as a U.S. citizen. The highlighted words
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My freedom cost many lives‚ and now it is my turn to pay back the debt to the men who fought for my beautiful country. My responsibility as a citizen of America consists of voting‚ respecting‚ submitting‚ and serving my country. Responsibility is defined as the state or fact of being responsible‚ answerable‚ or accountable‚ for something within one’s power‚ control‚ or management. Personally‚ I agree with that statement‚ but it means more to me than just being accountable it means to fulfill your
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In January 2008‚ appellant Citizens United‚ a nonprofit corporation‚ released a documentary (hereinafter Hillary) critical of then- Senator Hillary Clinton‚ a candidate for her party’s Presidential nomination. Anticipating that it would make Hillary available on cable television through video-on-demand within 30 days of primary elections‚ Citizens United produced television ads to run on broadcast and cable television. Concerned about possible civil and criminal penalties for violating §441b‚ it
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We have an opportunity to make a country that future generations will thank us for. We just need to rely slightly more on patriotism‚ working together‚ and our responsibilities as a citizen of this great country. Some of the responsibilities of an American citizen include paying taxes‚ casting votes‚ and obeying laws. Taxes put on the American public are found from everywhere. They come out of a paycheck‚ we pay them when we buy a bag of chips‚ we even write the community a check for the taxes we
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