Forty-eight years before the Declaration of Sentiments was written women were not allowed to attend school once they were done with grammar school. They were allowed to continue their education privately if that so please them, but they couldn't attend school because women were considered frail minded, academically challenged, and could not study beyond grammar school. ... * Because laws affect women as much as men... * Because laws which affect women are now passed with out consulting them... * Because laws affecting the home are voted on in every session of...

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The context in which the movement occurred was one of deep-rooted racism codified into disenfranchisement laws against African-Americans. ... The Freedom Summer movement had a few goals that would define the success of its multi-faceted plan: First, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) wanted to repair the damage to the collective black psyche by educating in Freedom Schools. ... Public schools across America adopted Freedom Schools, sending books and supplied By Christmas, college students were giving up their vacations to build churches in Mississippi.... The movement inspire...

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He was educated at a British missionary boarding school at Fort Hare University, from which he was expelled in 1940 for leading a strike with a fellow student. He eventually obtained a law degree from the University of South Africa. ... After attending grammar and high school locally, King enrolled in Morehouse College (also in Atlanta) in 1944. ... Zecozy Williams, a black woman who intensely supported the bus boycotts, drove all of her friends to work after driving her husband to his job and her children to school. ... Black citizens did not have the right to vote in either country due to...

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According to international law, the incorporation of Latvia into the Soviet Union is invalid (www.eunet). ... Elections in Latvia became true schools for democracy by fostering civic participation and creating an alternative in a formerly closed political system. ... To ensure that rights not included in the constitution are guaranteed, the parliament has adopted constitutional laws, such as the Constitutional Law on the Rights and Obligations of a Citizen and a Person (1991). The public does have the right to be more directly involved in law-making procedures by means of peaceful protests. ...

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- following rules at school? ... - respecting authority at school? ... I believe citizenship primarily involves activities such as voting, paying taxes and obeying the law. ... For example, people should have respect for laws. ... Every person is expected to obey the laws of the community, state and country in which he or she lives. ...

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In his speech Pericles states that democracy in stills equality by stating that "everyone is equal before law" and it is expected of them to "service the state" (Warner, 37, 145). ... By establishing guidelines on how one should be: to serve the state, be equal before the law, develop merit, and to be tolerant towards others. ... Aristophanes stands against the "thinkery" or school of philosophy (London Athenian Society, 3), he believes it is dangerous and corrupting morals (London Athenian Society, 4). The school Socrates teaches personal perspective, questioning...

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Rather, humans base their laws directly on God's will, and if uncertain of some political or social matter they base their laws on the values which God supports, mainly justice and mercy. ... The variation of interpretations and opinions on Islamic law might prove challenging for implementing Democracy in an Islamic context. ... It is important to realize that our beliefs are influenced by primary institutions, such as family, and secondary institutions, such as school. ...

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Two of the key pieces of legislation passed during the 1920's will also be considered, the Universal Suffrage Bill and the Peace Preservation Law, both of 1925, as together they illustrate the cautious balance between progress and retreat that punctuated interwar Japanese politics. ... The ambiguity surrounding the role of the emperor and the military in the structure of Japanese government is commented on by Kato Shuichi, saying that 'the very fact that there was a liberalization of policies without changing basic political institutions made possible the reverse, an extreme milit...

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One of the biggest concerns has come from prominent security and e-law experts who have expressed their concerns about the suitability of the Internet as a voting platform . ... By keeping other options open, those who are not comfortable with, or cannot access, the technology, can still have the option to vote 2) The online voting interface should be user-friendly and the voting process should be simple as possible 3) no special hardware or software should be required to participate in any online voting 4) there should be public access to computers (e.g public schools or libraries, fire stat...

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The Utopia States is a simply enhanced United States of America. The Utopia States is a utopia in which all Americans want to be a part of and live freely in with no racism and free of stereotypes. In this utopia, the government will be ruled by a democracy. This utopia does not tax people. No lifes...

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If we choose an improper leadership and make a wrong choice at the polls, we might face so many issues such as sexism, racist, inequality, or homophobic laws. ... Some people cannot afford to continue their education after high school. ...

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This keeps the power always flowing so that every person has the same amount of input into public policy, the laws and codes that govern us. ... In order to correctly run a democracy, America would have to have control of institutions ranging from banks to media networks and from schools to large corporations. ...

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In both cases the commitment to uphold the rule of law is what creates a strong governmental accountability. ... This kind of commitment to enforce the rule of law on politicians as well as the citizenry is consistent in the Prosecutor General's Office. ... (Freedom House, 2014) President Komorowski remains the most trusted politician, in contrast to the declining popularity of the Prime Minister's government that voted down the petition for referendum regarding the lowering of school age from seven to six, even though, seventy percent of the population wanted referendum. ...

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The totalitarian rule, however, eliminated all forms of freedom in the 20th century but the advent of the English Invent Common Law restored the voice of the commoners (The Guardian, 2006). ... A school of thought in favor of the government's action is that the ban instilled by the government was to serve as a safety measure to prevent lies and propaganda which may stimulate violence and possibly an illegal announcement of election results which will hinder development. Another school of thought not in favor of the government's action asserts that the government preventing access to ...

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His will was the sole source of law, of taxation and justice. ... If a citizen had graduated from a school which was considered "higher education," the citizen became known as an "honorary citizen," which granted enough more privileges to appear somewhat like a western citizen. ...

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"The more educated tend to have greater familiarity with potential issues and participate most heavily, with college graduates voting at nearly twice the rate of those who did not complete high school (Lindblom 108.)" ... If elections were to be held on a weekend, or there became a law requiring employers to give workers time to vote, as in Canada, there might be an increase in the turnout. ...

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But according to Rodney Guin, a high school history teacher, those within a Communistic system often worry about how they will feed their family tomorrow. ... In leading the people in struggle against the enemy, the Party must adopt the tactics of advancing step by step slowly and surely, keeping to the principle of waging struggles on just grounds, to our advantage, and with restraint, and making use of such open forms of activity as are permitted by law, decree and social custom; empty clamor and reckless action can never lead to success" (319). ...

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