granted suffrage to any citizen that met the voting qualifications. Women first gained the right to vote via the vague wording in the voting clause‚ in the New Jersey Constitution of 1776. The voting rights acts of 1790 and 1797 explicitly indicated that women had the right to vote‚ though each law affected a different area of New Jersey. Then in 1807‚ there was a voting act which revoked the right to vote for women. The varying laws about women’s suffrage in New Jersey from 1776 until 1807 resulted
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same year that Henry Ward Beecher and Lucy Stone formed the American Woman Suffrage Association. Both groups fought for the right to vote until they merged in 1890 and became the National Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Susan B. Anthony was named president and began to lead the movement towards gaining the right to vote. People were opposed giving women the right to vote for many different reasons. Companies that made alcohol feared women would put the Prohibition Amendment into action‚ making
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The Electoral College: Electoral vote vs. The Popular vote Most American’s believe that the popular vote should decide the president elect as a more direct election. However most people do not understand that the Electoral College system is generated through the voted candidates of the Senate and House of Representatives through the bigger and smaller cities making it equal for battleground states to get have equal say in the general election. The Electoral was created by the founding
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In the far away land of china the great film and documentary producer Don Edkins and film and documentary director Weijun Chen have made an epic tale of a class of third graders who have been introduced to democracy and a democratic election for their hall monitor. Of the class three of them have been chosen as the classes’ candidates. First we have Cheng Cheng he is a powerful leader but may not be the best choice for the class. Next we have Xu Xaiofei‚ she is a hard worker and almost gave up
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The Power of One Vote And One Voice This year we will see ad after ad of politicians soliciting the vote of the American public to support their efforts to make our nation a better place and a leading international force. One might ask themselves does my vote matter? Considering the political climate of the United States and around the world I value my right to cast a vote in all elections. Our nation’s history has proven that every vote counts. As I cast my vote it represents my individual
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Final Paper Should Felons Vote 3/5/14 In forty-eight states the felons are not aloud to vote‚ some even don’t allow people on parole to vote. The article was published in 2005‚ from the City Journal. This article then goes into saying that the democrats are taking a stand to allow ex-cons the right to vote. There are different views on this through out the whole United States but this author‚ Edward Feser‚ seems like he is taking the stand to allow them to vote by stating in the end that he would
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Why is it important to vote? You can ’t win if you don ’t play. Election outcomes are determined by those who participate. Elected officials make important (often life and death) decisions about how our society will expend its collective resources and the restraints it will place on individual behavior. The drinking age‚ the age at which you can get a driver ’s license‚ and the amount of money your teachers receive are some of the decisions made by elected officials. In making those decisions‚ elected
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If I could vote‚ I would vote for Barack Obama. I like his views on mostly all the political topics. I think that he has tried so hard to make our country a better place for everyone living here. Many people complain that our country is in debt because of him and the economy has dropped dramatically. I think that those people don’t look at the positive things that Obama has done. Also‚ In order for something good to happen‚ there has to be something negative that comes out of it. I think that if
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Important To Vote? “To vote is like the payment of a debt‚ a duty never to be neglected‚ if its performance is possible”.~Rutherford B. Hayes . By voting you are expressing your voice and opinion which is very important because it makes you heard. Also‚ voting is a very important right that I respect greatly because we have the choice most people do not have. Finally ‚ voting affects everything from taxes to school. By voting you are expressing your voice and opinion. You vote for what you
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Was giving eighteen-year-olds the right to vote a mistake? Discuss. I believe that for the time period‚ it was not a mistake to give eighteen-year-olds the right to vote. However‚ I do not believe that the succeeding generations deserve that right. If it was possible to change the voting age back to 21 with a clause allowing younger military‚ students and political party members to vote that would be ideal in my opinion. In 1971 the voting age was dropped to 18. This decision came about during
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