NAACP Colorado Springs Branch #4001 603 S El Paso St Colorado Springs‚ CO 80903 FREEDOM FUND GALA Executive Committee “ALL IN FOR JUSTICE AND EQUALITY” Rejuvenating Our Past Rejuvenating Our Past Reaffirming our Reaffirming OurPresent Present And & Providing Resources For Our Future Providing Resources for our Future Cheyenne Mountain Resort Colorado Springs‚ CO Friday‚ October 14‚ 2014 6:30pm‐ 11:00pm NAACP Colorado Springs NAACPBranch #4001 Colorado Springs Branch 603 S El Paso St #4001
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politicians themselves. The recall allowed voters to vote an elected official out of office if the betrayed the public trust. These three ideas have helped restore the sovereignty of the people. New amendments to the Constitution have been added to positively change politics for the better. The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments both deal with politicians. The Sixteenth Amendment‚ along with the power for an income tax‚ created a direct primary‚ which let voters choose the candidates who would run
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ARTICLE V Suffrage I. What is right of suffrage? The Right of Suffrage (from the Latin word suffragium‚ meaning "vote") is the right of the people to choose their officials as their representatives‚ for a definite and fixed period‚ to whom they entrust the exercise of the powers of government. This right‚ as conferred by the constitutional provision‚ "is not a natural right of the citizens‚ but a political right intended to enable them to participate in the process of government
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The Civil Rights of 1953-964 was a social movement by African Americans to end segregation and discrimination in the United States. This social reform and movement primarily took place in the South because it was the most segregated place in the North America. The civil rights movements is such a critical time period in African-American history which leads to many significant figures and events. For example important figures such as: Ella Baker‚ James Farmer‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ John Lewis‚
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mayor’s authority‚ Connor intended to stay in office. The campaign used a variety of nonviolent methods of confrontation‚ including sit-ins‚ kneel-ins at local churches‚ and a march to the county building to mark the beginning of a drive to register voters. The city‚ however‚ obtained an injunction barring all such protests. Convinced that the order was unconstitutional‚ the campaign defied it and prepared for mass arrests of its supporters. King elected to be among those arrested on April 12‚
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Impact of changing from a village to a city edited by Sue A. Jeffers Since 1931 there has been a steady conversion of villages to cities in Michigan. This trend may indicate that there are certain advantages to be gained by changing to the city form of government. This article is an attempt to present an objective analysis of the factors which may influence a decision to remain a village or to seek city status. A secondary objective of this article is to compare city government with village
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Congressman Gary Franks December 16‚ 2013 The Voting Rights Act of 1965 & What Led To It As I sit down and analyze the events that had significance in the time period that was covered in our class‚ I continue to be amazed at the authorization of The Voting Rights Act in 1965. Its substance not only had such a tremendous impact on many citizens during that time‚ but it has continued to be a critical component in our government still till this day. For almost fifty years it has been amended and
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Table Content 1. Introduction 2. Content a. Elections b. Democracy c. History of election d. Registration of voters e. Categories of electors 3. Conclusion 4. Reference 5. Appendix And the important things we should know is the process of election‚ process of election is the step that everyone must follow. First is Issuance of the writ. Once parliament is dissolved‚ The Election Commission under the Elections Act 1958 will issue a writ to each returning officer of the various constituencies
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discrimination with voter registration. It also outlawed racial segregation in schools‚ workplace‚ and public accommodations. The original civil right act was developed in 1875‚ ("National Archives and Records Administration") Only to be overturned by the supreme court in years to come. 1964 for the act was put into place to ensure that ALL people would be protected from discrimination‚ especially when traveling through various states‚ federal law supersedes state law. The Voters Right Act of 1965
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Florida‚ the “Sunshine State”‚ has always had a big role for voting in the elections. According to the WEEK there a few reasons for that: Florida is a closed primary‚ they are more comparable to running a general election than most states‚ and they take a lot of delegates (WEEK staff 2012). The WEEK is a weekly British news magazine which also publishes a US edition. My goal in this paper is to explain why Florida holds so much importance. As we know‚ elections are not won by popular
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