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March 10, 1994 www.amazon.com Watch the full lecture: thefilmarchived.blogspot.com Jeffersonian democracy, so named after Thomas Jefferson, is a political philosophy supporting a federal government with greatly constrained powers and advocating a strict interpretation of the US Constitution. Jeffersonian philosophy also called for state and local governments to safeguard the rights and property of citizens. Jeffersonians recognized both private and common property. This philosophy dominated American politics in the years 1800-1820s. It is contrasted with Jacksonian democracy, which dominated the next political era, and Federalism, a contemporary political theory advocating a strong federal government. The most prominent spokesmen of this political philosophy included Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Albert Gallatin, John Randolph of Roanoke, and Nathaniel Bacon. In its core ideals it is characterized by the following elements, which the Jeffersonians expressed in their speeches and legislation: – The core political value of America is representative democracy; citizens have a civic duty to aid the state and resist corruption, especially monarchism and aristocracy. – The yeoman farmer best exemplifies civic virtue and independence from corrupting city influences; government policy should be for his benefit. Financiers, bankers and industrialists make cities the cesspools of corruption, and should be avoided. – Americans had a duty to spread what Jefferson called the …
Progress of Afghan Women (2002). Under the Taliban, a generation of Afghan women lived as second-class citizens hidden by burqas, forced out of school at age 8, and prohibited from working outside the home. Now, women’s rights are a priority for the new democratic government. Aid from the US-led coalition is helping women acquire skills to give them financial independence, attend classes, and participate in government as elected members of the Loya Jirga. In a matter of months, the women of Afghanistan have made vast leaps toward realizing their hopes and dreams. Creative Commons license: Public Domain
Department of Homeland Security. US Citizenship and Immigration Services. Produced by the National Constitution Center. A Promise of Freedom: An Introduction to US History and Civics for Immigrants. M-668, GPO 9780160785818, 2007. “A Promise of Freedom” is a 12 minute film based on the National Constitution Center’s “Freedom Rising.” It focuses on the history and founding of our nation and the important rights and responsibilities of US citizenship. The discussion booklet outlines concepts from that film. Producer: Department of Homeland Security. Creative Commons license: Public Domain All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. – XIV Amendment to the US Constitution Citizenship is one of the most coveted gifts that the US government can bestow, and the most important immigration benefit that USCIS can grant. Most people become US citizens in one of two ways: • By birth, either within the territory of the United States or to US citizen parents, or • By Naturalization. In addition, in 2000, Congress passed the Child Citizenship Act (CCA), which allows any …
A proactive and premptive act to “fix” the meaning of the Second Amendment by direct notification to the US Supreme Court of the exact and unchanging meaning of the Second Amendment. For more information and for ordering the book “how governments disarm citizens” please visit foundingfathers.com thank you
In this lecture, Professor Benhabib discusses one of the most divisive controversies of our times: What are cosmopolitan rights? Are they, as some argue, “the Trojan horse” of an imperial neo-liberal order extending throughout the globe? Or are they the principles of any future cosmopolitical order based on the principles of equality, autonomy, and self-government? Stanford University: www.stanford.edu Stanford Humanities Center: shc.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube: www …
www.peoplestandup.ca I found this man and he show me how to use music as tool to fight with! He help us to go on with our fight for Justice and Freedom here Nova Scotia fight. We will keep making the songs for Justice! The fight goes on! www.peoplestandup.ca Pete Seegers contribution to folk music, both in terms of its revival and survival, cannot be overstated. With the possible exception of Woody Guthrie, Seeger is the greatest influence on folk music of the last century. Born in New York …
