The Freedom Of The United States Of America

In fact, in Document C it states that “requiring citizens to vote is no more restricitve than requiring them to register for the draft.” Forcing people to vote is gonna result in a unwanted voting result that might hurt the country in the end. The random vote that the people you are forcing to vote will not help us in anyway even though they want the voting percentage to go up think about all the terrible results that will come out. If they do not want any say in voting do not force them. Let the people who want to voice their opinion and are educated go out and vote.

When you ask people what freedom is they may respond that freedom is when you can do whatever you want to do at whatever time. Mostly this will be the response of kids and young adults. But this definition of freedom is incorrect. Freedom is when we are allowed to have power of right to act without violating other people's freedoms or rights. The most effective tools for establishing and preserving freedom are strong government and constitution. A quote that can help out the claim comes from the Declaration of independence “We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal: that they are endowed by their creator with unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”.

Freedom to pursue life’s goal without government interference or government guarantees that nobody is in need. Those are the big questions the average citizen wonder. In an article made by Roger Cohen . He was able to ask these questions to both European and American Citizens. The numbers weren’t surprising where 58 percent of Americans chose freedom over state pledge to eradicate neediness. The opposite with for the European citizens, where in Britain 55 percent chose State guarantees. In Germany, France and Spain the numbers are higher with a 62 percent. As an American I understand why my fellow countrymen would pick freedom.

Liberty – individuals should have the freedom to act and think the way they want, as long as it is within reason and it doesn’t interfere with the freedoms of others.

The way the Americans gained independence may not be as valiant as it seems. The war lacked just war criteria despite many arguments. The idea was foolish and unnecessary and proved the lack of development amongst this young territory. Many factors lead to this premature uprising and the French and Indian War is a great reason for most of those factors. The decision by the American colonists to revolt against British rule was premature and overly aggressive.

Built within the Constitution of the United States are specifically defined freedoms that are guaranteed to all citizens. Conversely, with every constitutional freedom there comes a corresponding responsibility.

Voting is a part of the consent of the governed, letting people vote for the representatives they desire to have in the office. Requiring someone to have a say by voting, would hurt the outcome and national voting average. Having everyone involved won't give out 100% honest voting. For instance, suppose 40% of the votes are those who really want that candidate running for office. The other 60% are merely voting for anyone. That will affect the poll's turnout by a long shot and the other 40% won't have a fair say in the decision process.

“Forcing people to be generous isn 't humanitarian, effective, compassionate or moral. Only acts that are truly voluntary for all concerned can be truly compassionate.” – Harry Browne. Sadly the good humanitarianism would not reach Africa until some thousands were killed by the greed of the Europeans. Europeans wanting to explore Africa for their personal gain should not have used the excuse of humanitarianism to justify the true act of imperialism that was happening in Africa because, many European countries want to “win the race” of being the first to colonize unexplored Africa, Europeans saw Africa as having an unfathomable amount of natural resources, and Europeans wanted to spread Christianity and “save” the people of in Africa.

Lincoln was elected president in 1860 and because of this the south seceded and formed the confederate states of America. Shortly after, the civil war begun with the attack on fort Sumter and more southern states seceded. During the civil war Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation that freed all the slaves in the states that seceded, this was the first step to the freedom and full citizenship of all African Americans. During the time of the civil war and reconstruction period constitutional and social developments moderately influenced a revolution. The 13th- 15th amendments influenced constitutionally. Socially, Freedmen’s Bureau, Ku Klux Klan and Jim Crow laws countervailed a revolution.

The struggles of African Americans to establish their freedom is a big part of American history. From the time of slavery until recent days, changes have taken place to better the lives of many. Names such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and Jackie Robinson are names forever recognized and remembered by every American black or white. Many of those people led the way and instituted themselves leaders in the movement which directed everything that is connected to the life of African Americans. The biography of Anne Moody Coming of Age in Mississippi chronicles the many events she lives while enduring the harshness of discrimination. Moody’s traces her life from the age of four to twenty three divided into

All Americans have responsibilities, and the most important is the right to vote. This chance to decide whom we want in office, many countries can't say the same. Most countries are monarchies, communists, the citizens of these places can't choose who gets power. America made the idea of democracy more mainstream, even though a democracy is faulted in its own ways. Even if so, we have more freedom and responsibility than any other country.

In the United States, citizens have rights, and the United States Constitution guarantees these rights. The Bill of Rights states the basic liberties of the people of this nation in the first ten amendments in the U.S. Constitution. However, these liberties can be met with denied liberty, while sacrificing freedom, as people live in fear threatened by racism, religious beliefs, police brutality, invasion of privacy, and the horrific terrorism acts on United States soil.

The process of debating the guiding document of the new nation, provided the opportunity for 55 delegates to reflect on a national argument. The key issue of strong central government verses strong states provided the dividing line between Federalists and Anti-Federalists and would be seen as the underlying theme for many of the debates. Writing as Brutus, Robert Yates stated it succinctly, “The most important question that was ever posed to your decision, or to the decision of any people under heaven, is before you…” (1787).

Decades of research had defined what our forefathers produced for our future. They instilled rights, laws and power to those who need it and to those who can enforce it. As democracy is compared and analyzed we see how our past educated our future. As a need for separation for our freedom our ancestors started with the Articles of confederation. Although it wasn’t strong enough history followed with the Constitution. Many people played a role in the development and this paper will examine the Federalists and their counterparts the non-federalist. This paper will also show the timeline pertaining to the articles of confederation and compare it to the constitution.

The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognized artifacts of freedom in the world. It has the ability to create emotions that range from happiness to anger all at one time. The best way to analyze such a powerful image is to use Kenneth Burke’s idea of pentadic analysis. By using this method of the analysis, we will be able to answer the rhetorical question: How does the Statue of Liberty lend credence to the word “freedom” in America?