The Importance Of Responsibility To American Citizens

The iconic phrase from the 2002 Spider-Man movie “with great power comes great responsibility” can be modified to apply to the American citizen today: with great freedom comes great responsibility (Spider-Man). One of those great freedoms is the right to vote, and to do so in a constitutionally informed way. It is incumbent upon an American citizen to not only have a working knowledge of the Constitution but also stay informed on the affairs of the government, for the purpose of fulfilling their responsibility of ensuring that Government officials remain accountable to the Constitution. With the next national election coming up in 2016, Americans have an opportunity to change their government by voting for the President, one-third of the members in Senate, and all the representatives in the House. In voting, American citizens have the great privilege and responsibility to hold their elected …show more content…
Ponting out that they knew their history, believed what the Bible taught and also thought that men could gain political knowledge by reflecting on nature, as Aristotle did. Spaulding also includes that the Founders believed that although each person is different, they all were created with equal rights with this thinking governments run by monarchies with divine-right, aristocracy by birthright. Must give way to a government run by the people, equally. The Founders also understood that the state is subservient to the people, and is limited by man’s natural rights. Government’s job is to protect their citizens’ natural rights, but the current age of Progressives are seeking to undo what the Founders established. The Progressive need to understand that according to the principles America was founded upon the people have the power to control Federal Government