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remained barred from the ballot. Though the Suffrage Movement started as a women’s social movement, it evolved into a driving force that held the power to ratify a nineteenth constitutional amendment. The Women’s Rights Movement introduced the idea of universal suffrage at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention in New York, headed…

obtain the right to vote, the SNCC, as one of the major ways of peacefully protesting, began to establish Freedom Ballots. Freedom Ballots were mock elections held to get the vote of the poor African American man. The main goal was to gain the votes from African Americans separate of legal segregated voting or to show the influence that African Americans have on voting. “The freedom ballots set the stage for the Mississippi Summer Project… Which was an urgent call to action for the students in…

phone or go online to find out who is all running and for what. You can also find out where your polling place is and when they are open and when they are having polling. There are also many different ways to vote now. You can do it by filling out a ballot or you can do it by machine and you can also mail it in. Things have really evolved since the early 1800’s. A phrase that is new to me is “Gerry- mander.” That term means the practice of changing the district lines to affect political power.…

Though both men took great risks in their lifetime, I believe that Abraham Lincoln risked more. He risked his presidency, how many people saw him and his own life. When Lincoln ran against Stephen Douglas for his seat in the Senate in 1858, Abe shared his views on slavery. As Douglas defended his own thoughts, insisting that each new state had the right to decide the question of slavery for itself, Lincoln stated that slavery was a vast moral evil confined to the south. Many people flocked to…

On June 1775, Congress made George Washington to control the Continental Army taking down the British in Boston. Knowing that he had little experience in controlling conventional armies, Washington made prove to be a good leader of the American military forces during the Revolutionary war. Knowing that he lost more battles than he won, George Washington followed a winning strategy that influenced victories at the Battle of Trenton and Yorktown. Washington’s greatest war what started his legacy…

Seeing my name on that ballot was weird, really weird. I was overwhelmed with pride as I entered the anonymous booth to cast my vote. Here, in Virginia, we use primaries to elect someone to run for office. This means that come voting day you have to be 18 years or older, be a U.S. citizen, and have no past or present felony charges. Then, you sign up to vote at a local building where you have been designated and enter a small booth. You are the only person who knows how you voted and it’s up to…

The National Popular Vote or Electoral College System In the 54th quadrennial United States Presidential Elections, it was the incumbent governor of Texas George W. Bush representing the Republicans, and incumbent Vice President Al Gore depicting the Democrats. Nevertheless, the elections came down to a neck and neck battle, and at the end, found its destiny relying on the state of Florida where a margin of victory triggered a recount. After the recount finally closed, George W. Bush was soon…

when, a woman by the name Bonnie Elmasri was killed by a man that was stalking her. She was killed while in the middle of her waiting period to purchase a handgun (Kopel, 2016). In 1993 congress wanted to update the previous gun control act, not only did the firearm retailers have to keep permanent copies of the ATF form 4473, they now needed to notify the FBI or their state equivalent for a rapid background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. This procedure…

Recently in the 2016 Presidential Campaign, Republican candidate Donald Trump emphasized his concern for vote manipulation in several “swing” states such as Pennsylvania. (cite) Although many of his thoughts are outlandish, this one in particular should be taken very seriously. Technology is expanding ever so vastly on a daily basis. Although, technology can be helpful it is also vulnerable. This concerns me in regards to presidential elections, and leaves me with the following questions; How…

Rhetorical Analysis of “The Fundamental Principle of a Republic” The women’s suffrage movement was one of the most well-established movements recorded in U.S. History. Many women were institutionalized because they wanted a right every American citizen should be able to acquire. On June 15, 1915, American citizen Anna Shaw delivered a speech to challenge the political platform of injustice. Shaw indicates in this speech that women could do much more than cook, clean, and bear children. In “The…