Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

believe me? In 1776, the Declaration of independence gave this great nation a foundation for centuries and allows an individual to feel that the United States is a place where anyone could be who he or she would like to be with no ruling governmental restrictions. In my term paper I will focus on how we still live by the idea that “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are…

people in the Declaration of Independence. The sharp and intense tone of the document communicates to the British that the colonies loathe being treated as “cash-cows,” and deserve to be treated as a nation. “…[I]t is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it[government], and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and Happiness.” (262) The citizens of the…

they would or could go. The American Revolution was a fight for independence from the oppressive British rule. The revolution was a grueling war fought from 1775 until 1781 that would have been unable to be successfully launched if not for the Declaration of Independence. This document,…

you about the right to vote and how it changed throughout the history and how it affected the U.S. When voting first was a thing only white, property owning, protestant men and that was in 1776. When this became a thing the Declaration of Independence just got signed. The women lose the right to vote in all states in 1807 for the next 113 years. In 1828 Maryland becomes the last state to remove religious restrictions when it passes legislation enfranchising jews. If you are a white man you can…

people can broadcast their opinions left and right about feminism, meninism, and everything in between. It is nearly impossible to go a day without seeing someone’s opinion on gender equality in the United States broadcasted on the Internet. This struggle for equal rights has been around since the 19th century. The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was one of the first times women stood up for themselves and empowered others to stand with them for equal rights. Since that momentous day, women have…

applicable to France in that citizens should feel confident that they have some economic security and are deserving of fair treatment and trial. Jean Jacque Rousseau’s The Social Contract is antithetical to the French absolute government, but if the socialism is viewed from a more democratic perspective, it can be said that it also promotes fair treatment among all classes and in France’s case, estates. He writes that “We might, over and above all this, add, to what man acquires in the civil…

Happiness”. The Declaration of Independence brought forth problems between the American Colonies and Great Britain. The first continental congress met in 1774 to discuss and write complaints about how Britain was treating the American Colonies. The way that they were being governed was unfair and unjust so the created the declaration. In response to these problems the Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788. “For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us” Declaration of Independence…

have shook the country. Other issues, like terrorism, have left citizens afraid and unprotected by their government. So, current French economic and social issues call for governmental reform for the French to trust their government again. Democracy is a form of government that self-governed by the people. In a democracy, everyone is free to participate in the governing process. Democracy guards…

demonstrated a people’s right to overthrow their government, generally illustrated the importance of religious freedom, and significantly reduced torture in France. Although the French Revolution largely represented the Enlightenment principle of a people’s right to overthrow their government, revolutionary attempts occasionally went against Enlightenment idea that people had natural rights to life liberty and property. Both the right to overthrow government and the natural rights were ideas…

these previous events Thomas Jefferson with the help of other leaders they created the Declaration of Independence. The rights of Englishmen included: Magna Carta, evolution of Parliament, common law precedents, and the bill of rights in 1869. First, The Magna Carta was one of the most important documents that were written because it established that a king is not absolute, everyone is subject to law, and the right to justice and trial. Second, evolution of Parliament included the House of…