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    The paintings of Gary Shead help to understand his arguments. It displays the incongruity of British Monarchy in Australia landscape. However, the reader needs to have some knowledge on republicanism in Australia and reconciliation. McKenna manages to create a new vision of a republic which could be interesting to use in the next republican debates and reconciliation. For any student of modern history, regardless of their focus, this collection…

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    Schlafly for the next ten years would echo much of what Eleanor Roosevelt and liberal detractors of the ERA stated and expand on their arguments infusing her brand of Christian Republicanism into her arguments. Quoting from Schlafly whose article was included in Donald Critchlow’s Debating the American Conservative Movement: “Our Judeo-Christian civilization has developed the law and custom that, since women must bear the physical consequences of the sex act, men must be required to bear the…

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    territory. The new president, Thomas Jefferson described the United States, “as an ‘empire of liberty’” (Shi & Tindall 2015) and with that being said he came into office with a mission. The presidency of Jefferson began the era of “Jeffersonian Republicanism” which made him the people’s president it was the first election in which power was transferred from one party to the other in peace. Jefferson’s inauguration was a critical event in the 19th century because it set the tone for his term of…

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    Examining the historical background of the United States, liberalism, with its belief in negative liberty, and republicanism, with its belief in positive liberty, have always been the dominant political ideologies in the United States. That said I am of the inclination that even as modern American government may appear to be republican, liberalism remains inherent within the nature of the people of the United States itself. I would first examine the characteristics of the two streams of…

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    1. A vision of American republicanism emerged from the second great awakening in, religious revivals that swept the nation between 1790 and 1850. The second great awakening gave the Christian religion a greater influence over the souls of men than in any other country. Methodist bishop McIlvaine said, "The quickening of the people of God to spirit and walk becoming the gospel" prompted social reform on many fronts. For those who embrace the wakening, United States was both a great experiment in…

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    Question 1: Republicanism, according to the presentation on History of Education is, “The foundation for the main purposes of civic education.” In other words, republicanism is the base for the purposes of public schools. Thomas Jefferson advocated for republicanism. The purpose of republicanism was to educate people so that they could vote intelligently and so that people could understand the republic and how it works. Jefferson created a bill called, “Bill for the More General Diffusion of…

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    misquote the Bible is their current nominee how did that happen and why are the majority of Republicans supporting that now many it's simple it's just one of many false narrative modernrepublicans paint for their self benefit now I say modern republicanism I'm not putting Eisenhower mixing or Reagan be up and out of the office for 30 years so please do not use that for a counterpoint to the speech and there are members of Congress that are taking a stand against out something to happen to the…

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    Gordon Wood’s outlook on the term of “Republicanism” must not be looked at as the adjective that we as society view it as today. However, should be looked at as a verb during the period of the Early United States. Republican principles is what actively destroyed the monarchical society festering in the early colonies. (Wood Pg. 95) Republicanism isn’t a form of government during this time; but a way of life or a system of values used to counter the monarchical culture and change its subjects…

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    the ideals and principles which have shaped the American values held today. The Preamble to the Constitution pertains to the ideals of Republicanism, whereas the Declaration of Independence is classically liberal. The ideas presented in the Preamble to the Constitution are in line with ideas regarding to that of Republicanism. The fundamental idea behind Republicanism is that people are no longer individuals, but rather serve a higher purpose than themselves. Similarly, one “Can only be free in…

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    Between the years 1750 and 1865 the philosophy of Republicanism and virtue changed. Republicanism was the idea of being ruled by people with “virtue”. In the early years of America’s independence people such as John Hancock believed only rich white men that owned property had virtue. They were the only ones allowed to hold office and vote. The idea of “virtue” had changed dramatically after the Civil War in 1865. From 1750 to 1865 Poor whites, Women and Blacks attempted to become “virtuous” and…

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