Secret ballot

Chartism was a mass movement driven by the working class. The working class wanted to extended voting rights beyond those owning property, believing every men should have the right to vote. Voting should be located in secret ballots and elections should be held each year. They wanted members of the parliament to be paid and property qualifications for becoming a parliament member to be abolished. The Chartist movement requests were radicals to those not involved in the movement. People began…

Ava DuVernay's compelling new documentary breaks the silence on police brutality. This visual invitation to a history most refuse to acknowledge. A Netflix original, 13th, reveals a rather disturbing phenomena on modern day slavery. Lined up with writers, activist and United States attorneys, this film ranges from a political standpoint on a very disturbing and shunned past. This documentary, incredibly hard to watch and powerful enough to awaken even the simplest of minds. If you have not…

His reasons for doing so were corrupt because he was trying to make sure that Tracy wouldn’t win. He also knew about things that were kept secret for the sake of the school and saw a side of her that not many knew of. Similar to this event, there are people, republicans to be exact, that believe that Obama is foreign-born. In a Huffingtonpost article by Janie Velencia, she writes about how…

DBQ The Progressive Era, 1900-1920, can be defined as a reform movement aimed toward urban and social change through improvements in the nation. This era stemmed from American industrialization and a population growth. Also, the Progressive Era emerged from past movements such as abolitionism, women’ rights, temperance, and the regulation of big businesses. Some of the main goals of the progressives included breaking trusts, ending political reform, bettering living conditions, and establishing…

in my opinion, is right because if Mr. Trump doesn 't have his own finances and paperwork done correctly, what will happen if he becomes President? “Liberal Censors Lose Again,” details of Wisconsin persecutors wanting to reopen their abusive and secret campaign towards Governor Scott Walker 's political allies. The case went to the U.S. Supreme Court and was rejected because it is hard for the government to "regulate who can join with allies to influence elections." The author believes that…

From 1919-1945 one man changed the world and brought Germany and the whole world into war. He planned his way to get the whole power of Germany. His slow and silent way to manipulate and influence his followers with his speeches against the government in Germany helped him to destroy the political system to form a dictatorship. With the dictatorship he created concentrations camps to kill Jews and foreigners- people who were insects in his eyes. One man brought the whole world in war. The way…

the primary mode of achieving liberty, the creation of the Constitution wasn’t exactly a democratic process in and of itself. It’s important to remember that the contents of every debate and conversation during the Constitutional conventions were secret. In fact, the framers…

Vietnam War Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War was a commitment of 30 military advisors which was later increased to about 7,000 over a decade. Australia’s commitment was increased because of the Menzies government’s decision in 1965 to try and protect South Vietnam. Australia’s commitment was due to the alliance with the USA under the ANZUS treaty. The Australian troops were based in Vung Tau but undertook missions throughout the Phuoc Tuy province. Australians involvement in…

Utopia was a book published in 1516 by Thomas More. The book is a narrative of a society on an island filled with different political and social ideas compared to England during that time period. There is no specific claim that this book is entirely true but based on numerous aspects in the story it is believed that this is a work of fiction. The beginning of the book frames who Thomas Moore was and what he had accomplished throughout his life. Thomas More was born in 1478 and died in 1535. In…

McWilliams claims that people in the United States do not know how to use their knowledge on political models. The do not have a good grip on the situation also does not know if what they are doing is right or wrong. They have the right but they don't use it because they do not know if it is achievable or practical. I agree with McWilliams claim because most of the citizens in the United States have a lack of knowledge to participate in politics. Even though we should all participate in politics…