The Project Gutenberg eBook of Citizenship; a Manual for Voters, by Emma Guy Cromwell. - 24 views
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Citizenship
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civil rights
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We must be familiar with our national and state Constitutions
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Citizenship not only embraces civil rights, but political rights which is the right of suffrage or voting.
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Civil rights and political rights are not the same,
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Political rights and civil rights are not the same, but political rules and rights should not cut into a persons civil rights
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The way to get good government is through the parties; that is one reason women must choose their party and enter into the organization of the party of their choice.
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The United States is both a Democracy and a Republic. A Democracy is a government by the people in which the will of the people prevails throughout the country. "This is the fundamental principle of American government." A Republic is a democracy where the people elect representatives to carry on the government.
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Constitution is the foundation upon which our government is built
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There are now forty-eight states in the United States with forty-eight constitutions framed upon the Federal Constitution. Each state has its own constitution, which in no way conflicts with the Federal Constitution.
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first Constitution of Kentucky was adopted April 3, 1792, at a convention that met in Danville, and later on June 1st, 1792, Kentucky was admitted into the union as a state.
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An amendment to the Kentucky Constitution requires a three-fifths vote of the members in both houses of the legislature to pass, and then it is submitted by the General Assembly to the voters of the State, which requires a majority of the voters to be adopted.
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There are now eighteen amendments to the Federal Constitution. The nineteenth amendment on "Suffrage" is still pending, needing only one more state to give universal suffrage to women.
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Was KY the second to last to ratify the 19th ammendment? Why so long? Ties as a southern state?
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The citizen who does not possess some knowledge of his government and its workings will become a prey to the demagogue, or of individuals who are anxious to advance their own interest at the expense of the people.
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How does one trust a politian, even if you are involved in the current events of the day?
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Parties are just what their constituents make them.
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I like this simple description. Now if we could keep the interpretation as simple.
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trial by jury is composed of twelve men,
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As long as men and women think for themselves we shall have political parties.
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A person with no opinion on public affairs is a coward and unpatriotic.
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Citizenship
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Citizenship
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As a test of one's love
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Emma Guy Cromwell
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Emma Guy Cromwell
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Emma Guy Cromwell
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Emma Guy Cromwell
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Copyright 1920
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a sponger, a coward and a shirker
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Cromwell shows that being a good citizen is part of your moral core and noone would want to be accused of being lazy or bad because it's an insult.
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Copyright 1920
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Copyright 1920
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have the vote and let us not only count it a privilege but a duty to do our part as citizens in establishing good
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good government
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government
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government
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government.
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no state constitution can conflict with our Federal Constitution
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The Federal Constitution may be amended by two-thirds vote of each House of Congress, and if passed must be referred to the state legislatures for ratification
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no law will stand in our courts that is in violation of our National Constitution.
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To be an intelligent and desirable citizen we must have a knowledge of our Constitution, and know by whom and how our country is governed. The man or woman who does not possess some knowledge of how the country is governed—as has been said—may easily become a prey of persons who are anxious to advance their own interests at the expense of the people.
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There are four ways which we, as citizens, can help maintain our government: [Pg 59]"First: Vote at every election, read and be interested in public affairs. "Second: Help to manage public affairs and be ready to hold an office, if you are the choice of the people. "Third: Try to understand public questions, so you can vote intelligently and criticize justly. "Fourth: Remember to pay your share of the expense of doing the work."
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The voting place is the leveling place, and when women realize that the exercise of suffrage gives not only the equal right to vote, but also allows equal expression of opinion, then the better purpose of woman suffrage will have been accomplished.
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Only white persons and negroes may become naturalized. "Chinese, Japanese and East Indians cannot become citizens unless born in the United States." Unmarried women can become citizens like the men. A married woman is a citizen if her husband is a citizen. She cannot become naturalized by herself. A woman born in the United States who marries an alien ceases to be an American citizen and becomes a subject of the country to which her husband belongs. The wife of a man not a citizen of the United States cannot vote in this country.
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There are now over 27,011,330 voting women in the United States, soon to take part in all elections, and share the responsibility as well as the privilege of suffrage.
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It would be interesting to see statistical camparisons and voting paterns (populations) from this number to the first two decades of 2000.
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Let the women of our country come forward and identify themselves with the party of their choice and organize under competent leaders, showing to the world we not only deem it a great privilege to vote, but are willing to share the responsibility of making our government the best in the world.
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A citizen is one who has the rights and privileges of the inhabitants of the community, state and nation, and as a duty should equip himself so as to render the best citizenship possible.
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As a citizen it is important to practice your political rights. Voting allows you to be an active citizen and to get your point across.
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A state Constitution cannot interfere with the Federal Constitution, neither can the Federal Constitution interfere with the regulation of the state.
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ecause it is only in this way that there can be a fair expression of the political sentiment of the qualified voters on any question.
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Kentucky has one hundred and twenty counties
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Kentucky has eleven congressional districts, therefore eleven congressmen elected by the people.
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improve and protect the home, the church and the community.
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It is the duty of every man and woman under the protection of our flag to give his or her best to the country and be willing to take upon themselves the burden as well as the privilege of government, and fully appreciate the inheritance our fathers left.
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This is true today even though too few people will take responsibility for the actions of their country.
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This draws the line between then and now and how far the image of the 'upstanding' citizen has come since the civil rights era.
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This feels abandoned in modern Kentucky. We tend to operate on a county by county basis now from what I can tell.
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Political apathy is HUGE today and a major problem among youth. It should be the job of a 'citizen' to invigorate those without an opinion.
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composed of one man
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The convention is opened with prayer.
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This is almost comical. The images kind of detract from the seriousness of the matter.
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The expense of our government is enormous, but the paying of taxes is one way in which all must take part.
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I have to agree that taxation is necessary for an established government. The trouble has come with the accumulationof external debts that the public is expected to repay.
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Porto Rico.
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We are not patriotic unless we respond to the call of our government.
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Another reason is that the right to vote is not only a privilege but a duty that is imposed by law, and where one is entitled to exercise that privilege, the failure to so exercise it is a failure to perform a duty on the part of the voter.
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YES! This is an idea people still don't seem to understand but the discrepancy now falls among age groups rather than gender
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A strong appeal is made to the women voters of our nation to prepare themselves for public life
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let us not forget that the home is the most sacred refuge of life
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this refers to maternalists and suffragists, appealing to different types of women
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A Kentucky woman politician, the first state librarian, and first woman to be appointed to a statewide public office in Kentucky - takes it upon herself to write a how-to manual ... just like all the cookbooks and how to get an education and other womanly things that a New Woman in the 1920s should educate themselves about. - ...1 more comment...
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A Kentucky woman politician, the first state librarian, and first woman to be appointed to a statewide public office in Kentucky - takes it upon herself to write a how-to manual ... just like all the cookbooks and how to get an education and other womanly things that a New Woman in the 1920s should educate themselves about.
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This manual by Cromwell is not only free and open, but useful in many ways when studying or researching citizenship. Cromwell lists points in her work that cover all aspects of how to be a good citizen. She does this by referencing our constitution and laws and how we should follow them. -
"Citizenship not only embraces civil rights, but political rights which is the right of suffrage or voting."
