I'm sorry I accidentally posted the same assignment twice! Since there were three options, though, hopefully it gave you an opportunity to explore the issues further. We are studying the Gilded Age and how it lead to the Progressive Era. These time periods are important to understand because the issues that were being addressed then are still important to us today. One issue was suffrage, or the right to vote. Although women in the United States would not receive the franchise until the passage of the nineteenth amendment in 1920 (American Indians, you'll remember, didn't vote until 1924), the movement to include women in the making of public policy was well under way. Interestingly, even before women could vote, candidates felt that it was necessary to address the issues that womens' groups were advocating. So I ask you to respond to the following questions:
1) How did the US justify withholding the right to vote from women so far into the twentieth century? (Remember, many of them were educated, and although few opportunities existed in business, some were financially independent).
2) Just who should have the right to vote? Should education level matter? (Is it possible to be too uneducated to deserve to vote? Who should decide, and what would be on a voting test?) Should we return to the standard of land ownership? (Or some other method to ensure that the people who pay the bulk of the taxes are the ones being heard in elections). What about age? Explain why you take your stand.
3) There is a powerful movement today to restore the franchise to non-violent felons who have paid the price of their crimes. Currently convicted felons lose their vote for the rest of their lives, even after they are released from jail. Fundamentally, is this right or wrong?
Minimum 200 words, respond to at least two others with a total of 150 words of response. Responses due Sunday evening, January 15. Cite any sources you reference! God bless!
This week homework is about women; we are important, oh yeahhh u.u anyways..
ReplyDelete1) In my opinion the women were afraid of these powerful men so those men decided to not see that this was a real bad and big problem. In this period of time woman were considered nothing so they could rebell to the others because they would die.
2)I think that an education is right for people that have to vote. If people don't know how to read, how can they vote?! I think that the right age to vote is 20. I think that people at 18 are not ready to decide how the governament has to do. I know a lot of people that they are 18 and some of them are really immature. It's better to way two years more and wait that also these people can mature in some ways.
3)I think that criminals that they are in geal can't vote but after that they spent their time in prison they maybe can have the right to vote. Not in each case but they can go to some clinics and after some care, the psicologists can tell the governament that the patience is ok, and he does not have mental difficulty and that is change.
Thank you, Marta(;
1.) The United States justified withholding the right to vote to women by saying that women were too uneducated to understand the process of voting and issues of the day even though most of them were much smarter than the men.
ReplyDelete2.) I believe that everyone has the right for their voice to be heard and therefore should have a right to vote. That being said, like Marta said, if you can’t read that might prove to be an issue when you vote because you can’t comprehend what the candidate stands for or even how to work the voting machine. I think that 18 is an appropriate age because I believe if you are old enough to be declared an adult, and then you should be involved in our country’s leadership. I personally can’t wait to vote in my first election, and I believe that it is our duty to our country that when we reach the voting age that we should take the opportunity to do so.
3.) My opinion on this matter is that if you have broken the law then you are not mature, capable, or in some cases sane enough to vote. If you break the law you obviously have no regard for it so why even bother making decisions about something you are going to defy anyway.
Thanks,
Rebecca
1. Back in these times (which really weren't all that long ago)women were just looked down upon in general. Our roles in life souly consisted of having children and keeping up the home, and nothing else. The men were the important ones and only their opinions mattered. This in and of it self made it easy for the government to justify all of this because what man would disagree. We really had no chance. We were either too dumb or just not worthy of an opinion either way it wasn't right.
ReplyDelete2. Onto the question of who should be aloud to vote... I first of all believe that being given the right to vote is nothing less than a privilege and I don't think there are any flaws in the voting laws in place now... I think that 18 is a logical age because by that time you should be well enough aware of politics to have a pretty solid personal opinion. At any younger age your opinion could be too easily influenced by somebody hoping to make the decision for you. The whole land ownership idea is ludicrous in my mind... It shouldn't matter either way... a bum living under a bridge could have a higher IQ than a man that owns 40 acres. Peoples lives don't always treat them fairly but that doesn't effect their ability to make an educated vote.
3.In a previous paragraph I made the statement that I find no flaw in our current voting laws and no doubt I still feel that way... mostly! If a man/woman has committed a crime and been prosecuted and furthermore served their time they should fully regain their right to vote once the are no longer incarcerated. Again there faults in life don't effect their ability to make an educated decision.
Marta,
ReplyDeleteVery good job on your essay. You views on everything were definitely your own and I like how you said exactly what you thought. However we do see thing the slightest bit different I can definitely understand and see where you are coming from. Very very good job (:
Rebecca,
I really enjoyed your essay and your given opinions. You definitely voiced your mind and I like that boldness. I really never stopped to think of the criminal thing the way you did and now I agree that in some cases things are just straight up different and I guess I would just have to say that it is souly in the make up of each individual person. You have to remember that not all inmates are guilty of the crimes that has imprisoned them although most are some are not. I don't know it's just hard to decipher a thought like that. Great job!
Marta-
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your essay as always. It’s interesting to see your opinion being from another country. Anyway, great job
Jessi-
I really enjoyed reading your essay as well! I liked how you voiced your opinions! Your comment about the person who has been in jail may not always be truly guilty really made me think and kind of backtrack. Anyway, great job as usual! :)
Thank you,
Rebecca
The United States kept withholding the right for women to vote and they said that women were uneducated or too “stupid” to understand the process of voting and issues of that day and time even though most women were smarter in most ways than most men. I believe that anyone and everyone has the right to place their vote everyone has a voice and every voice should be heard! I feel that if you couldn’t read then that might be a red flag on voting because you probably couldn’t comprehend or understand all of that with the law today where you have to be 18 to vote I think that that it’s a very good idea because you are somewhat close to your brain being fully developed as Mr. Crubaugh says your brain isn’t fully developed until your 25 lol so I think that is a good enough age to be able to vote you should definitely at any age be involved in your countries activities. You may not be able to vote but at least you can have some type of opinion, if you have not abided by the law or if you have committed a federal crime then I don’t really believe you should be able to vote. Voting for any person to be appointed to a high place to make decisions for the country is definitely a big deal so I think we should definitely take it seriously!
ReplyDeletemarta- i really enjoyed reading your essay because it always good to to hear what someone from another country has to say about ours so great job!
ReplyDeletejesse- i always enjoy reading your essays because they are always very well thought through and nicely put together!
History homework: the right to vote
ReplyDelete1)I believe, that the politicians who were against voting women believed, that the woman were not read qualified to participate in the political process and that they should concentrate on their role as mothers and wives. Another cause might be, that few women were paying taxes and maybe they justified their opinion with this.
2)I believe, that everybody over 18 should have the right to vote. I do not believe, that there is a person to uneducated to vote. Every citizen who is living in a country is effect by the vote, because different parties and persons mean different futures and laws. The land ownership system gave the rich to much power and also made it hard for the workers and poor people to get attention for their causes. My opinion is, that the voting age of 18 is good. At that age you should be smart and educated enough to choose your future and that of your country. At that age it is also more unlikely that you are under the direct influence of other people, like your family and your friends.
3) Like I said in the part before, I think everybody should have the right to vote to promote their cause, even people who are in prison and who convicted crimes, because those people are under the direct influence of the state and higher authorities. The most important part to me is thou, that those people can get their voting rights back after they paid for their crimes. They are living the rest of their live like everybody else and are facing the same problems like all other people. When you do not want them to vote anymore, they shouldn’t have to pay taxes also, but they have to so it is just fair to let them vote.
@Jessi.lynne
ReplyDeleteI think you did a good job with your essay, your opinions and arguments are pretty solid. I also like it, that you explained the your opinion with good examples from live. Good job! :-)
@ Marta Civettini
I like your essay, you did a good job explaining the stuff and your opinion. Although I disagree with some of your statements ( like the voting right with 20, because I know a lot of people who really like to vote, and the people who are not interested in politics won’t vote anyways), you still did a very good job!
@ RebeccaDunmore
I also like your essay, but like in the previous essay I disagree with your opinion in the voting right of prisoners, because they are effected by the decisions of politicians as well. And even they are breaking the law once, they paid the price and after it they a t least should have the chance, because people can change.