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President Theodore Roosevelt once said “The government is us; we are the government, you and I.” ("Theodore Roosevelt Quote." BrainyQuote. Xplore. Web. 11 Sept. 2015.) He obviously meant the government works for the people and is made up of the people; however, what he didn’t say is what makes up all of us and how we govern or allow to be governed. A political ideology is “a consistent set of values and beliefs about the proper purpose and scope of government.” ("Quiz." Quiz. Web. 11 Sept. 2015.) It is important to have a political ideology because it shows the way a person wants to be governed and how a person wants the country run. Without political ideologies, America would simply be run how the governing portion of the population wanted …show more content…

One of the influences my parents had was drilling republican thoughts into my head for the past twenty years; however, I got placed as a Libertarian on all three quizzes. Although I scored the same on three, there were a few differences in the quizzes and how they explained my position to me. The first quiz was just a simple graph showing me where I scored on the graph as compared to where I had placed myself before the quiz. The second quiz was a nice, brief statement about what Libertarian’s generally stand for whereas the third quiz was cluttered with positions and over explanations of them all. Overall, I enjoyed the second quiz the most because of its direct and brief statement of how I scored. When comparing the amount of questions asked by all of the quizzes, I would say that the third quiz asked the most questions and asked the more difficult moral questions to analyze who I really am as a person. Unlike the second quiz, the third did not necessarily appeal to the younger generation due to the amount of questions and not having any of the basic rhetoric that people say day to day like the second quiz had. The first quiz as compared to third was merely a moderate version of it and it only asked what was morally right in a situation. In conclusion, the third quiz had a team of questions and an accurate

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Since the government’s only responsibility should be for the people, he argued that the people should have power in their government. Much of what Paine said about America’s

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The people themselves are its only safe depositories.”. In this quote Jefferson is expressing his opinion that countries that have a strong central government, will always fail. He says that in order to have a government succeed, is to put the power in the poeple. Much like

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Although Capote seems to be explaining the progression of the ongoing investigation regarding Clutter family murder, his words delve deeper to explain the resounding effects that a senseless crime has had on the residents of Holcomb. Therefore, Capote depicts the shattering loss of innocence that these murders have caused to interrupt this small, tranquil community. Through structure, the author transforms the simple town of Holcomb into a dreary community. Capote introduces the second section of the book with a depiction of the leisurely activities of days past; “...Andy Erhart had spent long pheasant-hunting afternoons at River Valley Farm, the home of his good friend Herb Clutter, and often, on these sporting expeditions, he’d been accompanied

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“He did not smoke, and of course he did not drink; indeed, he had never tasted spirits, and was inclined to avoid people who had—a circumstance that did not shrink his social circle as much as might be supposed, for the center of that circle was supplied by the members of Garden City's First Methodist Church,a congregation totaling seventeen hundred ,most of whom were as abstemious as Mr. Clutter could desire.’’ (10) ( Culture and Community ) Capote used this quote to illustrate the culture of the village of Holcomb, where Mr.Clutter lived and how the social life of a religious family is rooted in their church. This quote represents culture, because is trying to tell us that people in Holcomb should live a life according to their religion ,because their actions affect their social circle and their community.

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To rebel against the government to defend their beliefs. As he said: ‘’Let every-man make known what government would command his respect, and that will be step towards obtaining it’’. Another point he points out is that treat their bodies as men and not as machines: ‘’The mass of men serve the state thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies’’. The last example he used to influence his audience is that their treated as dirt. While the government is more of a major ruler like earth. ‘’

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He also talks about the different kind of governments. He talks about societies without a government under force. The difference between a society government with people’s opinion, and a society with a force government is that the government that listens to individual’s thoughts actually takes them in consideration. While a force government does not really care about what society thinks. If they chose to do something they will do it with hesitation.

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This phrase alludes to the idea that the people decide what they want, not the rulers. This essential aligns up perfectly with the philosophies of John Locke. Locke believed that a society was only a society if the people living in it decided to live together and work together. Or in other words, power comes from the

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He believed that the people had the ability to govern themselves. The states should allow the power to govern and make decisions in the hands of those people whose lives are most affected. He believed that the few elite men, Hamilton’s idea, might be tempted to govern for their own benefits because they hold so much power. The purpose of the government is to carry out the wishes of the people (Doc 3). Jefferson stated, “I am not those who fear the people.

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He wrote that in order to stay united, the citizens should avoid political parties and find ways to compromise on important issues. He had seen division in his own cabinet because of personal disagreements and differing philosophies, and he didn’t want to see such division nationwide. He felt that political parties would enhance and exaggerate our divisions and alienate portions of our country from each other.

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Later on, in the speech, George Washington mentions “the mere politician, equally with the pious man” which shows that he viewed politicians on an equal level with typical men which can be broadened to again show the expansion of democracy for Americans during the Early Republic. George Washington continues on to say, “in proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.” This quote shows how George Washington believed that the structure of the government relied on input from the people, that it would properly function without public opinion, which is exactly what democracy is; the opinion of the public on political

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