Franklin D. Roosevelt

" Government is a relation  of give and take, a contract, perforce, if we should follow the thinking out of which it grew. Under such a contract rulers were accorded power, and the people consented to that power on consideration that they be accorded certain rights." 

 Franklin D. Roosevelt  was a president with a great level of popular vote. He thought that the relation between the government and the people was a contract, in which they both give and received. He was famous for the Economic bill of right, in which funds were given to improve education, jobs, housing and health care.

Eugene V. Debs- " Revolutionary Unionism" (1905)

" The unity of labor, economic and political, upon the basis of the class struggle, is at this time the supreme need of the working class."  

This quote explained Debs stand of what he thought had to be change to help the working class. Debs thought that unity was need between the labor, political and economic system was necessary in order to help the working class. Since the age of 15 Eugene V. Debs started working in the railroad industry and later on helped created the American Railway Union and  eventually became its president.

W.E.B DuBois

• Why does DuBois Believe the color line is the most important problem for American society? 

DuBois believe that the color line was American's greatest problem because of people individuality. People were individual rather than thinking that they were who they were because of society. There was a color barrier in the 20th century and people were very superstitious; were they will judge one another because of the race or appearance, before getting to know the person. 

William Sumner: What social Classes owe To Each Other (1884)

"Those who are bound to solve the problems are the rich, comfortable, prosperous, virtuous, respectable, educated and healthy; those whose right it is to set the problem are those who have been less fortunate or less successful in the struggle for existence"

Susan B. Anthony

" Your denial of my citizen's right to vote is the denial of my right of consent as one of the governed, the denial of my right of representation as one of the taxed, the denial of my right to a trial by a jury of my peers as an offender against law, therefore, the denial of my sacred rights to life, liberty, property..." 

 Susan B. Anthony was a women that fought for woman's rights. During the 19th century she promoted movements and speeches in order to accomplish her goal of obtaining women's right. The quote above clearly states what Anthony was trying to accomplished with her movements. She wanted equality between citizens, just like John Locke who believed that every one has the right of life, liberty and property.

Roe V. Wade

The Roe v. Wade court case discussed the issue of abortion in the United States. Roe was a pregnant women who wanted the right of privacy in her abortion. In this case the United States supreme court case held it was a constitutional right of privacy for women's to have an abortion. But this decision had some regulation from the state in order to protect the life of the fetus as well as the mother. For example during the first three month of pregnancy there is little risk so the state can't restrict and abortion, but after the three month the state can restricted and decide whether or not an abortion can take place.

Jefferson

facts:

• Jefferson was the 3rd president of the United States.
• He believed in a wall of separation b/w the states and church
• He also believed in the states's right and the "people's need"

Letter to John Adams(1813)

  "There is also an artificial aristocracy, founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents; for with these it would belong to the first class"

on line assignment

Consider the following quote by Hamilton from no. 15 (p. 112), “Power controlled or abridged is almost always the rival and enemy of that power by which it is controlled or abridged”.

-Hamilton was saying this about state governments disobeying the central government, what point was he trying to make?

BENJAMIN RUSH

 " But let the young Negroes be educated in the principles of virtue and religion-let them be taught to read and write-and afterwards instructed in some business, whereby they may be able to maintain themselves."

John Winthrop- reflection..

" If we fail at any time, we hope we shall be willing(by god's assistance) to hearken to good advice from any of you, or any other way of god; so shall your liberties be preserved, in upholding the honor and power of authority amongst you. "