Democracy in American History
There are many events in United Stated history that prove democracy had worked in this country. I researched five different examples in American history where the American people got what they wanted. The five things I choose to discuss are the fight for woman's voting rights, Civil rights movement, Prohibition, Education, and Gay and lesbian rights. Winning Suffrage, the right to vote, had been a focus of woman reformers since the Seneca Falls convention in 1848. Woman have tried many things though out American history to gain woman voting rights. Woman have challenged the 14th amendment and pushed for an amendment to let them vote but all this did not work until the 1900's. People like Carrie Chapmen Catt organized committee's to help push for the amendment. Finally in 19
In the 1873 many people wanted prohibition which is the banning of selling alcoholic beverages. Finally in 1991 President bush announced a bold new education initiative called America 2000 which stated that people can choose to send there children to private or public schools. These five examples prove that democracy has worked in America thorough out its history. During the 1992 campaign president bush did not support antidiscrimination laws. But by the mid 1920's only 20 percent of the American people supported prohibition because it increased the crime rate. Education was another issue that stirred people's concern about the future of there children. So in 1933 it was repealed by the 21st amendment. In 1963 thousands of people demonstrated in the March on Washington. However by 1993, seven states and 110 communities had outlawed discrimination laws. Teams of young people staged sit-ins held freedom rides, and registered black voters in the south. This also added 535 new schools that would serve as models of curriculum innovation. In my opinion all these were just which were done by the people for the people which is what democracy is. By 1986, 26 states had reduced criminal penalties for sexual relationships between consenting adults. The report showed American schools scores lagged behind those of other nation's schools. 19 the nineteenth amendment was ratified, after 72 years of work the woman got what they deserved.
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