What+is+a+Citizen?

=CITIZENS:= {kleasure}
 * members of a political community having both rights and resposibilities
 * "Everyday people in democratic systmes have a potentially powerful role to play. They are more than mere subjects; they are **citizens**..." (pg 17)
 * "Citizens in democratic systems are said to possess certain rights or areas where government cannot infringe on their freedom." (pg 17)

=**American Citizenship:**= The Quest for Inclusion - by: Shklar, Judith N. {gmacareno}
 * Two attributes of the American citizen are the ability to vote and the opportunity to earn.Active participation in these activities is to be a good citizen: this is how a citizen may contribute to society.
 * Voting is central to the entire American system of government, and voicing one's opinion through a ballot is one of the simplest acts of good citizenship.

Citizenship according to Theodore Roosevelt {Paul Kramer}
 * The foundation of good Citizenships starts at home. (Think global, start local).
 * Be willing defend the flag for whatever reasons.
 * "Nothing worth gaining is never gained without effort."Our freedoms and liberties must be worked for to be maintained
 * "If freedom is worth having, if the right of self-government is a valuable right, then the one and the other must be retained exactly as our forefathers acquired them, by labor, and especially by labor in organization, that is in combination with our fellows who have the same interests and the same principles."
 * Citizens should be active in:
 * policital parties, in a practical manner
 * vote and give input, but don't do so blindly, be educated on the subject
 * http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/speeches/theodore_roosevelt_duties.html