Responsibilities of American Citizenship
the authority of the federal government is limited by the power granted to the states.
Justin Giboney • Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement
Among the oldest and still most fundamental questions are: what is justice? What are the goals of a decent society? How should a citizen be educated? Why should I obey the law, and what are the limits, if any, to my obligation? What constitutes the ground of human dignity? Is it freedom? Is it virtue? Is it love, is it friendship?
Dan Holenstein • Notesnook
whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for their political constitutions on accident and force.
John Jay • The Federalist Papers (AmazonClassics Edition)
1. Ensure everyone is equally subject to and protected by the law (judicial) 2. Allow everyone to influence the law (legislative) 3. Elect leaders to enforce the laws and operate the public infrastructure (executive).
every.to • Twitter as a City-State
