POSC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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What does it mean to be an american? (speeches) Declaration of sentiments and resolutions(1848)- elizabeth cady stanton. Having a voice in a system that women had a noi say. Ozawa v. united states (1922) - takao ozawa. One of two cases that went all the way to the supreme court. Questioning if whiteness has to be a prerequisite. Trying to prove he went to an american church, put himself through american school. Japanese descent cannot be an american citizen. Not a fair playground until you give me same right as you. Mentioning about even italian refugees are already american. On individuals on what citizenship should be. Citizens just don"t have rights, but duties (kindness, determinism) Official standing: formal, official claim to nationality via birth or process of. If you born on a soil of that country, you"re a citizen to that country. Pic: obama"s birth certificate became controversial; ted cruz.
