Sentence examples for function of citizenship from inspiring English sources
(Callan 1997; Gutmann 1999; Brighouse 2000, 2006) Critics of differentiated citizenship have also argued that policies that break with difference-blind universalism can only weaken the integrative function of citizenship.
"The separation of the people from the routine daily functions of citizenship is heartbreak in a democracy," wrote Alinsky.
In addition to barring women from the voting process or from serving as magistrates or elected representatives, only men were granted the privilege of serving in the newly formed militias, an increasingly important function of republican citizenship during these same years.
It is a function of good citizenship that we ignore at our own peril.
Understanding the song as it has been sung moves us beyond the politics of one man and toward comprehending how the anthem has functioned as a powerful articulation of citizenship.
The U.S. Constitution does not even explicitly grant plenary border control powers to Congress, although matters of citizenship are surely a constitutional function of the federal government.
A second aspect of American exceptionalism is that while in other countries citizenship is a function of birth and blood, you become an American by assimilating to a certain way of life, a certain aspiration.
The premise thus is that citizenship has the function of turning former 'others' into fellow nationals in the eyes of the host population.
According to the college, "As a function of its mission to promote active citizenship" it is "devoted to internal self-governance to an extent that is rare among institutions of higher education".
If voters come to mistrust the most basic functions of government, the resulting cynicism can destroy the basic compact of citizenship.
