the "common man"
(noun)
The average citizen, as contrasted with the social, political or cultural elite.
Examples of the "common man" in the following topics:
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The Spread of Democracy
- An important movement in the period from 1800 to 1830 was the expansion of white male suffrage.
- The fact that a man was now legally allowed to vote did not necessarily mean that he routinely did vote in practice.
- Similarly, Jacksonian democracy sought greater input to the democratic process for the common man.
- The Democratic-Republican Party of the Jeffersonians became factionalized in the 1820s.
- Andrew Jackson inspired a wave of political participation among "the common man
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The Democratization of the Political Arena
- Jacksonian democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man, typified by Andrew Jackson and his supporters.
- Jacksonian democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man, typified by Andrew Jackson and his supporters .
- However, the Free Soil Jacksonians, notably Martin Van Buren, argued for limitations on slavery in the new areas to enable the poor white man to flourish; they split with the main party briefly in 1848.
- Patronage was theorized to be good because it would encourage political participation by the common man and because it would make a politician more accountable for poor government service by his appointees.
- The fact that a man was now legally allowed to vote did not necessarily mean he routinely did vote.
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Jacksonian Democrats: 1824–1860
- Jacksonian democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man typified by American politician Andrew Jackson.
- Jacksonian democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man typified by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters.
- However, the Free Soil Jacksonians, notably Martin Van Buren, argued for limitations on slavery in the new areas to enable the poor white man to flourish; they split with the main party briefly in 1848.
- Patronage was theorized to be good because it would encourage political participation by the common man and because it would make a politician more accountable for poor government service by his appointees.
- Jackson himself was opposed to all banks, because he believed they were devices to cheat common people; he and many followers believed that only gold and silver could be money (.
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The Jackson Presidency
- Andrew Jackson's presidency was a highly controversial period characterized by Jacksonian democracy and the rise of the common man.
- Jacksonian democracy was the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man.
- However, the Free Soil Jacksonians, notably Martin Van Buren, argued for limitations on slavery in the new areas to enable the poor white man to flourish; they split with the main party briefly in 1848.
- It was theorized that patronage would encourage political participation by the common man and would make a politician more accountable for poor government service by his appointees.
- Critics alleged that high tariffs (such as the "Tariff of Abominations") on imports of common manufactured goods produced in Europe made those goods more expensive than ones from the northern United States, raising the prices paid by planters in the South.
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, passed by France's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789, is a fundamental document of the French Revolution that granted civil rights to some commoners, although it excluded a significant segment of the French population.
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (August 1791) is a fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights.
- In August 1789, Honoré Mirabeau played a central role in conceptualizing and drafting the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 by Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier.
- Identify the main points in the Declaration of the Rights of Man.
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The Sick Man of Europe
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Populism and Religion
- Because of his faith in the wisdom of the common people, he was called "The Great Commoner. "
- In 1905, Bryan noted that "the Darwinian theory represents man reaching his present perfection by the operation of the law of hate, the merciless law by which the strong crowd out and kill off the weak.
- First, he believed that what he considered a materialistic account of the descent of man through evolution undermined the Bible.
- At its heart was a lecture entitled "The Origin of Man", in which Bryan asked, "what is the role of man in the universe and what is the purpose of man?
- The Sprunt lectures were published as In His Image, and sold over 100,000 copies, while "The Origin of Man" was published separately as The Menace of the Theory of Evolution and also sold very well.
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Relative Velocity
- If you were to look out the window and see a man walking in the same direction, it would appear the the man is moving much slower than he actually is.
- Now imagine you are standing outside and observe the same man walking next to the train.
- It will appear the the man is walking much faster than it seemed when you were inside the train.
- Now, imagine you are on a boat, and you see a man walking from one end of the deck to the other.
- Now imagine that you are on land and see the man on the moving boat, walking from one end of the deck to another.
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Gonorrhea
- Gonorrhea (also colloquially known as the clap) is a common human sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
- Gonorrhea (also colloquially known as the clap) is a common human sexually transmitted infection.
- Women, on the other hand, are asymptomatic half the time or have vaginal discharge and pelvic pain.
- The most common male symptoms are urethritis associated with burning with urination and discharge from the penis.
- Women have a 60–80% risk of getting the infection from a single act of vaginal intercourse with an infected man.
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Compositional Balance
- The three most common types of compositional balance are symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial.
- When both sides of an artwork on either side of the horizontal or vertical axis of the picture plane are the same in terms of the sense that is created by the arrangement of the elements of art, the work is said to exhibit this type of balance.
- The radius may be more than half the diameter, which is usually defined as the maximum distance between any two points of the figure.
- Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man is often used as a representation of symmetry in the human body and, by extension, the natural universe.
- The three common types of balance are symmetric, asymmetric, and radial.