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SUMMARY:Constitution Day event
DESCRIPTION:The Black Abolitionist Archive\, along with the Departments of 
 History and Political Science and the McNichols Campus Library\, invite De
 troit Mercy students\, faculty\, staff\, alumni\, and community members to
  join us for our annual Constitution Day event on Monday\, Sept. 18\, fro
 m 12-1:30 p.m.\n\nThe event will be held in the Bargman Room\, located on 
 the second floor of the McNichols Campus Library. Light refreshments will 
 be served\, and all are welcome.\n\nThis year’s theme is “How Democrat
 ic is the Constitution?” and features a panel discussion with Professor 
 of History Roy E. Finkenbine and Associate Professor of Political Science 
 Genevieve Meyers.\n\nSeptember 17 is officially Constitution Day and Citiz
 enship Day\, so designated by a joint resolution of the United States Cong
 ress to commemorate the 1787 signing of the United States Constitution on 
 that date. Each educational institution that receives Federal funds for a 
 fiscal year is required to hold an educational program on Constitution Day
  about the United States Constitution for its students.\n\nThe U.S. Consti
 tution did not envision a democratic government. It envisioned government 
 by the few\, lacking a significant voice for women\, African Americans\, a
 nd men without property. Over time\, and often resulting from social and p
 olitical movements by “the people\,” it has taken on a more democratic
  form. In the 1960s\, things changed. In 1964\, the U.S. Supreme Court end
 orsed the principle of “one person\, one vote\,” mandating electoral e
 quality at the state and local level. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 guaran
 teed African Americans the vote.\n\nYet undemocratic elements remain in th
 e Constitution. The most obvious are the Senate (where all states have equ
 al representation regardless of population) and the Electoral College. As 
 a result of this\, a voter in Wyoming has seven times the political power 
 of a voter in California.\n\nPlease join us for what will\, no doubt\, be 
 a lively and perhaps sobering panel discussion!
LOCATION:Bargman Room\, McNichols Campus Library\, 4001 W. McNichols Road\,
  Detroit\, Michigan\, 48221\, United States
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