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Democracy and citizenship
What is being a citizen?
A participatory member of a political community.
A nation grants rights and privileges.
Citizens must obey the laws of their country and defend it.
One can be a citizen by birth, registration, naturalization and concession.
Citizenship by birth is automatic.
Citizenship is obtained by fulfilling the legal requirements of a government.
Citizenship in Ecuador
1830-Voted
Only men
Literate
Property owner
1861
Elimination of the property requirement for voting
Only men
Literate
1883
Elimination of the property requirement to be elected
Only men
Literate
1897-1906
Declaration of Secular State
1928
Women's vote
1945-1947
Electoral Institucionality
Political parties
1979
Political parties system
1978
Optional vote for Illiterate
1998-All citizens
Renewed vision
Men and women, mestizos, indigenous and blacks, highlanders, coastal, Amazonian and islanders, Catholics, Protestants and agnostics, rich and poor.
We must live in a democracy.
The Constitution and the law guarantee diversity by recognizing us as citizens.
Same rights and same obligations.
Citizen's education
Fundamental element for democracy.
We all have to fight for the development of democracy:
Guarantee of health and education services.
Security
Fighting crime
Tackling corruption
Fighting poverty, injustice and domestic violence.
