Nation is its citizens and Jefferson stresses basically that that is why the people must participate in the government. The government is of the people for the people which means that the government is made up from the citizens of the United States. It is those same citizens that, by their right to vote, choose who will do their will in the government. Precisely because the people choose who will be in the government is the reason why they must be more active as it will decide what policies were going to be pushed.
There are 3 main rites in the passage:Birth,Puberty and Marriage & Death.
- Rites of Separation:farewells/powhiri
- Rites of Liminality:passport control
- Rites of Reintegration:Housewarming/welcome home parties/hongi.
Rites of passage are the mileposts or landmarks that guide travelers through the life cycle.Arnold van Gennep, writing in 1909 about tribal ritual, first noted the similarities "among ceremonies of birth, childhood, social puberty, betrothal, marriage, pregnancy, fatherhood, initiation into religious societies and funerals."All were rites of passage and consisted of three distinct phases: separation, transition, and incorporation.
