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Chief Diplomat
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Chief Spokesperson
Represents the country and is in charge of keeping peaceful relations in other countries. |
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Vice President
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Also known as the Senate President. He cannot note in passing laws unless they need to break it.
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Who is the current Chief Justice of the US?
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John G. Roberts Jr.
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Define "pursuit of happiness"
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Happiness can be attained by a person but may not be gratified the way you want it to be. The right to pursue it cannot be secured for all.
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What is state of nature?
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a condition where there is no government. The law of nature obliges everyone not to harm another in his life, liberty, health or possessions.
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What is veto power?
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Any permanent member casts a negative vote on a substantive draft resolutions.
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What is presidential veto power?
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President's veto power is one of the many separations of power that allows him to stop legislation from becoming law.
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What are natural rights?
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These are rights that you get the moment you are born that may not be abridged by government.
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What is the American Creed?
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A social contract for people living in America where they exercise equality, right and liberty of a person to pursue his/her own happiness.
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Relate Fil-Ams and the American Creed.
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Filipino-Americans are a part of the diverse cultures in America that despite its diversity they manage to live in peace and unity with other races and are because of a social contract established by the American Creed.
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What is stated in the first amendment?
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That it is established to protect the rights of every individual's personal freedom from government's interference.
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Relate freedom of expression and the first amendment.
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Freedom of expression is one of the natural rights of an individual that cannot be deprived or abridged by the government. Thus the First Amendment was established to protect these rights allowing individuals to freely express themselves.
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What is freedom of expression?
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One of the natural rights of humans where you cannot be deprived or abridged by the government to self-expression.
However, the freedom of expression has limitations and justifications that is goes beyond boundaries, the first amendment can no longer protect. |
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Relate the bill of rights and the US constitution.
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The Bill of Rights is stated in the first 10 amendments of the US Constitution.
The first 10 amendments of the US Constitution are known as the Bills of Rights. |
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What does the Declaration of Independence state?
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It states that their concept of government is where people have certain "unalienable rights" of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness where these should be protected.
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Related the Declaration of Independence to King George III.
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The Declaration justified the independence of the United States by listing colonial grievances against King George III, and by asserting certain natural and legal rights, including a right of revolution.
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Who is Joseph Biden?
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Current VP of the US as well as their Senate President.
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Who is John Boehner?
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Speaker of the House of Representatives and second in line to the President.
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Chief Executive
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heads the federal establishment
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Who is Alexis de Tocqueville?
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An elite where he was privileged enough to go to the US where democracy was being tested and was surprised by the equality of conditions of the American society.
Recorded everything he saw in his book. |
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Related civic principles and freedom of expression.
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One of the civic principles of effective citizenship in a constitution of democracy is freedom of expression.
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Relate Civil rights and the first 10 amendments.
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The Bill of Rights established in the first 10 amendments of the constitution covers an individual's civil rights where it protects the people in their private lives from unjust actions of the government.
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