The Land of Fair Play: American Civics from a Christian PerspectiveChristian Liberty Press, 2007 - 180 páginas |
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... establish the limits of the government's authority through protest , court action , or the ballot box . The key to keeping the government fair is by each citizen diligently requiring that government operate within its limited sphere of ...
... establish the limits of the government's authority through protest , court action , or the ballot box . The key to keeping the government fair is by each citizen diligently requiring that government operate within its limited sphere of ...
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... establish this Constitution for the United States of America . " When a criminal is arrested or punished , the order reads not in the name of the judge or the officer , but in the name of " the people . " " Of the people , by the people ...
... establish this Constitution for the United States of America . " When a criminal is arrested or punished , the order reads not in the name of the judge or the officer , but in the name of " the people . " " Of the people , by the people ...
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... establish ? 8 . What were the sources of American liberty and how many centuries of struggle does it represent ? When was the Bill of Rights enacted and what rights did it establish ? 9. When was religious liberty established in America ...
... establish ? 8 . What were the sources of American liberty and how many centuries of struggle does it represent ? When was the Bill of Rights enacted and what rights did it establish ? 9. When was religious liberty established in America ...
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... established these authorities , and to rebel against them is an act of rebellion against what God has instituted . So Paul declares " This is also why you pay taxes , for the authorities are God's servants , who give their full time to ...
... established these authorities , and to rebel against them is an act of rebellion against what God has instituted . So Paul declares " This is also why you pay taxes , for the authorities are God's servants , who give their full time to ...
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... established an all volunteer army of fighting men . This concept of volunteerism , versus a mandated system of drafting new soldiers , has worked very successfully . The recent war in the Persian Gulf was fought with an all volunteer ...
... established an all volunteer army of fighting men . This concept of volunteerism , versus a mandated system of drafting new soldiers , has worked very successfully . The recent war in the Persian Gulf was fought with an all volunteer ...
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Página 147 - ... or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.
Página 122 - When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union ; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood!
Página 133 - Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or Duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person. 2 The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it. 3 No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed. 4 No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
Página ii - These are the times that try men's souls : The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it Now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
Página 138 - The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States ; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so, construed as to prejudice any claims of the United States, or of any particular state. SECTION 4. The United States shall guarantee to every state in this Union, a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion, and on application of the legislature, or of the...
Página 147 - President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President. Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office...
Página 147 - Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.
Página 137 - SECTION 3. 1. New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union ; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other State ; nor any State be formed by the junction of two or more States or parts of States without the consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned, as well as of the Congress.
Página 131 - Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy ; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.
Página 147 - Section 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.