...Article II Declares that the Philippines is a republican state and that sovereignty is vested in the people. The Philippine government shall defend the State but renounces war as an instrument of national policy. Likewise, the government shall support parents in educating the youth for good citizenship and promote social justice for the well-being and economic security of the people. Case study Commission on election Petitioner Rev. Elly Velez Pamatong filed his Certificate of Candidacy for President on December 17, 2003. Respondent Commission on Elections (COMELEC) refused to give due course to petitioner’s Certificate of Candidacy in its Resolution No. 6558 dated January 17, 2004. The decision, however, was not unanimous since Commissioners Luzviminda G. Tancangco and Mehol K. Sadain voted to include petitioner as they believed he had parties or movements to back up his candidacy. On January 15, 2004, petitioner moved for reconsideration of Resolution No. 6558. Petitioner’s Motion for Reconsideration was docketed as SPP (MP) No. 04-001. The COMELEC, acting on petitioner’s Motion for Reconsideration and on similar motions filed by other aspirants for national elective positions, denied the same under the aegis of Omnibus Resolution No. 6604 dated February 11, 2004. The COMELEC declared petitioner and thirty-five (35) others nuisance candidates who could not wage a nationwide campaign and/or are not nominated by a political party or are not supported by a registered political...
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...Martin Luther King I have a Dream On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" Speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King was one of the leading roles in the Civil Rights Movement. He was working on getting the black people the same rights as the white people; he wanted them to be equal, but ad that time there were still laws against the black people. That made it possible for white people to treat them the way they wanted to without it being “wrong”. Laws were separating them ad restaurants, hotels and schools. 1. Find some of the most powerful examples of Martin Luther King's use of imagery. The King uses imagery in his speech to make people understand and relate to his ideas. He especially uses time and landscape as imagery’s. By using images and symbols in the speech, he connects to more people then he would have with big rhetoric woods. He wants the African American people to face and push for more freedom: “Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood” (page 12, line 12-14). A valley symbolizes a low point there is difficult to escape from. The sun symbolizes a brighter future were all people are equal and the quicksand symbolizes a trap there is difficult to get out of. When he says “solid rock of brotherhood” it symbolizes a stable people there...
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...Who are the Citizens of the Philippines? A Filipino citizen may be considered natural-born or naturalized citizen. Both statuses bestow upon the individual certain privileges and exclusive rights such as the rights to vote, to run for public, etc. which may be denied the foreigner. NATURAL-BORN FILIPINO Art. IV, sec. 2 of the 1987 Constitution defines the NATURAL-BORN Filipino citizens as: 1. “Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of this (1987) Constitution” 2. “those whose fathers OR mothers are citizens of the Philippines” and 3. “those born before January 7, 1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority. Even if the child is born to an alien father and a Filipino mother, the Filipino citizenship of the mother will bestow natural-born Philippine citizenship upon the child PROVIDED his birth occurred on or after January 17, 1973 (date of ratification of the 1973 Constitution), otherwise he followed the citizenship of the alien father and acquired at best only an inchoate Philippine citizenship which he could perfect by election upon attaining majority age. EXCEPT if he is born out of lawful wedlock, in which case, he will be considered a Filipino by virtue of his mother’s citizenship. In addition, only natural-born citizens are allowed to hold constitutional offices such as the office of the President; Senators; Members of the House of Representatives;...
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...Voter turnout for the 2014 midterm election was the lowest since World War II in 1942. Only 36.4% of eligible voters casted their votes this election (DelReal). Voter participation has been a problem the early twentieth century. America won the revolution and broke its ties with Britain’s monarchical ways for very specific reasons. Reasons clearly stated in the Declaration of Independence (Jefferson 259-267). The American people wanted a government that protected their rights and gave them the ability to select someone who represented them best to lead them. The ability to vote on our representatives and add or changes laws is what America started for. Low voter turnout is preventing any sort of change in our government system. Voter turnout can be split into two problems- attitude and accessibility. Voting is a key part in the democratic system and it is important to address and attempt to reform the system to benefit the citizens of the United States. When the Constitution was ratified in 1787, the voting policies and presidential regulations were set. According to section two of Article two of the Constitution, in order to be a president her or she must be over 35, a natural born U.S. citizen, and must have lived in the United States for at least fourteen years ("The Constitution of the United States " 85). If the president meets the requirements, he or she is allowed to run for office. The first thing a candidate usually does is develop a political action committee to help...
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...Reform of the United Nations Security Council From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search | This article is incomplete. Please help to improve the section, or discuss the issue on the talk page. (September 2012) | The United Nations Security Council. Reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) encompasses five key issues: categories of membership, the question of the veto held by the five permanent members, regional representation, the size of an enlarged Council and its working methods, and the Security Council-General Assembly relationship. Member States, regional groups and other Member State interest groupings developed different positions and proposals on how to move forward on this contested issue.[1] The reform of the Security Council requires the agreement of at least two-thirds of UN member states and that of all the permanent members of the UNSC, enjoying the veto right.[2] Contents * 1 History * 2 General Assembly Task Force * 3 Increasing membership * 3.1 "In Larger Freedom" * 3.2 Uniting for Consensus * 4 New permanent member proposals * 4.1 Brazil * 4.2 Germany * 4.3 India * 4.4 Japan * 4.5 Membership of a Muslim-majority nation * 4.6 Africa * 5 Veto reform * 6 Overall positions on reforming the Security Council * 6.1 United States * 6.2 United Kingdom and France * 6.3 Russia * 6.4 India * 6.5 Brazil *...
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...deal with one question tonight in some detail. The issue is experience. Several people ask what they should tell their friends when people say “I like Carson but he has no political experience”. You are absolutely right — I have no political experience. The current Members of Congress have a combined 8,700 years of political experience. Are we sure political experience is what we need. Every signer of the Declaration of Independence had no elected office experience. What they had was a deep belief that freedom is a gift from God. They had a determination to rise up against a tyrannical King. They...
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...Voter turnout for the 2014 midterm election was the lowest since World War II in 1942. Only 36.4% of eligible voters casted their votes this election (DelReal). Voter participation has been a problem the early twentieth century. America won the revolution and broke its ties with Britain’s monarchical ways for very specific reasons. Reasons clearly stated in the Declaration of Independence (Jefferson 259-267). The American people wanted a government that protected their rights and gave them the ability to select someone who represented them best to lead them. The ability to vote on our representatives and add or changes laws is what America started for. Low voter turnout is preventing any sort of change in our government system. Voter turnout can be split into two problems- attitude and accessibility. Voting is a key part in the democratic system and it is important to address and attempt to reform the system to benefit the citizens of the United States. When the Constitution was ratified in 1787, the voting policies and presidential regulations were set. According to section two of Article two of the Constitution, in order to be a president her or she must be over 35, a natural born U.S. citizen, and must have lived in the United States for at least fourteen years ("The Constitution of the United States " 85). If the president meets the requirements, he or she is allowed to run for office. The first thing a candidate usually does is develop a political action committee to help...
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...The Constitution and Government Structure During 1992-93 Yeltsin had argued that the existing, heavily amended 1978 constitution of Russia was obsolete and self-contradictory and that Russia required a new constitution granting the president greater power. This assertion led to the submission and advocacy of rival constitutional drafts drawn up by the legislative and executive branches. The parliament's failure to endorse a compromise was an important factor in Yeltsin's dissolution of the body in September 1993. Yeltsin then used his presidential powers to form a sympathetic constitutional assembly, which quickly produced a draft constitution providing for a strong executive, and to shape the outcome of the December 1993 referendum on Russia's new basic law. The referendum vote resulted in approval by 58.4 percent of Russia's registered voters. The announced 54.8 percent turnout met the requirement that at least 50 percent of registered voters participate in the referendum. The 1993 constitution declares Russia a democratic, federative, law-based state with a republican form of government. State power is divided among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Diversity of ideologies and religions is sanctioned, and a state or compulsory ideology may not be adopted. The right to a multiparty political system is upheld. The content of laws must be made public before they take effect, and they must be formulated in accordance with international law and principles. Russian...
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...Canadian political system. Secondly, an explanations for why, despite a push for equality, these populations continue to be underrepresented will be provided. Lastly, this paper will look to the future and identify the benefits of equal aboriginal representation within Canadian politics. Past initiatives In previous years, countless initiatives have been proposed with the hope of increasing the presence of First Nations in Canada’s political system. For the purpose of this essay, only a sample of these proposals will be discussed. Dhillon (2005) highlights “The Lortie [Commissions address on] representational deficits of Aboriginal peoples” while making suggestions on “structural changes that [focus] on encouraging greater access to candidacy”. Dhillon (2005) further explains by stating “changing recruitment structures may have significant effects on the social composition of legislatures, the way they function, the policy process and political representation”. Schmidt (2003) discusses three previously recommended options on how to improve First Nations representation at the federal level. 1. Aboriginal electoral districts (AEDs) The creation of Aboriginal electoral districts (AEDs) has surfaced repeatedly since the late 1980s by multiple platforms and would involve “reforming the current parliamentary system” (Valberg, 2012). Based on the Lortie Commission’s suggested features, the Aboriginals elected in the AEDs would be guaranteed “the same rights, powers and privileges...
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...INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ORGANISATION PURPOSE The mission of the International Student Organization (ISO) is to foster understanding about diversity and the various cultures among the Indiana University Southeast (IUS) community at large, to provide an avenue to bridge the social gap among the students here at IUS and to provide a helping hand to the new incoming students in getting oriented to the USA. ISO is not for International students only but for the entire campus community at IUS. ISO is committed to - Increase the diversity awareness in the campus and the community. - To establish a medium for cultural exchange between the students/faculty/staff and the community as a whole. - To promote international support, assist the foreign students/visitors in establishing social contacts. - To provide programs for cultural, social and educational exchange. The International Students Organization (ISO) of the University of Mississippi has been formed out of the need for more interaction between International students on the campus. Article I. Name The Official Name of the organization shall be INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ORGANIZATION (ISO) Article II. Purpose The purpose of this organization shall be to provide a platform for social interaction among international students and help new international students adapt themselves to the Ole Miss community. Article III. Membership Section 1: There shall be no member who is not currently enrolled as a student at the University...
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...Back in California, Frémont threw his support behind a small group of dissident American settlers near Sonoma who had started an unofficial uprising and had established the short-lived Bear Flag Republic. News of the U.S. declaration of war with Mexico soon reached California, and Frémont was appointed by Commodore Robert F. Stockton as major of a battalion there that consisted mostly of American volunteers. Frémont and Stockton completed the conquest of the future 31st...
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...Click here for the steps to follow Application for Selection Certificate Principal Applicant – Spouse or de facto spouse INSTRUCTIONS How to complete this form Answer all questions accurately. If you run out of space, please finish your answer on a separate sheet marked with the number of the section of the form to which it refers. Who is required to fill out this form? The principal applicant and the accompanying spouse or de facto spouse, if any, who are applying under one of the following subclasses (definitions on page 2): • skilled worker; • self-employed worker or entrepreneur; • foreign national in a particularly distressful situation, within the meaning of section 18c of the Regulation respecting the selection of foreign nationals: this subclass does not include refugees, persons in a similar situation, nor protected persons. Dependent children accompanying you who are aged 22 or older or who are married or de facto spouses must complete the form Application for Selection Certificate – Dependent child aged 22 or older or who is married or a de facto spouse (definitions on page 2). A child who is not a dependent must fill out this form as a principal applicant. Appendices, supporting documents and place of application submission You must send this form, along with the appendices and the necessary supporting documents to the immigration office responsible for files originating in your country. Closely examine the list of documents to append to your application for...
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...noted that many of his colleagues do not care for him and it could be detrimental to his run that even his colleagues are unable to stand up for him. Cruz’s announcement spot of Liberty University proves he is eager to run as the Christian evangelical candidate. This article ends on a slightly more positive note and mentions Cruz’s time spent with the students after his speech and how engaging and willing to interact he was. The final quote to end the article was by Cruz, “Amen.” After all of the emphasis throughout the article of Cruz’s religious beliefs this was a fitting ending. Keeping with the same pattern as the first two news source The Washington Post also wrote an unbiased title for the initial article announcing Ted Cruz’s declaration. The article was titled, “Ted Cruz: ‘I am running for president of the United States.” This article contained the over sentiment that Cruz was pulling for the Christian and young voter’s support. The article largely focused on the content of his speech and the support he received on the spot from the young conservative students in the audience. When it was time to mention his attempt to stop Obama’s healthcare plan, the words chosen were, “championing controversial efforts to block implementation.” Of the three articles, this was the only one to spin this in a positive manner and the only one to omit any negative feedback and bridges he burned during this endeavor. It is clear The Washington Post is a supporter of this GOP nominee. While...
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...Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States —becoming the first African American to serve in that office —on January 20, 2009. The son of a white American mother and a black Kenyan father, Obama grew up in Hawaii. Leaving the state to attend college, he earned degrees from Columbia University and Harvard Law School. Obama worked as a community organizer in Chicago, where he met and married Michelle LaVaughn Robinson in 1992. Their two daughters, Malia Ann and Natasha (Sasha) were born in 1998 and 2001, respectively. Obama was elected to the Illinois state senate in 1996 and served there for eight years. In 2004, he was elected by a record majority to the U.S. Senate from Illinois and, in February 2007, announced his candidacy for President. After winning a closely-fought contest against New York Senator and former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic nomination, Obama handily defeated Senator John McCain of Arizona, the Republican nominee for President, in the general election. When President Obama took office, he faced very significant challenges. The economy was officially in a recession, and the outgoing administration of George W. Bush had begun to implement a controversial "bail-out" package to try to help struggling financial institutions. In foreign affairs, the United States still had troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and warfare had broken out between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, illustrating the ongoing instability of...
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...subversion. “ – Dwight D. Eisenhower On June 28, 1914, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated. That event marked the first phase of World War I (Grayzel 10). Soon afterward nations throughout Europe announced declarations of war. By the end of October countries as far away as Japan, China and Brazil had become involved (Grayzel 11). Susan R. Grayzel in the “Introduction: The First World War and the Making of a Modern, Global Conflict” from The First World War: A Brief History with Documents”, explores a variety of contributing reasons for the Great War (Grayzel 9). The causes most often cited included the rise of nationalism, increased militarism, imperialism, and a willingness among the population to allow their governments to persecute a war (Grayzel 9-10). Ironically, it was a complicated series of competitive alliances and international peace agreements that caused such a rapid global escalation of hostilities (Grayzel 5). With its vast immigrant population, and their own ties to European and Asian interests, America was not immune to finding itself dragged into the war. Hence, during the first years of the war, President Woodrow Wilson struggled to maintain neutrality. So much so that he issued a declaration of neutrality to Congress on August 14, 1914. In his speech he entreated Americans to remember, “Every man who really loves America will act and speak in the true spirit of neutrality …” (Woodrow par. 2) With even more conviction he strongly...
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