Choice points

International Agreement (3) - MUSIC APPRECIATION TREATY

Alliance (3)- Trania and The United Walls

Trade Agreement (3) - Trania and The United Walls
Trania and Island of Vorocious Daschunds

Join MicroUN (2)

Declaration of Independence

Preamble-
I declare myself independent of the tyrant Pippin. The reason is because he has given us too many online assignment and the workload seem neverending.So to deal with this I declare myself to have no connection at all with you.

Statement of belief-
I believe that all men are created equal and that we are given certain unalienable rights, such as the pursuit of happiness. i believe that we should not spend our nights doing forum work and waiting for people to do their so we could counter it.

List of complaints-
You micronation essay are too long and I spend about half of my day doing it. Your homework take too much time and I don't enough to do other homework.

Declaration-
I now declare myself to be independent of Mr. Pippin. Now I will be able to have "fun" doing other homework for other class.

List of signer-
Victor Tran

Trania immigrants

Lena Tran and John Tran have immigrated to Trania.
Both have sworn an oath to uphold law and defend Trania.

Essay #3

An immigrant is a person who migrates to another country. There are basically two types of immigration. One is short-term and the other is long-term. To be able to visit another country or live in one you need a green card (immigrant visa ). To get one the government must approve a petition filed by employer or a relative. When you get one you are able to work, travel back and forth, bring in a spouse and children and become eligible for citizenship after 5 years of residence.There are many different types of immigrant visa; there are tourist, student, business, fiance, and work. The tourist visa allow you to visit as a tourist or for medical treatment. Restriction are that you are not allow to get pay. A student visa allow you to is to attend colleges, universities, conservatories, or academic high schools in the country. The purpose of the business visa to travel for business purposes (buying goods,attempting seminars or performing other works for an employer). Restriction is that you can not be self-employ and the visit is temporary.The fiance visa allow the person to visit another country for 90 days and they have to get married.The requirement is that both people are single, intent to get married, and be over the legal age. The work visa allow you to work in the country. The only problem is that you have to return to your own country after the visa is expired.

There are two ways to become a citizen; one is a natural-born citizen and the other way is to apply. A natural-born citizen is anyone born in the country and if you are born outside atleast one of your parent must be a citizen that has lived in the country for 1 year. The other way is naturalization.The requirement to live in the country for five years and is 18 or older, successful completion of a citizenship exam,and the ability to read, write, and speak English. The steps are to filed an application, take a test and to take an oath. You lose your citizenship only if you swear an oath to another country, convicted of treason, and serving in the armed forces of another country at war with Trania.

The benefits are that you can vote in elections, run for office, apply for a job in the government, and you can bring family members to live here. you can also receive Social Security benefits and you can live outside the country without losind your citizenship.The drawbacks are that you must renounce your loyalty to your native country,you may lose right to vote and citizenship in your native country, and you must pass English and government/history test.


There are some trouble on immigration in the news. One is about students from Egypt bound for a college in Montana but instead fanned out across the country to visit friends and family and go sightseeing. The government tracked down the students and locked them in detention centers, teaching them about the regulations governing foreign students. There are also program that trains local police officers to determine whether criminal suspects in custody are illegal immigrants in Herdon and many illegal immigrant are afraid. Another story is about a man who was killed by illegal immigrants and that if every illegal immigrant is suspected of being a criminal , then innocent people will become victim of exclusion, harassment or mistreatment.

Links
http://news.bostonherald.com/national/view.bg?articleid=160399
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/30/AR2006093000990.html
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061001/EDIT01/610010368/1090
http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_citi.html
https://www.immigration-bureau.org/green_card.htm
https://www.immigration-bureau.org/visa.htm
http://www.clac.state.mn.us/english/bctzne.htm
http://www.voteutah.org/learning/citizenship/become.html

Essay #2

Universal suffrage is the right to vote to all adults. Any body can vote regardless distinction of sex, race, belief or economical/social status. In first modern "democracy" only certain people had a say in the government.In the US only white male landowners could vote, then there waas the 3/5 Compromise which means that slaves only count as 3/5 of a vote.Then in 1870, an amendment was pass. This gave the right to vote for all former slaves and protecting the right of all male citizen of any race.Then in 1889, there were poll taxes (pay to vote), which prevented many blacks as well as poor whites from voting. In 1890, there was a literacy test, to keep African-Americans from voting because many could not read, this also prevented many whites.To get around this, the states added the grandfather clause. This allow those who could vote before 1870, or their descendants, to vote regardless of literacy or tax qualifications. This excluded African-Americans because none of them could have voted before 1870.

Next comes women voting rights. Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott organize the Women's Rights Convention, then along with Susan Anthiny and Lucy Stone, they establish the American Equal Rights Association. Then in 1890, the National American Woman Suffrage Association was establish.These organizationtry to persuade the legislature to allow full suffrage to women.Then the woman suffrage amendment was propose in Congress many times but was defeated. Finally on August 26 1920, the Nineteenth amendment was pass allowing all sex the right to vote. In 1965, the voting rights act was pass. This prohibits all literacy tests and poll taxes.

In Trania, you don't have to worry about your voting rights. In the US, it took them over 60 years for them to have universal suffrage and some countries took even longer than that.An example is the country Kuwait who just had been granted universal suffage in 2005. Here you already have that right. Since this is a democracy there are no racial discrimination. Everybody is equal.Everybody has the same voting power. So if 100 blacks vote for one thing and 100 whites vote for another then they will be equal.There are no poll taxes to pay when voting and literacy test. The only restriction is that you have to be 18 or older to be able to vote and you don't vote on any bills. All you do is vote for your representative and during election, you vote for your president (although the electoral college does the actual voting).

There are recent news about universal suffrage. The news comes from China. Apparently China's legislature ruled out direct elections for the Hong Kong chief executive in 2007 and legislators in 2008. There will be no universal suffrage for the election of the third-term chief executive of the HKSAR in 2007 and the election of all the members of the fourth-term legislative council.This ruling was pass with 156 for, one abstention and no negative votes. The procedure for voting on bills and motions, however, remain unchange.

Links
http://www.answers.com/topic/universal-suffrage
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAvoting65.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/timelines/voting.html
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAsuffrage.htm
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/1965_voting_rights_act.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0839551.html
http://www.mscode.com/usconst/a-19.html
http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/constitution/terms/term_C.17.html
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=810455
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-04/27/content_326702.htm

Essay #1

My micronation is a representative democracy.Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. There are two main types of democracy: direct and representative. In a representative democracy the power belongs to the person the people voted on and on a direct democracy the people make the decision. The most common is a representative democracy where the elected person make political decision for the good of the people.There are also Liberal democracy.It is a form of representative democracy where elected person that hold the decision power are moderated by a constitution that emphasizes on protecting liberties and the rights of minorities in society.

The elected person does not rule for life. They rule for however long their law says. For representatives, senators and electors, the state decide on how to carry out the election. In presidential election the people vote for the Electors, who will elect the president. The electoral college member is equal to the number of Representatives and Senators that make up Congress.

There are rights for a citizen in a democracy. The rights are freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition. No one can tell you what to worship or do. You can say what ever you want (unless it is really bad). You can write about anybody or anything. You have the right to associate with other people form and join any organizations of your own choice and to protest government actions.

In a democracy everybody is equal.You can't be arrested for no reason. You have the right for a speedy trial, which means that they can leave you in jail until you die without presenting your case.Torture is forbidden. Government official must obey the law.you can't break into someones home without their consent.You can't be charge with the same crime twice.

Out of democracy, dictatorship, and monarchy, I believe that democracy is the best.In a democracy everybody is equal. The president has to obey the law while the dictator/king doesn't.In a dictatorship/monarchy you have your leader until they die, nut in a democracy you choose your leader during election years.In a democracy everybody is treated equal and the laws are for the people,but in a dictatorship, the dictator can treat anyone the way they want and their laws benefit them only.

In recent news, the Bush administration propose that Cuba hold a referendum to see if they want to be rule by a dictator or live in a democracy. According to John Kavulich, Cuba is not going to listen to the people and change to a democracy. Since Cuba is a dictatorship they don't have rights such as recall, referendum, and initiative. Recall is they have the right to force a public official out of office. The initiative is their power to reject legislation by someone other than the legislature. Referendum is the power to approve/reject legislative acts.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=democracy&x=41&y=15
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/whatsdem/homepage.htm
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Elections#election_law:_an_overview
http://www.stanford.edu/~ldiamond/iraq/WhaIsDemocracy012004.htm
http://www.answers.com/liberal%20democracy
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/democracy.htm
http://www.basiclaw.net/Principles/Direct%20democracy.htm#The%20initiative
http://www.saukvalley.com/news/289281028355286.bsp

100 questions about my miconation

1. Trania
2. Democracy
3. Yes, the Tranian dollar.
4. No flag
5. Yes
6. Rice and petroleum
7. Live in the nation for 6 years and past a test
8. Maybe
9. President
10. English
11. Yes
12. Yes
13. Children will be taught in school so when they grow up, in case of trouble they can help
14. See 3
15. There is no main religion
16. See 13
17. Cars
18. No
19. Nation-State
20. Yes
21. Yes
22. Fixed boundaries
23. red tailed hawk
24. Very technologically advanced
25. You have to buy medicare insurance, if you can't afford it , it will be free
26. Petroleum
27. No
28. Hopefully no
29. Yes
30. All race are allow
31. 21
32. Yes
33. 17
34. 1 Tranian dollar = 2 US dollar
35. Football, basketball, soccer, etc
36. No
37. Resort and beaches
38. No
39. Election every 6 years
40. Depend on crime
41. College
42. Background check
43. 150 million
44. Program for those who wish to join the army
45. No state plant
46. No history
47. Yes, Yes
48. School Monday to Friday- 8 to 3
49. Yes
50. No
51. There will be a team that deal with disaster and there is a state militia
52. Any jobs are availiable
53. We will use both the metric system and the english system
54. There will be taxes and it will be use for the nation and military
55. There is no specific culture.
56. yes
57. See 23
58. see 40
59. No
60. Both
61. Talk peacefully and if that doesn't work we will use force
62. See 4
63. 6 years
64. No slogan
65. Whatever they want
66. 2 Tranian dollar
67. Yes
68. Yes
69. The island
70. Divided between the branches
71. No national uniform
72. Don't have one
73. We already have one
74. Air force and military base
75. Don't have one
76. Taxes on everything you buy
77. Lotus
78. We have our own area
79. Impeach them
80. Food
81. 18
82. Independent nation
83. Yes
84. No
85. Bills that have been approved by all branches of government.
86. We'll be peaceful and try to make alliances and treaties
87. We don't have industries that polute
88. No price limit
89. 14
90. yes
91. See 7
92. Yes
93. See 23
94. Yes, Yes, petroleum
95. No
96. No national food
97. Middle of the Atlantic
98. Yes, 5.45 Tranian dollar
99. Yes but no wild animal
100. Vice President
101. The National Bank
102. Yes
103. See 23
104. No national fruit
105. See 6
106. See 49
107. No, we did not get our independence from another nation
108. No
109. We support neither
110. Yes, elementary, middle, high school.

Constitution

This democratic republic will protect it's society and citizen from our enemies. There will be equal freedom and oppurtunity for all citizen. The government will be split up into 3 main parts:Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches. The legislative will creates laws and control taxes. The Executive branch contain the president, vice-president and cabinet member.He signs the acts into law.The judicial branch would decide arguments about the meaning of laws, how they are applied, and whether they are breaking the rules of the Constitution.

Laws:
1. No killing, stealing, raping, prejudice allow.
2. All children are required to go to school.
3. No trespassing on other people property.
4. You have freedom of religion, speech and press.
5. You have the right of peaceful assembly and right of petition.
6. Police can't search you property unless they have a warrant.
7. There will be an election every 6 years.
8. Everybody is consider equal.
9. No soldier is allow in any house without consent.
10. No one can force you into the army.

Principles

Fundamental worth- you have basic human rights
Equality of all persons- All people are equal even the president
Majority rule-Minority rights-You need to have a majority of the senate to pass a law
Necessity of compromise- all political parities will compromise to settle issue
Individual freedom-everybody has their own freedom they can do what they want as long as they din't break the law

Responsibilities

popular sovereignty- government is created by and subject to the will of the people, who are the source of all political power.
Establish Justice- All people get the government they deserve
Ensure Domestic Tranquilty-The court will settle disputes
Provide for the Common Defense- The government will protect its citizen
Promote the General Welfare- The government will do its best for the people
Ensure the Blessing of Liberty to Ourself- No one can take away your freedom
Ensure the Blessing of Liberty to our Posterity- your children are guaranteed their freedom