Following World War II, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The date was December 10, 1948. Visit this UN Web site and review Articles 1 through 30 of the UN Declaration of Human
Rights.
1. Identify five similarities that you see between the rights contained in the UN document and the fundamental rights of
United States citizens from the US Bill of Rights discussed in Lesson 3.
2. Identify five rights from the UN articles that you would like to add to a list of guarantees under the US Constitution.
3. Are any rights that you believe should be included but that are missing from either the US Bill of Rights or the UN
Declaration of Human Rights? Give at least two to three rights.
Submission requirements: Write a compare/contrast paper of at least 500 words.

Need asap). based on the government system in the united states, which individual activity is used to directly influence legislative decisions? source: florida department of education. ( a) watching political debates on television, ( b) gathering signatures for a petition, ( c) discussing political issues at work, ( d) collecting opinions for a yearbook. ( question 2) -- i posted a picture of the question and answer choices.

Which of these is a role of congress? a) to veto legislation b) to pass the federal budget c) to nominate cabinet members d) to interpret the constitution 2) which of these is a power of the legislative branch? a) declare war b) enforces laws c) interprets laws d) negotiates treaties 3) a two/thirds vote of each house of congress is required to a) impeach the u.s. president. b) approve presidential appointments. c) pass an appropriation or tax bill. d) pass a bill over the president's veto. 4) the chief purpose of congressional committees is to a) draft legislation for consideration by the full congress. b) act as a group to which the president can direct his lobbying effort. c) provide a place for lobbyists and special interest groups to get support. d) hold hearings so that bills can be evaluated and studied prior to voting. 5) after a bill has been passed by both houses of congress it a) becomes a law. b) is sent to the president. c) returns to the house of origin for verification. d) is sent to a subcommittee in the house or senate. 6) house of representatives passes a spending bill → senate debates the spending bill → senate passes the spending bill → ? what completes this sequence of events? a) the spending bill becomes a law b) the states must approve the bill c) the supreme court reviews the bill d) the president must act on the bill eliminate

The u.s. government has three branches: executive, judicial, and legislative. each branch plays a different role in making sure laws are passed, enforced, and applied fairly in accordance with the united states constitution. which idea does this scenario best represent?