The rights and responsibilites of US reflect our values as a country. In the United States, citizens have several different important liberties including (but not limited to):
- freedom of speech
-freedom of religion
-right to petition
-right to protest peacefully
-ability to have a trial in front of an impartial jury
- right to vote
These rights show that America is a country that is focused on providing significant freedom and choice for its citizens. As Americans, we have the ability to vote for whatever political candidate we want, practice the religion of our choice, and speak out against laws on the local, state, or national level. All of these freedoms ensure that America is a country with diverse thoughts and allows for differences in opinion among citizens.
One common social structure among ethnic groups in sub-Saharan Africa is segmentary lineage organisation. Segmentary lineage societies are characterised by the foremost importance of kin relationships in determining individuals' social and political allegiances, as well as their patterns of residence.
The concept of "total war" refers to a type of armed conflict that is bound by no rules or limitations in terms of who is being attacked, the weapons that are used or the elements of society that will be sacrificed to win it.
Engaging in this type of war can have some benefits, such as:
- There is no need for the government to define its objectives clearly.
- Because of it, there is no accountability between the government and its citizens, which gives them free reign of action.
- Countries with a strong military can use their full power.
However, the costs far outweigh the benefits:
- Increased cost of human lives, from all parties involved.
- The destruction of all civil society.
- Because civil society is so disrupted, government institutions are likely to collapse as well.
- Extremely difficult recovery process, both politically as economically.
- Complete depletion of the country's resources.
- Violation of human rights and the laws of just war.
- Closes the door to any peaceful solution.
There is rarely, if ever, a situation in which a total war provides benefits that would outweigh the costs of it, or that would not be achieved through some other means.
The term "a bi-cameral legislature" refers to any lawmaking body of government that consists of two separate houses of chambers.
