Now, in two or three paragraphs, write your response to the prompt, using appropriate transitions and a conclusion to make your argument. Prompt: Do (a) private citizens or (b) the government have a duty to help the poor? Explain your answers using details that you have learned in this lesson.

Why was the power to veto laws significant? it gave the people of rome the power to reject governmental decisions. it gave elected officials the power to reject laws made by the senate. it gave the patricians more power over laws made by the senate. it gave the consuls the power to carry out the laws in the republic.

:) during the cold war, people were afraid of communists, both outside and inside the united states. the red scare and mccarthyism that grew out of these fears were damaging to the american way of life. during the mccarthy years, many of the freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights were limited. write a paragraph explaining what lessons can be learned from the mccarthy era about what u. s. citizens need to protect in order to preserve the democratic political system and the american way of life.

How well does america today live up to the ideals of the declaration of independence?