IMMIG�TION POLICY CENTER PERSPECTIVES MADE IN AMERICA MYTHS & FACTS ABOUT BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP By James Ho‚ Margaret Stock‚ Eric Ward & Elizabeth Wydra SEPTEMBER 2009 Photo from �ickr.com. By Brian Wilson Photography. MADE IN AMERICA: MYTHS & FACTS ABOUT BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP BY JAMES HO‚ MARGARET STOCK‚ ERIC WARD & ELIZABETH WYDRA SEPTEMBER 2009 ABOUT PERSPECTIVES ON IMMIGRATION The Immigration Policy Center’s Perspectives are thoughtful narratives written
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Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. These have included aristocracy‚ oligarchy‚ tyranny‚ monarchy‚ and democracy. An oligarchy is ruled by the few‚ which could also be as a small group of the aristocracy. Monarchy is ruled by a hereditary single sovereign‚ while tyranny by a single leader who took power by force. Democracy is the rule of the people. This essay will show the changes of government between the city-states (Cartledge‚ 2011). Brand (n.d.) tells us Athens was initially ruled by the
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A Discourse Theory of Citizenship This article discusses the concept of citizenship and how citizenship as a form of public engagement is crucial to democracy as a whole. The author‚ Robert Asen‚ presents a new view that citizenship is a dynamic mode of public engagement. The first section of the article discusses questions about public beliefs and perspectives. The second section of the article discusses how citizenship is a mode of public engagement. The third section discusses how public
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Organizational Citizenship Behavior 1. Introduction In the last 20 years increasing attention has been drawn to the concept of Organizational Citizenship Behavior by academic researchers and‚ more recently‚ by managers. Organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) are employee behaviors that go beyond role requirements‚ not formally rewarded or punished by the organization‚ which in the “aggregate” facilitate organizational functioning and benefit the organization by improving efficiency (Organ
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and the Roman Empire The decline of China and Rome both shared similar economic strife in that they were both subject to barbarian and nomadic invasions‚ therefore having to spend large amounts of money on frontier defense; however‚ they differed in that the Han Empire collapsed in part due to the high taxes imposed on the peasant class resulting in a large peasant rebellion‚ such as the Yellow Turbans‚ while in Rome tax collections was in danger of abandonment as residents of the empire were
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MNW301G Corporate citizenship SU 1 – “Imagine” SU 2 – Course overview The four outcomes for this course are relatively simple and easy to grasp‚ they are: 1. Analyze the context of corporate citizenship (CONTEXT) 2. Develop a business case for corporate citizenship (WHY?) 3. Critically consider the conceptualization‚ implementation and evaluation of corporate citizenship programs (HOW?) 4. Analyze the profile of personal responsible leadership in corporate citizenship (LEADERSHIP)
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Sparta was originally made up of four small villages in Laconia‚ an area in the southwestern Peloponnesus‚ until 730 B.C.‚ which is when Sparta began to take over Messenia. Laconians either became periokoi‚ a name for free people who were not citizens and who were required to pay taxes and perform military service for Sparta‚ or helots‚ who were forced to work on farms and as servants of the Spartans. The Messenians became helots by the 7th century‚ when Sparta took full control of Messenia.
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Citizenship is often classified as a form of national identity. Being a citizen entails fulfilling one’s duties to the state and to the country in which they reside. Conversely‚ the state has certain responsibilities and obligations to their citizens. When the rights of a citizen intersect with people’s biological identities it is called biological citizenship. Essentially‚ biological citizenship is the demand for compensation‚ action or intervention from the state‚ on the basis of shared biological
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Education for Global Citizenship: The Needs of Teachers and Learners 1. Introduction In today’s global environment‚ social studies educators have the opportunity to expand their students’ vision of the role of citizenship in developing a democratic understanding by adopting multiple perspectives on citizenship. Global citizenship education is becoming an important component in citizenship education in many countries. While global education or world studies has been advocated and practiced in
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constitutions stuck out as prominent and created successful civilizations. The Constitution of Athens and the Constitution of the Lacedaemonians were grotesquely different in their ideas of social and economic classes‚ education‚ and fitness; whereas‚ the civilizations were the same in the idea of punishment for breaking the laws. The Constitution of Athens was more of a story of how life was during the time that Athens was a leading city in the world. The story states that the Athenian government held a
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