How has the United States Constitution Shape American Values? - Descript

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Spacesuit, made of flesh,

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episode six.

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How has the United States Constitution

influenced American values?

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Voice cast authored by and read by

,: 2023

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as a public content of the Institute

of Universal Human Rights, Hawaii.

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I'm going to start with a quote.

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From the American Vision

and Values, published by

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Bellevue University, Nebraska.

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The American Revolution ushered in

an age of democratic revolutions.

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Some of those revolutions resulted in

functioning democracies, but as noted,

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not all such revolutions were peaceful.

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Some ended in extinction.

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Extensive violence and dictatorship.

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Americans Revolutionary War and

its Declaration of Independence

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did not lead to chaos.

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Rather, it culminated in the

constitutional convention of: 1787

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and a peaceful transfer of political

power between parties in: 1801

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And this is the end of the quotation.

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It matters a great deal

how we satis, classify, or.

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define the structure of our

government because those words

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either resonate with the heart of

people or will thwart their thinking.

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Democracy resonates with the heart of

every American citizen from the cradle.

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But it is such an idea that would

cause the collapse of its country.

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Eliminate any form of empowered structure

to manage that democracy would be as such

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as if democracy were the enemy of itself.

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It is important for the governed to

understand how the government is set up,

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how and why the government is empowered

to govern the people in order to preserve

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the power of the governed people.

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It is the design that is genius.

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How to fill it with people,

with the correct officers,

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is a whole other question.

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Now, the structure of democracy

that most people imagine, a direct,

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What did the founding fathers do

to this direct democracy to make it

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manageable and to survive for the ages

is what we're going to explain now.

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But why citizenship education

is important to the governed

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as much as to the government?

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The answer can be as simple

as the answer Andrew.

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Aldenquist's reasoning published

in Educational Leadership in: 1980

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titled The Nature of Citizenship.

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Citizenship education should

foster group loyalty and values.

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Now, even if he also flavored it with

critical specifics such as white middle

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class values in black and white poor

neighborhoods, Let's set that aside

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for a moment, because today we are

just hoping all citizens will learn

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about the academic interpretation

of the government systems, and learn

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group loyalty and national values.

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The United States is not an

autocracy, because it is not

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governed by the supreme monarch.

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The United States is governed by

democratically elected representatives,

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therefore it is an autocracy.

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Uh, democracy, meaning the will of

the people is heard first and made

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effective by the appointment Of the

representation, the assembly of House of

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Representatives that is entitled again

as the result of a secondary democratic

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election to conduct any national

decision making, even the creation of an

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electoral college to appoint a president.

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The United States is currently a

confederation of 50 self governed states.

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Therefore, we are citizens of

the federal nation of the United

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States, and our individual states.

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To manage the bureaucratic duties

of such vast territory effectively,

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legally, and transparently, additional

structures are necessary to implement.

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The 50 self governed states empower

one or two representatives via

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democratic elections to conduct

state interests on a federal level.

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It is highly commendable

that they hear out the mass.

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of people's opinion on the matter

first by a general presidential

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election before voting themselves.

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It is not only power preserved for

the people, but respect given to

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the people by those in whose hands

the decision ultimately stands.

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Why elect representatives if you are only

going to strip them from power by debating

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their office to be unconstitutional or as

a violation of the rights of the people?

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You either elect representatives and

give them due respect and power, or you

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don't, and end up with a chaotic election.

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Direct democracy and unmanageable

democratic bureaucracy, but you

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can elect representatives to

just sit and be your puppets.

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Do you want to do that?

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No.

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Have respect for the office

that is there to represent you.

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The excellent process to get the

right people in those offices.

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Therefore, the United States operates and

realizes the vision of its constitution

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by inventing a system never used before

and best described as representative

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democracy or constitutional republic.

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As it has been said in 2019

video of America is a Democracy

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with counter arguments.

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It's worth watching.

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Look it up.

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But democracy is a cultural

attitude giving power and

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freedom to the people, but not a

government structure or government.

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Because that power goes to the

democratically elected representatives

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to protect the will of the people.

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It is crucial for everyday citizens to

understand how we classify or define

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the structure of our government,

so they could know how much respect

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their voice is entitled to, and

wouldn't incorrectly grudge against

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authority by not understanding

the nuances of their government.

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Much harm is done by denialists

and conspiration theorists, causing

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unfunded gossip like rebellion against

the beautifully designed system.

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If you don't like the minority of rich

and entitled representatives making

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the decision on the federal level,

start democratically electing poor.

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insignificant representatives on a

state level and see what happens.

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It is up to your citizens

living in your state.

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But just remember before you do that,

how can you expect someone running

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and managing a country's books and

economy who cannot manage their own?

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One frightening example of how

commendable democratic structures can

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misfire is by the Russian democratic

elections, resulting ongoingly in

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the appointment of a mentally ill

mass murderous psychopath like Putin.

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He is a democratically elected

dictator using a legitimate democratic

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process to elect a tyrant autocrat.

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Are the Russian people really so

weak, just can't get rid of him?

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Or do they really like how Putin is

undermining all human dignity and decency

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to achieve his selfish objectives?

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Let's see how they vote in May

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march into invading another, the

8th unprovoked war against Ukraine.

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It is the 8th unprovoked

war in the region.

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Accountability builds trust and

support between the governed.

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And it's elected government, while

a chain of command is necessary

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for efficiency, effectiveness and

transparency, consistent integrity.

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That means doing the right thing, even

single every single day in office.

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Healthy political and administrative

relationship building and advancements

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towards governmental mission

by a servant leader's attitude.

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That's what accountability is.

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Accountability ensures follow through,

time efficiency, and respectable,

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even graceful motivational force.

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Accountability is also the result of

insightful education of the governed

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to participate in the endorsement

or critique of the government.

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Therefore, it is the government's

best interest to qualify, clarify

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misconceptions by correct education.

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Also, you could try googling various other

foreign countries constitution and at

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least read up on a few Wikipedia entries

to enlighten yourself by the comparison.

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Do you still desire any changes

to what America created?

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Is it really the system must

change or just the education

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of the elected for office?

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Do not confuse the constitutional

system with the character

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of people elected to office.

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You can craft the most incredible

vessel, but are you gonna fill it

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with the best one or the worst?

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Choose your content to elevate the morale

of this country instead of tearing down

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a piece of genius and elegant political

art constructed for an ideal power.

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distribution that represents

the voice of the people.

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Please, treasure, respect, and

love your representative democracy,

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because it is the greatest

inversion of the history of mankind.

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The most legitimate question to ask here

would be, why presidential elections

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became so so dependent on campaigns which

depend on insane fundraising and therefore

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depends on billionaires with their own

interests in the forefront instead of

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the interests and will of the people.

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Ideally elections should not cost

anything because it should be about

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the best argument, the public debate.

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And not about whose face

was in the news most.

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Increasing public education while making

presidential campaigning unconstitutional

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would be a more enlightened way to hear.

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The will of the people.

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So how has the United States

Constitution influenced American values?

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It made it the most important

part of being American.

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Having values the way the United States

Constitution most significantly changed

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American values is that it funded it on

values and those nine values You will be

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very pleased to find by clicking on the

link at the end of my shownotes, which is

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the printed transcript of this voicecast.

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So, please, scroll down to the end

of this transcript and find the

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attached pdf Titled: Answering

Difficult Questions Abroad: American

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Values, originally plublished at

the webaddress: PDF (www.state.gov)

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Thank you for listenining, and

as always I immensely enjoyed

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sharing my research with you.

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Please, do not hesitate to

contact me if you have questions

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or reflections to share.

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Aloha

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Mayasonette Lambkiss