Friday, September 10, 2010

Define the following...

Define the following using YOUR OWN IDEAS...not a dictionary:

NATION
STATE
LIBERTY
JUSTICE

Have fun!

18 comments:

  1. Nation- A country or large group of people who are united and share the same basic rights.

    State- A smaller group within a larger group of people, sometimes having rights that are specific to the state.

    Liberty- Freedom

    Justice- Equality and fairness

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  2. Nation - a group sharing a common culture. These groups also often share an ethnic background and geographic location.
    State - a sovereign, self-governing group
    Liberty- freedom in all senses of the world (economic, personal, etc.)
    Justice - fair treatment and equality for all; the application of law, rationality, and moral standards.

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  3. Nation: A body of people who share a government and the same governing principles.
    State: A sub-set of the nation. It is a division of the governing body that distributes and enforces the Nation's laws.
    Liberty: An individual's uncontested, personal rights and freedoms that are plainly understood rather than be set forth by their governing body.
    Justice: The system that protects an individual's liberty. Justice ensures that people are treated fairly under their nation's laws and governing principles.

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  4. Nation – a community of people bound together by culture, authoritative government, and geographical location.

    State – a smaller segment of the aforementioned community consisting of its own government.

    Liberty – the purported ability to exercise one's faculties and make choices free from the constraints of others

    Justice - a concept that illustrates the relationship between a moral code and the punishments issued to those who transgress said code.

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  5. Nation: A nation is the total governed land, led by the government’s highest power, with a clear boundary and people whom inhabit it, often sharing common beliefs and practices.

    State: A state is a smaller section of the nation, governed by a smaller branch of government, whose jurisdiction normally only affects that of its state and its citizen.

    Liberty: The granted freedoms to do said actions based on legality.

    Justice: A system of rules and regulations, as well as punishments, led by an elected system of officials to be ethical and to determine suitable actions for infringement of said laws. Essentially, punishments for unlawful/sometimes unethical doings. It is a great freedom and right to have a judicial system properly run.

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  6. Nation: A mass of land and people joined under common government and principles.
    State: A sub-grouping of people within a nation.
    Liberty: Freedom to say, do, and act as one pleases within reason.
    Justice: The fair and equal treatment, and judgment, of all people.

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  7. Nation: A united group of people who share common principles, laws, and rights.

    State: A smaller section of a nation with its own principles and laws.

    Liberty: Independence, freedom

    Justice: Fairness, a moral code that all people in a nation or state must follow

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  8. Nation: a group of unified people who share a common goal, interest, or cultural background.

    State: basically the same thing as a Nation, but on a smaller scale.

    Liberty: The freedom to do something that enhances the livelihood of a person, while still not negatively impacting surrounding people.

    Justice: receiving the consequence one is entitled to or deserves.

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  9. Nation- A sovereign country with some form of central government that issues laws, maintains orders, and protects its constituents from external threats.

    State- Various meanings. It can sometimes be used as a synonym of a nation. More typically, it refers to a smaller government within a nation which has a localized government which make laws and maintains order in its own local area.

    Liberty- Freedoms and rights which all humans deserve to have.

    Justice- Some form of punishment given when a citizen of a state breaks one of the state's laws, and, by extension, breaks the social contract between the two.

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  11. Nation - A collective based around a government or some sort of internal community that looks after its own interests under common principles

    State - A smaller-scale nation, possibly a subset of a nation

    Liberty - The freedom which enables all those endowed it to act as they please within reasonable limits

    Justice - Fair and equal treatment, generally positioned as a system with the ability to bestow fitting (and not too hard or lenient) punishments

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  12. Nation: A collective of individuals that are usually of the same ethnicity, culture, and religion

    State: A defined territory with a governing body.

    Liberty: When an individual has the right/freedom to take action. Liberty=Free Will

    Justice: A standard of ethics, with consequences for going against this standard.

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  13. NATION: An established country that has a method of government which maintains an order and has a common culture and religion (yet, not necessarily true).

    STATE: A distinct boarder that defines a certain area. A state also has specific characteristics, which differ from the large scale of a nation.

    LIBERTY: The freedom that a human being possesses that gives one the ability to speak and act as they choose.

    JUSTICE: Equality and fairness amongst people

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  14. Nation: a conglomerate of people with similar beliefs living under an established government

    State: a smaller entity within a nation's boundaries

    Liberty: freedom within a nation

    Justice: equality and fairness

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  15. NATION-
    a large group of people united on a mass of land
    STATE-
    a smaller territory under a larger government
    LIBERTY-
    freedom, independence
    JUSTICE-
    what is right, just, and fair according to law and principle

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  16. Nation- a body of people united by a system of government
    State- a smaller section of a nation with a system of local governments thats reports to the federal government; has definitive boundaries
    Liberty- freedom for a people
    Justice- the rights of a people

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  17. Nation - a collective group with a united government
    State - an independent group of people
    Liberty - freedom for everyone
    Justice - rights of people supported by the government

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  18. Nation: A group of individuals who have chosen to live under a certain set of laws and social norms. A nation has a formal government.
    State: A smaller more legally and culturally precise section that distinguishes itself from a nation, but still answers to higher power of law.
    Liberty: The ability to choose
    Justice: The defense of the legal rights of an individual living

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