Immigrants:
Nancy Ann Billups
Education: Collage degree
Language: Spanish, English
Immigrating From: Tampa, Florida

Joonhee Suh
Education: Middle School Graduate
Language: Korean, English
Immigrating From: Tampa, Florida

Declaring Independence From Mr. Pippin:

I. Preamble:
Mc Nation is declaring independence form Mr. Pippin because we have the right to secede and have our own government. It is our duty to remove ourselves from Mr. Pippin and be dependant on only ourselves.

II. Statement Of Beliefs:
Mc Nation belives that every man or woman has the right to stress free afternoons and nights, not staying up all night doing history homework.
Mc Nation belives that class should be relaxing and educational, not rushing to get everything written down for the notebooks.

III. List Of Complaints:
Mr. Pippin gives out to much homework.
Mr. Pippin crams WAY to much into one period, so instead of learning anything, we are all to busy trying to get all of the activities finished.

IV. List Of Prior Attemps To Resolve Issues:
Mc Nation has approached Mr. Pippin and studied hard for tests.

V. Declaration:
Mc Nation will now be able to have it's own form of government, and we will be able to control ourselves as one nation under one government. Although we still can't do anything about the homework.

VI. Signers:
ALYSSA BILLUPS

National Anthem:
Cosy In The Rocket-Psapp
National Animal:
The "Mc Dog" (Yorkshire Terrior)

The Yorkshire terrior was chosen for the "Mc Dog" because it is a cute dog who is very loyal and loving, just like Mc Nation's citizens. It is also the "Mc Dog" becasue the founder of Mc Nation, Queen Alyssa, has a Yorkie.

The National Tree:
The "Mc Tree" (Jacaranda Tree)

The Jacaranda tree was chosen to be the "Mc Tree" because it puts on a beatiful floral display, it is a big part of senery. Its lilac-blue clusters of trumpet shaped blossoms appear in the summer, later falling to the earth carpeting the ground with a mass of color during fall. It is said that if you are walking underneath the Jacaranda tree and one of the trumpet blossoms falls on your head you will be favored by fortune.

National Flag:
Meaning Behind Flag:
Mc Nation is made up of 25 divisions, so there is 75 different tpyes of marks to symbolize the diversity of Mc Nation's people.


The Capitol:
Seattle Grace Hospital
Seattle Grac is the capitol becasue it has beatiful archetecture, and this is in the area of where the queen lives, so if her assistance is needed she will not be far away.


National Flower:
The "Mc Flower" (Lilac)
The lilac is the "Mc Flower" because they symbolize how Mc Nation's citizens are very different but are still in the same catagory of citizens. Lilacs range in size from large shrubs to small trees. The flowers are produced in spring in white, pale pink or more generally purple, with four petals. The flowers grow in large panicles, and in several species have a strong fragrance.


National Delicacy:
Chocolate
Chocolate is the national delecacy beacuse it makes EVERYTHING better. Need I say more??

Links For Essays:

Adoption
Adoption Process
Adoption Laws
Apdoption Form The Parent's Perspective *newspaper article
Home Study Process
Adoption Info
Sucessful Adoptions *newspaper article
About Adoption

Congress:
Bicameral Legislature Definition
Powers Of The Houses
House Of Representatives
Congress
Rules Of Congress
Congress For Kids

Terrorism:
The Day Of The Attack *newspaper article
President & 9/11 *newspaper article
Flight Attendant's Account *newspaper article
America Has Changed *newspaper article
One Year Later *newspaper article
9/11 Generation *newspaper article
America Remembers
The Flag Pole
Governement's Response
Tribute To 9/11
America Attacked
September 11th News

Mc Nation's Adoption Polocies:

The adoption process and foster care system in Mc Nation will be very strict and tough to get through. If someone is going to adopt, they will have to go through a series of checks before they can even apply for a child. All divisions of Mc Nation will follow the same rules when it comes to adoption.

International adoption will have its own set of procedures. Mc Nation can provide international adoption opportunities, provide visa information, and ensure that Mc Nation citizens aren’t being discriminated against in the foreign country. Mc Nation cannot however, become directly involved with the adoption, act as an attorney for the adoptive parents, or order the foreign country to approve adoption and visa. International adoption will be very private matter between the perspective adoptive parents and the foreign court which will operate under that country’s laws and religions. Mc Nation can not intervene on behalf of the adoptive parents, but we will provide information on the adoptive laws around the word. Also, to bring a child from abroad will make them be considered immigrants. In order to have them become citizens, the parents can take the citizenship test for them, only if the baby is seven or younger upon arriving in Mc Nation.

Local adoption will have the same basic rules. Once a person wants to give their child up for adoption, they can register with the Adoption Agency of Mc Nation and they will conduct the tests required and make sure the person has an array of perspective parents to choose from. In order for perspective parents to apply for a child, they must go through thorough examination. The parents must be citizens of Mc Nation, and both must have a stable, well-paying job. Next, the parents must go through ha home study, which will cost anywhere form $700 to $1200 dollars. It could last from 2 to 6 months, depending on the situation. A social worker form The Adoption Agency of Mc Nation will make weekly, sometimes daily visits to the adoptive parent’s home and also conduct interviews. The social worker will also come prepared to inform the parents about adoption. The interviews will take place with husband and wife together (if you have one) and one-on-one. The questions are to give the agency a back round of your childhood, and also to give insight to what your present family is like, especially if the parents are adopting interracially. They will also figure out plans for childcare and schooling with the parents. If the adoptive parents are planning on adopting a child under 4, the must go to a school that teaches you the essentials of babies and toddlers. If the parents do not pass the course, they cannot adopt. The parents can only fail the course 3 times before they can never apply for adoption again. Perspective parents will also have to go before court and present an auto-biography, blood work, any major documents, and references form friends and colleges. The number of children adopted in every division of Mc Nation must be recorded.

Mc Nation's Allicances:

The Saw Alliance

Mc Nation's International Treaties:

The Fray Treaty

The Degrassi Treaty

The Music Appreciation Treaty

Mc Nation's Trade Agreements:

The Saw Trade

The Crape Trade

Mc Nation’s Congress:

Mc Nation will have a bicameral legislature, based largely on America’s system, just with a few changes. Mc Nation will not put as much power in the Congress. They will have the power to pass laws, but if the ruler of Mc Nation vetoes it and gives a reason approved by the public by vote, the Senate cannot override the veto. The House of Representatives will not be in charge of Mc Nation’s money. They will be in charge of anything having to do with the public welfare of the citizens. There will be two houses, but the House of Representatives will not be based on population. It will be based on how many voters in each region have actually voted in elections. Every district in Mc Nation is initialed to at least one representative. The Senate will have 50 members, two from every district in Mc Nation.

The Senate and the House will have equal power, but they will not have equal power in all cases with the current ruler of Mc Nation. Each house will be able to determine their own set of rules for the proceedings, including who will dictate them. All meetings must be recorded on videotape, and there must be a non-congress member overseeing the meeting. Both Senate and House members will be elected for four year terms, and in that time they can and will be released from their duties if they display and behavior that is unlawful. If a member is to be released or not will be determined by the person’s house in the form of a vote.

Both of the houses must inform the ruler when they are going to meet. The meeting must take place in Mc Nation’s capitol. In special cases, houses can meet in other places, but in must be an emergency. Congress must always follow the laws and will not be exempt at any time, including when a meeting is in session. In order to be elected for Congress, you must be a citizen of Mc Nation for at least two years, and be of at least 26 years of age.

Senate has the power to approve international treaties and appoints made by the ruler of Mc Nation. If the Senate does not approve of any decisions the ruler is making, they can vote on them to declare them unlawful or that they aren’t in the best interest for public welfare. In the case of the death or resignation of the current leader of Mc Nation, Congress as a whole must vote on the person next in line to rule. If the person is not approved, then they will keep going in order of who will inhabit the throne next. Until Congress approves someone o take over, the ruler’s advisor (who has been approved by the senate at the date of coronation of the ruler) will take over ruling Mc Nation. There will be no publishing of the meeting of congress unless there is a matter that the public need to see in order to be informed of an emergency.