1. By: Patrick Smith, Michael Caloger, Kate Bubar

2.  It is the role of the state to  ensure social justice  Protect human dignity and rights  promote the common good.  The government should be a positive and moral institution.  People need the government to help them fulfill their responsibility to society.

3.  Rerum Novarum  Published in 1891 by Leo XIII  Describes the role of government in a just society  Condemns atheistic communism  Upholds the right to private property.

4.  Rerum Novarum was published to address the problems that arose during the Industrial Revolution  The Pope clarified that it is the State’s job to promote social justice by protecting the rights of the people

5.  Quadragesimo Anno  A ‘Social Encyclical’ published in 1931 by Pius XI  Establishes the principle idea of subsidiarity All social bodies exist for the sake of the individual Society should not control what individuals are able to do  Condemns greed and concentrated power  Wrote as a “reconstruction of the social order” set by Rerum Novarum

6.  America wanted its’ own government  The US government recognizes that all humans have “inalienable rights”  Our CST would support the new government set up because it is “for the people, by the people”

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8.  At stake in the Syrian Civil War  The rights and safety of the citizens  The Syrian government and stability  International relations  Dictatorship vs. Democracy

9.  Our CST would  want to find a peaceful compromise between the citizens and the government so that the needs of the citizens are met  condemn the use of violence of both sides of the war Violence is never justified to create social change

10.  A organization that works with governments for global peace  The UN is working to remove chemical weapons from Syria as well as end the Civil War.  Inspectors have been sent to Syria and they are compromising to remove all the chemical weapons from Syria

11.  You can  Register to vote  Stay updated on current events  Know your rights  Be a responsible and involved citizen i.e. running for local or national office, joining a union, voting, joining campaigns for change