So people can choose a person that they think will do a good job and not just go by popular opinion
In the early 1982's, the United States was a new country that had just given never-before seen power to its people. Of course this would generate a new found interest in politics as some thought it was their public duty to participate.
No, serving in a public office was considered a civic duty.
Not "adultery", but from what is known, it is forbidden while on duty and/or in public on military installations.
The president is the Voice of the People, serving as the spokesman and formulator of public opinion – speaking for no special interest, but for the whole of the people.
"Public deposit" means funds in which the entire beneficial interest is owned by a public depositor or funds held in the name of a public official of a public depositor charged with the duty to receive or administer funds and acting in such official's official capacity. Mohit Ghorui,MBA,DELHI.
We should not indulge in activities that have damaging effects on public property should also make others realize about the need of protecting public property. It is the duty of every citizen to protect public property. We should be penalised if we damage property or cause harm to monuments of historic interest.
public interest litigation. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) can be filed in any High Court or directly in the Supreme Court. It is not necessary that the petitioner has suffered some injury of his own or has had personal grievance to litigate. PIL is a right given to the socially conscious member or a public spirited NGO to espouse a public cause by seeking judicial for redressal of public injury. Such injury may arise from breach of public duty or due to a violation of some provision of the Constitution. Public interest litigation is the device by which public participation in judicial review of administrative action is assured. It has the effect of making judicial process little more democratic.
An attorney general basically has control and supervision over all legal matters in the state they work in. Another duty of the attorney general is to represent the public interest.
There are no statute of limitations on any crime in the UK, if there is enough evidence to secure a conviction and it is in the 'public interest' the Crown Prosecution Service has a duty to prepare a case.
No, you are considered an active duty service member.
The jury system, including the draft of members of the public for jury duty, is intended to create unbiased juries who can make a decision about a trial based on their interest in justice rather than any personal interest. If members of the public were not called to jury duty, then judicial decisions would wind up in the hands of some kind of professional jurist, which tends to result in a bias toward the social class or group to which that jurist belongs. In European history, judges were for a very long time an instrument of social repression. The US wished to escape from that pattern.
All public officers must take Oath of office before assuming their duty. Under the laws of a state it may be considered treason or a high crime to betray a sworn oath of office.