The authors of the Declaration of Independence hoped that the new nation would be one in which people's basic human rights were protected; leaders were fair and represented the desires of the citizens; people were free to pursue their own vision of happiness and to lead safe and peaceful lives; and all people were equal before the law? True
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The president's only official legislative duty is to sign or veto bills.

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.