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American Citizens and Their Government (Classic Reprint)

Author : Kenneth Colegrove
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528243964
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (439 download)

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Download or read book American Citizens and Their Government (Classic Reprint) written by Kenneth Colegrove and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American Citizens and Their Government This book owes its immediate origin to a series of conferences or private lectures given to the group of public spirited women in Chicago whose names appear in the dedication. The material has, however, been worked over With a view to its presentation to the general public. In the rewriting, I have freely drawn upon my classroom lectures at Northwestern Univer sity. The aim is to present in brief compass a general view of American government. The needs and inter ests of the average American citizen and voter. Have been kept in mind. While the work cannot go into complete detail, nevertheless, it attempts to give a broad survey of the vital factors in our national, state, city, and town government. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

American Citizenship (Classic Reprint)

Author : Charles A. Beard
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364683217
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book American Citizenship (Classic Reprint) written by Charles A. Beard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American Citizenship IN view of the large number of textbooks on civics already available, some very decided reasons should be forthcoming from those who venture to add another one to the long list. Our first plea in justification of this volume is our belief that the books on government now offered to the schools have cer tain fundamental defects. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The American Government (Classic Reprint)

Author : Frederick Jennings Haskin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331274905
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book The American Government (Classic Reprint) written by Frederick Jennings Haskin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Government This book is to tell about the work of the Fed eral Government of the United States of America, the most active and powerful Nation in the world, what is required of the servants Of its people from the President down, and how these Officers perform that service. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The American Citizen (Classic Reprint)

Author : Charles F. Dole
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528486149
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book The American Citizen (Classic Reprint) written by Charles F. Dole and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Citizen The book, therefore, takes rather a wide scope. It touches all sorts of neighborly relations and duties. We are coming to see as never before the unity of all human relations. The business of government is not an isolated thing, nor is it a fixed and finished scheme. It is constantly changing and growing, like a live thing. It has a beginning in the family and home; it touches every neighborly relation; it is con cerned with the uses, the getting, spending, saving, and holding of money, and the rightful distribution of property. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Government of the American People (Classic Reprint)

Author : Frank Strong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330595534
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book The Government of the American People (Classic Reprint) written by Frank Strong and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Government of the American People This book is a story of the development of government in America. The writers believe from experience and observation that there are four main reasons why books on Civil Government, for both the grammar grades and the high school, have proved unprofitable, and why there is such widespread complaint about the study of civil government in the schools, (1) The books used, with some exceptions, are too elementary in treatment, and so at once offend the sense of boys and girls; or, (2) they are made up of isolated topics which have no continuity and give no idea of government even in its simplest forms, and therefore fail to leave any impression as a whole upon the mind of the pupil; or, (3) they are practically mere analyses of the Constitution; or, (4) they are written in a style which makes necessary a large amount of interpretation in order that the pupil may understand the many unfamiliar terms and expressions. This book is written with the belief that pupils have the ability (which we often underrate) to understand and appropriate ideas of government if expressed mainly in terms to which they are accustomed and in a style that does not require interpreting. Especially is this true if the explanation of government is progressive and moves from the simpler to the more complex forms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Rights and Duties of American Citizenship (Classic Reprint)

Author : Westel Woodbury Willoughby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330823675
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book The Rights and Duties of American Citizenship (Classic Reprint) written by Westel Woodbury Willoughby and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Rights and Duties of American Citizenship The purpose of the present work is to present to American youths practical information as to the rights and duties which attach to American citizenship. In the effort to do this in the clearest and most logical form, the stereotyped method of giving a running commentary upon the Constitution has been discarded. Of all political forms, the federal type is the most complex; and it is, therefore, little short of absurd to attempt, as do so many text-books on Civics, to explain to students who are without previous training the constitutional relations of our elaborate system of national, state, and local governments, without first giving to them a knowledge of the nature of political authority, the purposes for which it exists, and the general governmental means through which such purposes are attained. In the present work it is believed that this error has been avoided. The student is first given that information which is essential to an understanding of citizenship and government in general, before he is called upon to study the description of our own complex government in particular. This book is therefore divided into two parts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Education of the American Citizen (Classic Reprint)

Author : Arthur Twining Hadley
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332339467
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book The Education of the American Citizen (Classic Reprint) written by Arthur Twining Hadley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Education of the American Citizen IN many of the political writings of the day, there is a tendency to lay too much stress on the mechanism of government and of industry, and too little stress on the force by which this mechanism is kept at work. In recent educational movements, also, too much thought is perhaps given to the problem of preparing men and women to take their several places in a social machine, and too little to the development of that power and spirit upon which the perpetuation of our whole social order depends. From my public addresses and magazine articles of the past few years, I have tried to select those which emphasize the more neglected side of these questions, and to arrange them in a continuous series. In a book thus prepared, it is inevitable that there should be some repe tition and some apparent inconsistencies. If the reader is perplexed by any of these things, he will perhaps find the explanation in the date of the different utterances and the special conditions under which they were made public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The American Citizen's Manual (Classic Reprint)

Author : Worthington C. Ford
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331434351
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book The American Citizen's Manual (Classic Reprint) written by Worthington C. Ford and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Citizen's Manual What is the relation of the citizen of the United States to the governments under which he lives? This question, which is quite distinct from questions concerning his relations to his fellow citi zens, is continually recurring as the population of the country increases, the interests of the people become more complex, and the interference of government with the rights and privileges of the citizen becomes more general. And it is a problem which, from its nature, is hardly capable of a satisfactory solution; for the conditions are in a state of perpetual change. N o sooner are present wants and needs provided for, than new questions arise, demanding attention. This matter of the relation of the governed to the government, is, then, pre-eminently and continually a question of the day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

American History Government and Institutions

Author : Daniel Howard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330766552
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book American History Government and Institutions written by Daniel Howard and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-05 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American History Government and Institutions: A Manual of Citizenship for Young Americans and New Americans This book has been written by request. The needs of the immigrant population of Windsor Locks first led the writer to consider what could be done to help them. Prof. Alberto Pecorini, of the American International College of Spring field, Mass., next approached him with an urgent solicitation to prepare such a book as has been attempted. Several prominent educators expressed the need that they felt for something of this sort. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Readings in American Government (Classic Reprint)

Author : Finla Goff Crawford
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266994480
Total Pages : 824 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (944 download)

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Download or read book Readings in American Government (Classic Reprint) written by Finla Goff Crawford and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Readings in American Government The purpose of this volume is to bring together a number of articles and documents which are not readily available for classroom use but which are of value because they show how the government functions. Each selection has been chosen because of its vigor, its thoroughness, and the freshness of its point of attack. Most of the readings have been put to the test with a group of college sophomores and juniors in the School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, who have responded to the material with more enthusiasm and interest than to the text-books. As far as possible, selections have been reprinted which show the relationship of economics, sociol ogy, history, and psychology to the problems of government. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Form and Functions of American Government (Classic Reprint)

Author : Thomas Harrison Reed
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781527967984
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book Form and Functions of American Government (Classic Reprint) written by Thomas Harrison Reed and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Form and Functions of American Government This book is the result of nine years' experience in teaching government and a lifelong interest in politics. It is intended primarily for that great majority of high school pupils who go no farther on the road of formal edu cation and aims to deal with the principles of governmental organization and activity in such a way as to be a suitable basis for the most thorough high-school course in prepara tion for citizenship. It leaves the author's hands with the cherished hope that it may help to make better citizens and better government. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The American Citizen in Pennsylvania

Author : Albert E. Maltby
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330726891
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book The American Citizen in Pennsylvania written by Albert E. Maltby and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-05 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Citizen in Pennsylvania: The Government of the State and of the Nation The purpose of this work is to present to the pupils in the public schools in the Commonwealth some practical infor mation as to the rights and duties which belong to American citizenship. The study of civics is {now receiving increased attention in our schools, particularly since the school laws require that teachers shall have a fair knowledge of civil government, including State and local government. In view of this legislation, a text - book to meet the needs of the schools should treat the local and State government as at least of equal importance with that of the Nation. It has been said that many a youth has grown to manhood with so little ap preciation of the Commonwealth in which he lives as to re gard it simply as a geographical division. The study of the State government and of the National Government are of equal importance. The student of civil government should begin with that which is near at hand and of immediate interest, and proceed to that which is distant and of remote concern. He should not begin with that rare and precious afterthought and ﬂower of government, the Constitution of the United States, but with the material forms that are close at hand. In connection with the ordinary lessons in reading, the children should be made acquainted with words suggesting civic ideas, as cit izen, soldier, officer, law, justice, country, state, city, and nation. Then, in elementary lessons, the children should gain general notions of local government and organization. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

American History and Government (Classic Reprint)

Author : Matthew Page Andrews
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364239384
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book American History and Government (Classic Reprint) written by Matthew Page Andrews and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American History and Government IN the writing of American history certain things are to/be striven for, while certain other things are to be avoided. A mere narrative of events is not in accord with the modern demand for an historical treatment which offers afar more extended discussion of social customs, of economic questions, of cause and effect, and of things that concern the life of the people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Government of the United States (Classic Reprint)

Author : L. S. Shimmell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332788347
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book The Government of the United States (Classic Reprint) written by L. S. Shimmell and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Government of the United States Many teachers entertain a conviction that most text-books for use in grammar and high-school grades, especially in the latter, require too much time for a thorough mastery of their contents. The number of subjects taught in schools Of all kinds and grades has greatly multiplied in recent years; but the school day is no longer than it was - in fact, it is shorter; nor has the school year been lengthened much, least of all in towns and cities. Consequently there is much complaint concerning overloaded courses Of study and crowded annual, weekly, and daily programs. There are those among educators, and others interested in educational improvement, who advocate a reduction in the number of subjects taught and a more intensive study Of the branches retained. It is not within the province Of this Preface to predict how the evil complained of will be remedied; but experience in the schoolroom has led many teachers to believe that less voluminous text-books would be at least a partial remedy. If the demands of the age require an increasingly greater number of subjects to be taught, it follows that less time must be given to each subject. But unless the text-books arc proportionately reduced in their scope, the attempt to get over them will result in skimming and Skipping, and consequently in an imperfect and evanescent knowledge of the contents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Citizenship of the United States (Classic Reprint)

Author : Frederick van Dyne
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656609635
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Citizenship of the United States (Classic Reprint) written by Frederick van Dyne and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-14 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Citizenship of the United States These laws, substantially the statutes enacted more than a hundred years ago when our population was less than four millions, and when it was the policy of our government to invite immigration, were ill adapted to our modern conditions, with a population of eighty mil lions and an inﬂux of foreigners of more than a million annually. Under these laws lax and unsatisfactory methods of naturalization had grown up, opening the way to gross frauds against our citizenship, including perjury, false impersonation, and traffic in false and counterfeit certificates of citizenship. Such certificates were sometimes sold to alien criminals to secure their ad mission to the United States, and frequently to procure protection against their home governments. Cases have actually occurred where aliens have landed on our shores for the first time, having in their possession certificates entitling them to the full rights of American citizenship. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The New American Government, and Its Work (Classic Reprint)

Author : James T. Young
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528465793
Total Pages : 686 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book The New American Government, and Its Work (Classic Reprint) written by James T. Young and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The New American Government, and Its Work The Theory of Checks and Balances - The great changes just described have all been opposed to the spirit and intentions of the men who drafted our form of government. If there was one fear that animated all members of the Convention of 1787, it was the dread of highly concentrated power. AS Englishmen they had long believed in the doctrine that government should be built up of Checks and Balances, that is, every authority, oﬂicer or legislative body should have some other authority which would check its power and prevent it from becoming absolute or despotic. One form of this doctrine is the theory of Division of Powers. A brilliant French writer, in a book 1 which was read and studied carefully by inﬂuential members of the Convention of 1787, de clared that the division of government into the executive, legisla tive, and judicial departments was a necessary means of preserving the liberty of the citizens against Oppression. His method of rea soning was simple. He asks, in what country is the freedom of the citizen best preserved? At the time of writing England was un doubtedly the freest country in the world. How is this freedom of the citizen secured in England? The author's answer was that the British government at that time separated sharply the executive power of the King from the legislative power of Parliament and the judicial power exercised by judges appointed for life. N 0 other country at that time carried this division of powers as far as did Great Britain. Montesquieu therefore concluded that the division of powers was the most effective means of preserving the liberty of the citizen from government despotism. The Fathers followed this theory faithfully in 1787. The three departments were sepa rated as far as possible, and where their co - operation was necessary, they were set in balance as checks against each other. It will be noticed that the underlying motive of the Fathers was the fear of 7 oppression. Brieﬂy expressed it is: Let us divide governmental power into minute particles, giving a small part to each authority so that none may become supreme or even dangerous. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Fundamentals of American Government

Author : Charles Z. Lincoln
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331199717
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Fundamentals of American Government written by Charles Z. Lincoln and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Fundamentals of American Government: Including the Great Documents on Which Its Institutions Are Founded and the Statutes Relating to Naturalization and Expatriation, With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes The title of the book shows what it is, or, at least, what it is intended to be. It is prepared primarily for the information of foreigners intending to become American citizens; but it is hoped that it will also be useful to experienced citizens, and to native Americans coming into citizenship. The chief purpose of the book is the presentation in convenient form of the four great documents which compose the foundation of our government, namely, Magna Charta, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution of the United States. These have been preceded by a general introduction, in which I have tried to set forth, as briefly as practicable, the elements of our system of government, the relations sustained by the states to one another and to the nation, and also some observations on the rights, privileges, immunities, and duties of citizens. The increased tendency manifested by recent naturalization laws to raise the standard of foreign citizenship by imposing educational qualifications, requiring more knowledge of the American system of government, seems to demand the preparation of a volume from which the foreigner may obtain some knowledge of the fundamentals of our government. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.