CONTENTS

[PREFACE]

[CONTENTS]

[PART I.]

[CHAPTER I. THE WORK OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT]

[CHAPTER II. COUNTY GOVERNMENT]

[CHAPTER III. THE ORIGIN OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS]

[CHAPTER IV. THE GOVERNMENT OF CITIES]

[PART II.]

[CHAPTER V. EVENTS LEADING TO THE FORMATION OF THE UNION]

[CHAPTER VI. THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION]

[CHAPTER VII. ORGANIZATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT]

[CHAPTER VIII. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SEPARATE HOUSES]

[CHAPTER IX. HOW LAWS ARE MADE BY CONGRESS]

[CHAPTER X. SOME IMPORTANT POWERS OF CONGRESS]

[CHAPTER XI. OTHER GENERAL POWERS OF CONGRESS]

[CHAPTER XII. POWERS DENIED THE UNITED STATES AND THE SEVERAL STATES]

[CHAPTER XIII. THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT]

[CHAPTER XIV. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT]

[CHAPTER XV. THE CABINET]

[CHAPTER XVI. THE NATIONAL JUDICIARY]

[CHAPTER XVII. TERRITORIES AND PUBLIC LANDS]

[CHAPTER XVIII. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION]

[CHAPTER XIX. THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE WORLD]

[APPENDIX A. CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES]

[APPENDIX B. THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION]

[APPENDIX C. REFERENCE BOOKS]

[INDEX]