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8. The nature of Public Opinion. (Lowell, Public Opinion and Popular Government, chapters i and ii.)
9. Relation of Public Opinion to law. (Forman, The American Democracy, pages 235-238.)
10. Government by Public Opinion. (Bryce, The American Commonwealth, vol. ii, chapter lxxvii.)
11. The type of questions to which Public Opinion can apply. (Lowell, Public Opinion and Popular Government, chapter iv.)
12. The relation of tradition to Public Opinion. (Bryce, Modern Democracies, vol. i, chapter xiii.)
13. Private associations for the advancement of group interests. (Young, The New American Government and its Work, chapter xxvii.)
14. Tyranny of the majority. (Bryce, The American Commonwealth, vol. ii, chapters lxxxiv and lxxxv.)
15. Attitude of the individual in a democracy. (Speare and Norris, World War Issues and Ideals, pages 170-182.)
16. The obligations of citizenship. (Cleveland, Organized Democracy, chapter viii; Brewer, American Citizenship, chapters i-iv.)
17. The hindrances to good citizenship. (Bryce, The Hindrances to Good Citizenship.)
18. Leadership in a democracy. (Bryce, Modern Democracies, vol. ii, chapter lxxvi.)
19. Relation between freedom and responsibility. (Hadley, The Relation between Freedom and Responsibility in the Evolution of Democratic Government.)
20. The influence of ideals upon civic conduct. (Adams, The Power of Ideals in American History.)
21. Wherein Public Opinion fails. (Bryce, The American Commonwealth, vol. ii, chapter lxxxvi.)
22. Wherein Public Opinion succeeds. (Bryce, The American Commonwealth, vol. ii, chapter lxxxvii.)
FOR CLASSROOM DISCUSSION
23. Suppose the public highways in your locality were in bad condition. How would you go about it to remedy the situation?
24. Which has more influence upon the opinions of people, the school or the press?
25. Are the Initiative and the Referendum adequate methods of ascertaining the prevailing state of Public Opinion?
26. Is freedom of speech an adequate safeguard of the rights of minorities?
27. To what extent, if to any, should Federal and state authorities distribute free literature concerning the nature and functions of American government?
28. How might co÷peration in the study of civic problems be promoted in your community?