A complete list of your township officers, and the duties of each. (Committees of pupils may interview some of the more important officers to get a description of their daily routine, kinds of service performed, etc. Also discuss with parents.)
Officers of the colonial New England town that do not exist now, and their duties.
What is parliamentary law? (Valuable training may be secured by conducting school meetings, club meetings, or occasional regular class exercises, in accordance with parliamentary procedure.)
Why public discussion is a check upon the conduct of persons holding responsible positions.
The popular interest in public questions in your township.
If there is a finance committee in your township (p. 399), how does it serve the community? Does it hold hearings? (Attend and report upon some such hearing.)
Town planning in your community (what has been, or what might be, done).
The value of having a plan.
Is your community more like that represented by the chart on page 402, or by that on page 403?
The extent to which voluntary organizations in your community co operate with and through the local government.