Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins

by John Fiske

Oligarchical abuses in English cities, beginning with the Tudor period

The Municipal Reform Act of 1835

Government of the city of New York before the Revolution

Changes after the Revolution

City government in Philadelphia in the eighteenth century

The very tradition of good government was lacking in these cities

QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT

Section 3. The Government of Cities in the United States.

Several features of our municipal governments

In many cases they do not seem to work well