2. Give some account of its growth, its size, and its present population. How many wards has it? Give their boundaries. In which ward do you live?
3. Examine its charter, and report a few of its leading provisions.
4. What description of government in this chapter comes nearest to that of your city?
5. Consider the suggestions about the study of town government (pp. 43, 44), and act upon such of them as are applicable to city government.
6. What is the general impression about the purity of your city government? (Consult several citizens and report what you find out.)
7. What important caution should be observed about vague rumours of inefficiency or corruption?
8. What are the evidences of a sound financial condition in a city?
9. Is the financial condition of your city sound?
10. When debts are incurred, are provisions made at the same time for meeting them when due?
11. What are "sinking funds"?