- McCulloch v. Maryland, the case of, [435 n]
- Machines, political, [159-160]
- Madison, James, on the need of national defence, [564]
- contributions to The Federalist, [257]
- Magna Carta, [79], [323], [495]
- Maine, Sir Henry, on the rise of men from status to contract, [56]
- Management, industrial, as a factor in production, [50-51]
- Mandate (mandamus), the writ of, [317 n]
- Mandates, the system of, [636-637]
- Martial law, [574-575]
- Mayor, position and powers of the, [190-191]
- Mentally defective, the problem of the, [549-550]
- Merchant marine, [375-376]
- Mergers in industry, [387]
- Merit system, origin of, [103-104]
- Metropolitan counties, [173-174]
- Mexico, relations with, [615-617]
- Military government, [575 n]
- Military law, [573-574]
- Militarism, the encouragement of, [565-566]
- Milk, inspectors of, [524-525]
- Mines and minerals, economic importance of, [329-340]
- their relation to conquest, [334-335]
- Minimum wage laws, [416-417]
- Minor political parties, [152-153]
- Mints in the United States, [428]
- Money, origin of, [424-425]
- functions and characteristics of, [425-427]
- Money, forms of, in the United States, [427-433]
- Monopolies, types of, [54]
- Monroe Doctrine, origin and nature of, [596-599]
- present status of, [600-601]
- Municipal problems, [203-222]
- See also City government
N
- National banks, organization and work of, [435-439]
- Naturalization, requirements for, and procedure in, [81-82]
- Natural monopolies, [474-475]
- Navy, growth and organization of, [575-576]
- See also Disarmament
- Near East, American interests in, [620]
- Negroes, migration of, to the United States, [27]
- Neutrality, laws of, [589]
- American contributions to the rights of, [601]
- New England town, the government of, [175-176]
- New York City, population of, [23]
- poverty in, [541]
- New Zealand, compulsory arbitration in, [409 n]
- Nominations, history of, [120-121]
- methods of making, [127-129]
- See also [Conventions], [Primary]
- Normal schools, [504]
- Northern Securities Case, [365-390]
O
- Oil, the conservation of, [329-330]
- Old age pensions, [419]
- Open shop, controversies over, [408-409]
- Optional charter system, [189 n]
- Oregon, direct legislation in, [110]
- Organization, of industry, [50-51], [384-385]
- of labor, [401-405]
- Ownership, public. See Public ownership
P
- Pacific, problems of the, [618-620]
- Panama Canal, the, [617]
- Pan-American Congress, [617]
- Parks and recreation grounds, [212]
- Parole system, [555-556]
- Parties, political, nature and functions of, [145-150]
- Partnerships, business, [50]
- Patents, [55]
- Patrons of Husbandry, [350]
- Pauperism, nature of, and remedies for, [540-549]
- Pavements, [210-212]
- Peel, Sir Robert, first civil police system established by, [216 n]
- Penn, William, plan of colonial union proposed by, [248]
- Pensions, the cost of, [583]
- old age, [419]
- Petitions, for direct legislation, [109]
- Picketing during labor troubles, [407]
- Playground, training for citizenship on the, [86]
- Philippines, government of the, [229 n], [230 n]
- Plumb Plan, [366], [489]
- Pocket veto, [294]
- Police, history of, [215-216]
- organization of, [216-217]
- Poll taxes, [456]
- Pools in industry, [386-387]
- Poor relief, history and methods of, [540-549]
- Popular sovereignty, [94-95]
- Population, growth of, [19-20]
- “Pork barrel”, in Congress, [464 n]
- Porto Rico, government of, [229 n]
- Poverty, extent and causes of, [540-545]
- methods of dealing with, [545-549]
- President of the United States, position and powers of, [286-297]
- Preparedness for war, the true nature of, [578-580]
- Price-fixing by governments, [391]
- Prices, relation of, to value, [53-54]
- Primary, the different forms of, [127-129]
- Prisons and prison reform, [554-555]
- Private property, regulation of, [214-215]
- Probation system, [556-557]
- Production, economic, [41-42]
- Profit sharing, [394-395]
- Profits, nature and basis of, [51]
- Property, private. See Private Property
- Proportional representation, [134-136]
- Prosecuting attorney, [171-172]
- Protective tariffs, arguments for, [370-371]
- arguments against, [371-372]
- Public buildings, in counties, [168]
- in cities, [212-214]
- Public domain, [327-328]
- Public health, importance of, [514-515]
- Public Health Service, federal, [534-535]
- Public libraries, [504-505]
- Public opinion, nature and influence of, [94-96]
- Public ownership, in Europe, [482]
- Public service commissions, [480-481]
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