A Word of Acknowledgment. To Mr. Ozanne this book owes a large part of whatever value it may possess. He has had a great deal to do with the arrangement of materials and the methods of presentation. Every page has had his repeated scrutiny. It is to me a great pleasure to have had, in this work, the close co-operation of one who possesses not only a mastery of the subject but a rare proficiency in classroom methods.

WILLIAM BENNETT MUNRO.

Harvard University,

February 22, 1922.

CONTENTS

PAGE
Preface [v]
PART I
THE AMERICAN ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER
I. Human Society [1]
II. The People, Races, and Racial Problems of the United States [19]
III. Economic Factors and Organization [37]
PART II
THE ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT
THE FOUNDATIONS OF GOVERNMENT
IV. The Nature and Forms of Government [62]
V. The Citizen: His Rights and Duties [78]
VI. Popular Control of Government [94]
THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM
VII. Suffrage and Elections [118]
VIII. Party Organization and Practical Politics [145]
LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT
IX. Counties and Rural Communities [166]
X. City Government [182]
XI. Municipal Problems of Today [203]
XII. State Government in Outline [226]
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
XIII. The National Constitution [246]
XIV. Congress at Work [266]
XV. The President and his Cabinet [286]
XVI. The Courts and the Law [308]
PART III
THE CIVIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC
XVII. Natural Resources and Conservation [326]
XVIII. The Agricultural Interests [339]
XIX. The Encouragement and Regulation of Commerce [356]
XX. The Organization and Control of Industry [383]
XXI. Labor and Labor Problems [400]
XXII. Currency, Banking, and Credit [424]
XXIII. Taxation and Public Finance [450]
XXIV. Public Utilities and Public Ownership [474]
SOCIAL
XXV. Education [492]
XXVI. Public Health and Sanitation [514]
XXVII. Poor-Relief, Correction, and Other Welfare Problems [540]
INTERNATIONAL
XXVIII. The National Defence [563]
XXIX. Foreign Relations [587]
XXX. The United States as a World Power [606]
XXXI. The United States and the League of Nations [625]
XXXII. Political and Social Reconstruction [646]
APPENDIX
The Constitution of the United States [665]
INDEX

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Justice. By Edward Simmons [Frontispiece]
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The Family. By Charles Sprague Pearce Facing [12]
The Melting Pot. By Vesper L. George ” [33]
Thrift and Prosperity. By Frederick Dielman ” [50]
Liberty, Fraternity, Equality. By Edward Simmons ” [78]
Government. By Elihu Vedder ” [118]
Good Administration. By Elihu Vedder ” [145]
Washington at the Constitutional Convention. By Violet Oakley ” [255]
Science Revealing the Treasures of the Earth. By Edwin A. Abbey ” [329]
The Spirit of Vulcan. By Edwin A. Abbey ” [383]
The Crowning of Labor. By John W. Alexander ” [400]
The Evolution of the Book. By John W. Alexander ” [492]
Justice and Mercy. By A. R. Willett ” [554]
The Spirit of Light. By Edwin A. Abbey ” [606]
The Graduate. By Edwin H. Blashfield ” [646]

LIST OF MAPS, CHARTS, AND DIAGRAMS

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The Center of PopulationFacing[21]
The Growth of American Cities”[183]
The City Manager Plan”[197]
Municipal Administrative Departments”[205]
Traffic Zones”[210]
Simplified State Administration”[241]
Land Regions of the United States”[340]
The Relation of Money and Prices”[443]
The National Debt, 1860-1920”[467]
The Control of Education”[500]
The Rise of Prices in War Time”[582]