LITMIR.BIZ

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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Table of Contents

       CHAPTER I.

       CHAPTER II.

       CHAPTER III.

       CHAPTER IV.

       CHAPTER V.

       CHAPTER VI.

       CHAPTER VII.

       CHAPTER VIII.

       APPENDIX.

       CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, CONSIDERED WITH SOME REFERENCE. TO ITS ORIGINS.

       CHAPTER I.

       BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE.

       CHAPTER II.

       CHAPTER III.

       Section 2. The Modern County in Massachusetts.

       Section 3. The Old Virginia County.

       SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS AND DIRECTIONS.

       CHAPTER IV.

       SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS AND DIRECTIONS.

       CHAPTER V.

       CHAPTER VI.

       Section 2. The Transition from Colonial to State Governments.

       Section 3. The State Governments.

       CHAPTER VII.

       BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE.

       CHAPTER VIII.

       Section 5. The Federal Judiciary .

       APPENDIX A.

       ARTICLE II. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.[6]

       APPENDIX C.

       APPENDIX D.

       A PART OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS.

       APPENDIX E.

       THE FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT.

       APPENDIX F.

       APPENDIX G.

       APPENDIX I.

       APPENDIX J.

       Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately. APPENDIX K.

CHAPTER I.

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      TAXATION AND GOVERNMENT.

      "Too much taxes".

      What is taxation?

      Taxation and eminent domain.

      What is government?

      The "ship of state".

      "The government".

      Whatever else it may be, "the government" is the power which imposes taxes.

      Difference between taxation and robbery.

      Sometimes taxation is robbery.

      The study of history is full of practical lessons, and helpful to those who would be good citizens.

      Perpetual vigilance is the price of liberty.

      QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT.

      SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS AND DIRECTIONS.

      BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE.

      CHAPTER II.

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      THE TOWNSHIP.

      Section 1. The New England Township.

      The most ancient and simple form of government.

      New England settled by church congregations.

      Policy of the early Massachusetts government as to land grants.

      Smallness of the farms

      Township and village

      Social position of the settlers

      The town-meeting

      Selectmen; town-clerk

      Town-treasurer; constables; assessors of taxes and overseers of the poor

      Act of 1647 establishing public schools

      School committees

      Field-drivers and pound-keepers; fence-viewers; other town officers

      Calling the town-meeting

      Town, county, and state taxes

      Poll-tax

      Taxes on real-estate; taxes on personal

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