CHAPTER I. HUMAN SOCIETY 1

II. THE PEOPLE, RACES, AND RACIAL PROBLEMS OF THE UNITED 19 STATES

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 ” 255 _Violet Oakley_

Science Revealing the Treasures of the Earth. By ” 329 _Edwin A. Abbey_

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

PAGE The Center of Population Facing 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

SOCIAL CIVICS