Actual Government as Applied Under American Conditions

Albert Bushnell Hart

Longmans, Green, and Company, 1903 - 599 pages

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Part I	1

Territorial Development of the United States	2

THE INDIVIDUAL AND HIS PERSONAL RIGHTS	14

THE FRAME OF GOVERNMENT	34

Part II	65

Electoral Districts and Registration	71

An Australian Ballot	74

Minority and Proportional Representation	77

Municipal Real Estate and Eminent Domain	327

State Real Estate	329

National Real Estate	332

State Capitols	332

The National Capital	333

The Public Lands	335

Rectangular Survey of Public Lands	336

BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATIONS 155 References	342

State Capitols	79

Exercise of the Suffrage	83

STATE GOVERNMENTS IN ACTION CHAPTER VI THE STATES AND THE UNION PAGB 52 References	113

Variety and Unity of State Organization	114

Admission into the Union	116

Privileges in the Union	118

Interstate Obligations	120

Duties in the Union and State Sovereignty	122

Functions of State Government	124

STATE LEGISLATURES 59 References	127

Organization of the Legislature	129

Process of State Legislation	131

Influences on State Legislation	133

The Governors Veto	136

A Legislative Bill	136

Output of State Legislation	137

STATE Executives 66 References	140

State Executive Departments	143

System of State Boards	145

State Officials	146

Civil Service Reform in States	147

STATE COURTS 72 References	151

State Courts	154

Criminal Law and Jurisprudence	155

Civil Law and Jurisprudence	158

Judicial Control of Executive Officials	161

Declaring Statutes Void	163

Creation and Functions of Rural Governments	168

The Town System 81 School Districts Villages and Boroughs	169

County Buildings	174

The County System PAGE 167 168 169 170	175

Mixed CountyPrecinct and TownshipCounty Systems	176

Improvement of Rural Government	178

CITY GOVERNMENTS 86 References	180

History of American City Governments	181

City Charters and City Functions	183

City Government by State Legislation	186

City Councils	190

The Mayor	193

City Departments	194

FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS	195

City Officials and Employees	196

City Buildings	196

Civil Service Reform in Cities	198

PROBLEMS OF CITY GOVERNMENT 95 References	200

Urban Residents	201

Distribution of Population within Cities	203

Problems of Transportation	205

Political and Party Organization in Cities	208

Essential Defects of City Government	210

Possible Improvements in City Government	212

Part V	215

History of the Two National Houses	216

Choice of Senators	219

Apportionment and Choice of Representatives	221

A Gerrymandered State	222

Meetings of Congress	226

Privileges and Obligations of Members	227

Speaker of the House	231

Congressional Committees	233

CONGRESS AT WORK 110 References	237

Rules and Party Management	239

Parliamentary System and Congressional System	243

Preparation of Measures	244

Influences on Congress	245

Debate in Congress	248

Amendments of Measures and Votes	251

The Presidential Veto	254

Output of National Legislation	256

THE PRESIDENT 120 References	258

History of the Presidency	259

The Choice of the President	261

The Presidents Life in Washington	267

Functions of the President	269

Presidential Appointing Power	270

Relations with Congress	273

Dignity of the Presidential Office	274

NATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE 128 References	276

Heads of Departments	277

The Cabinet	279

Presidential Removals	282

Reform of the Civil Service	285

Civil Service Commission	290

THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY 135 References	295

History of the Federal Judiciary	296

Federal Judges	298

Federal Courts	301

Process of Impeachment	304

Federal Writs	306

Cases involving Federal Law	309

Cases involving Federal Parties	310

States as Parties in Federal Suits	312

Appeals	314

Declaring Acts Void	315

Part VI	320

Functions of Government	321

Private Landholding	322

Corporate and Railroad Landholding	325

Processes of Annexation	345

Exterior Land and Water Boundaries	346

Territorial and State Boundaries	348

TERRITORIES AND COLONIES 160 References	352

Jurisdiction Contrasted with Ownership	353

District of Columbia	355

National Forts and Sites	357

Indian Reservations	358

Status of Indians	361

Organized Territories and Dependencies	364

Unorganized Dependencies	369

Protectorates	373

The Monroe Doctrine	376

Colonial Problems	378

TAXATION PAGE 171 References	381

Land Taxes	383

Taxes on Personal Property	385

Specific Corporation and License Taxes	387

Assessment and Collection of Taxes	389

An Assessment Blank	390

History of the Tariff	394

Administration of the Tariff	398

178	401

Amount and Incidence of Taxation	404

180	407

181	408

Public Budgets	410

183	414

State Debt	419

Municipal Debt	421

186	423

Reforms in Public Finance	427

192	430

History of American Foreign Policy	431

Diplomatic Representatives	433

Consuls	436

Table of National Debt	436

Treaties	439

The United States as a World Power	444

194	446

Regulation of Shipping	447

196	450

Movement of Foreign Commerce	453

200	456

References	459

201	462

The Navy	466

203	469

The Militia	472

205	474

Military and Naval Pensions	477

Part IX	481

208	482

Corporations and Trusts	483

210	487

Transfer of Title to Property	489

212	493

Weights and Measures	495

Coinage and Currency	496

215	499

216	501

State and Municipal Industries	503

218	505

221	506

Transmission of Intelligence	508

History of Modes of Transportation	511

Highways and Streets	513

Navigable Rivers and Canals	517

Harbors and Internal Improvements	519

Railroads	521

Public Aid to Railroads	526

City Traction Systems	528

Country Electric Lines	530

City Ownership of Traction Lines	532

Part X	535

History of American Education	536

Private and Church Schools	540

Public Schools	541

Endowed Universities and Technical Schools	544

State Universities	546

Religious and Moral Training of Youth	548

Public Libraries and Museums	549

Problems of Education	551

RELIGION AND PUBLIC MORALS 239 References	555

Government and Churches	557

Religious Denominations	559

Public Morals	561

PUBLIC ORDER 244 References	564

Crime and Punishment	565

Charities and Corrections	566

Regulation of the Liquor Traffic	569

Public Health	571

Fire Protection and Light	573

The Police Force	575

Riots and Insurrections	576

Suppression of Disorder	578

Ultimate Defence of Society	581

INDEX	585

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Title	Actual Government as Applied Under American Conditions American citizen series American citizen series. Ed. by A. B. Hart
Author	Albert Bushnell Hart
Edition	4
Publisher	Longmans, Green, and Company, 1903
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	30 Jul 2008
Length	599 pages

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