Modern Achievement, Volume 10

University Soc., 1902 - Success

Contents

• THE AMERICAN SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT National State and Municipal From The American Commonwealth by James Bryce Edited and Abri...: 1
• THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT CHAPTER PAGE i The Nation and the States: 3
• The Origin of the Constitution: 5
• Nature of the Federal Government: 10
• The President: 13
• Presidential Powers and Duties: 20
• The Cabinet: 27
• The Senate: 33
• The Senate as an Executive and Judicial Body: 38
• Its Working and Influence: 40
• The House of Representatives: 46
• The House at Work: 57
• Committees of Congress: 60
• Congressional Legislation: 64
• Congressional Finance: 66
• The Relations of the Two Houses: 69
• General Observations on Congress: 72
• The Relations of Congress to the President: 78
• The Legislature and the Executive: 82
• The COURTS AND THE CONSTITUTION i The Federal Courts: 86
• Comparison of the American and European Systems: 94
• CHAPTER PAGE: 103
• THE STATE GOVERNMENTS: 111
• State Constitutions: 118
• The Development of State Constitutions: 124
• The State Executive: 142
• State Finance: 151
• The Working of City Governments: 167
• Nominating Conventions: 180
• GOOD CITIZENSHIP: 188
• The New Citizen: 197
• TRUE AND FALSE STANDARDS OF PATRIOTISM: 207
• What True Patriotism Demands of the American Citizen: 221
• AMERICAN IDEALS: 228
• True Americanism: 239
• American Diplomacy: 253
• Politics and the Demands of Good Citizenship: 260
• Political Dishonesty: 273
• NATIONBUILDING PROGRESS AND: 279
• Freedom of Thought and Speech: 282
• The Nature and Development of Patriotism: 290
• Meaning and Literature of the Flag: 293
• LITERATURE OF PATRIOTISM: 300
• Constitution of the United States: 316
• Washingtons Farewell Address: 335
• The Gettysburg Address: 356
• The Monroe Doctrine: 352
• History of Political Parties: 367
• INDEX: 411

Popular passages

Page 291 - WHEN Freedom from her mountain height Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there. She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure celestial white, With streakings of the morning light ; Then from his mansion in the sun She called her eagle bearer down, And gave into his mighty hand, The symbol of her chosen land.

Page 300 - For the more convenient management of the general interests of the United States, delegates shall be annually appointed in such manner as the legislature of each state shall direct...

Page 336 - With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive...

Page 302 - VIII.—All charges of war, and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defense, or general welfare, and allowed by the United States, in Congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several States in proportion to the value of all land within each State...

Page xiv - Came there a certain lord, neat, and trimly dress'd, Fresh as a bridegroom ; and his chin new reap'd Show'd like a stubble-land at harvest-home ; He was perfumed like a milliner ; And 'twixt his finger and his thumb he held A pouncet-box, which ever and anon He gave his nose and...

Page 295 - He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

Page 299 - The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defence, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare; binding themselves to assist each other against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever.

Page 323 - As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit. One method of preserving it is to use it as sparingly as possible, avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, but remembering also, that timely disbursements to prepare for danger, frequently prevent much greater disbursements to repel it...

Page 322 - There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the government, and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty.

Page 326 - Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Modern Achievement, Volume 10; Modern Achievement, Edward Everett Hale
• Publisher: University Soc., 1902
• Original from: the New York Public Library
• Digitized: Nov 23, 2005