OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT BY WILLIAM H. BARTLETT REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION BV HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK NEW YORK THOMAS Y. CROWELL COMPANY PUBLISHERS HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY GIFT OF ABBOTT LAWRENCE LOWELL Aug 9.1933 Copyright, 1912, Copyright, 1920, BY THOMAS Y. CROWELL CO. Dedicated to YOUNG AMERICANS ON WHOSE LOVE AND LOYALTY DEPEND THE PRESERVATION AND STABILITY · OF THE BEST GOVERNMENT ON EARTH PREFACE The general scope and purpose of this book are indicated by the title. The aim of the writer has been to prepare such a work as an American father might wish to place in the hands of his son, or an American teacher in the hands of his pupils, to serve as the basis of a complete knowledge of the facts and principles of the government of the United States. The mission of this volume is to give in an economical and compact form, and in clear and concise language, the gist of the information contained in many larger works. The contents include a review of the nature and origin of our government, the Declaration of Independence with an account of the steps which led thereto, an explanation of the most important portions of the Constitution, a summary of the rights and duties of citizenship, the text of the Constitution, the history of the flag, valuable statistical tables, a series of "Search Light" questions calculated to arouse the interest of the reader and to stimulate him to research, and a list of works on government, suitable for perusal or reference. It is hoped that this book will be a boon to students, a valuable aid to teachers, a desirable addition to home, school, and public libraries, a useful guide to |