y for the exercise of this power has yet arisen.

[2] This would have been the duty of the general government, even if this
provision had not been made. To defend the country against invasion is one
of the principal duties of government. The government was organized "to
provide for the common defense."

[3] To "insure domestic tranquillity" was another reason given for the
establishment of the constitution. But lest the general government should
make every little disturbance a pretext for interfering with the local
affairs of a state, it was provided that no interference should occur
until asked for by state authority.

_Pertinent Questions_.

If a judgment is secured against a resident of New York and he moves to
Minnesota without paying it, could he be held responsible in Minnesota
without another suit? Is a marriage ceremony performed in Illinois binding
in Kansas?

Define citizen. Can a person be a citizen of the United States without
being a citizen of any state? Could he be a citizen of a state and not be
a citizen of the United States? A certain southern state imposed a tax
upon commercial travelers not residents of that state; was the act
constitutional? What is the Civil Rights bill, and why was it passed? Can
a citizen of any state claim in another state any privileges peculiar to
the state from which he removed?

How is a "fugitive from justice" secured when he has escaped into another
state? Is a governor obliged to surrender an escaped criminal upon demand
of the authorities of the state from which he escaped? How is a criminal
secured if he escapes into another country? Name countries with which we
have _extradition_ treaties. Have we any with Canada?

What were the provisions of the fugitive slave law?

Did the articles of confederation provide for the admission of new states
into the union? Name the first state admitted into the Union. The last.
What territories are now seeking admission into the sisterhood of states?
How does a territory become a state? What advantages are gained by
becoming a state? Is congress bound to admit new states? Can congress
compel a territory to become a state? Can it compel a state to remain a
state? Is there such a thing in our system as _a state out of the Union?_

What does a citizen of the United States lose by moving into a territory?

Does the constitution define a _republican_ government? Is any particular
department charged with the duty of guaranteeing t