? Wherein do a democracy and a republic differ?
Sec.10. What is a _commonwealth_?
Chapter V.
Sec.1. What is the object of civil government? How is this object best
secured?
Sec.2. What is a constitution? By what name is it called?
Sec.3. What is it's nature?
Sec.4. By what authority is a constitution made?
Sec.5. By whom is a constitution formed? What is the assembly called?
Sec.6. How is a constitution adopted?
Sec.7. How are the rights of the people secured by a constitution?
Sec.8. What is the condition of the people in an absolute monarchy?
Sec.9. Describe briefly the government of Great Britain. What political
rights have the people?
Sec.10. Of what does the constitution of Great Britain consist?
Chapter VI.
Sec.1. By what are the qualifications of voters prescribed?
Sec.2. Who are freemen?
Sec.3. Why should none but freemen vote?
Sec.4. Why is a term of residence required?
Sec.5. Why are not aliens immediately allowed to vote?
Sec.6. In what state do colored men vote?
Sec.7. How are electors sometimes disfranchised? What is an infamous crime?
Sec.8. What is said of property as a qualification?
Chapter VII.
Sec.1. For what purpose is the territory of a state divided?
Sec.2. What are the territorial divisions of a state called?
Sec.3. When are state elections generally held?
Sec.4. By whom are elections conducted? Define _poll_.
Sec.5. Describe the manner of voting. Define _ballot_.
Sec.6. Who may challenge voters?
Sec.7. How and why are voters registered? Are they registered in this
state?
Sec.8. How is it determined what persons are elected?
Sec.10. What is _viva voce_ voting?
Sec.11. What is an election by plurality? By majority?
Sec.12. What objections are there to either of these models?
Chapter VIII.
Sec.1, 2. What division of power is first mentioned? Give the distinction
between the political and civil powers.
Sec.3. What is said of political power in absolute and mixed governments?
Sec.4. How is the civil power divided? What is the business of the
legislature? How is a legislature constituted?
Sec.5. What is the executive department? In whom is the power vested?
Sec.6. What is the business of the judicial department? Of what does it
consist?
Sec.7. Can you give any reasons for this division of the civil power?
Sec.8. How is the legislative power divided?
Chapter IX.
Sec.1. Of what
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