Excerpt from The Government of the United States The author further desires to call attention to some features of the Chapter on the Constitution. He Wishes to emphasize what he says in his note to the teachers, p. 37. The direction therein given for the thorough study Of the text of the Constitution by means of questions, Should be carefully observed. If the answers are not faithqy garnered and stored away in the memory, the pupil will be without a knowledge of many Of the simplest, yet most essential, elements of the Constitution. For, as we stated in that note, the answers are not found in the author's text, but in the text of the Constitution. Then, too, the pedagogic value Of the questions Should not be overlooked. Many pupils in secondary schools have not had sufficient mental discipline to read the thoughts; they will read Simply the words, especially in subjects that are new, and somewhat abstract like the Constitution. Questions and answers do more to make pupils think than consecutive statement does. Catechizing acts on the mind like the whip on the flesh. It promotes activity. The last chapter will enable the pupil to make comparisons of the Government of the United States with that of the leading nations Of the world. Such a comparative knowledge cannot fail to be of inter est and benefit. The people of the United States Since the Spanish American War have been forced to take note Of all phases Of life as it exists in other countries. Two of those whose governments are treated in this book - Russia and J apan - recently became Objects Of world-wide interest in everything that pertains to them. The other three are the mother-countries of most native-born Americans England, France, and Germany. A study Of their government needs no apology. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.