CATHERYN SECKLER-HUDSON

Formerly Professor of Political Science and Public Administration
Graduate School, The American University

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CONTENTS

Chapter

Foreword__.

Note on the use of words..

1. The groups to which we belong.

2. How we qualify for group membership...---

3. Ways in which all our groups are somewhat alike (1).

4. Ways in which all our groups are somewhat alike (2).

5. The advantages and obligations of group membership-

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VII

VIII

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6. How the colonists defended their freedom and started a new nation. -

7. How a new constitution was planned and adopted____

50

63

8. Establishing the Constitution, which gave a central government to

our Nation___

75

9. How our Constitution has grown.--.

90

10. Some rights and opportunities of group life in the United States--.

11. Giving our Government the authority needed for its work...

12. How the people make their wishes known by voting---

16. The objectives and organization of our other local governments.

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168

20. How our Federal Government is organized: The Legislative Branch

(1)_ - __

228

21. How our Federal Government is organized: The Legislative Branch

(2).

241

22. How our Federal Government is organized: The Presidency_-_-

23. How our Federal Government is organized: The Executive Depart-

ments (1) ---

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260

24. How our Federal Government is organized: The Executive Depart-

ments (2)__

270

25. How our Federal Government is organized: The Judiciary. -

26. How we pay for our Government___

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290

27. How our Government units work together.

301

28. Some of the ways in which our Government units cooperate with

and keep in contact with groups of citizens...

309

29. Some basic principles of the United States Government: (1) Principles

of government organization in our democracy-

318

30. Some basic principles of the United States Government: (2) Principles