A Shorter Course in Civil Government: Consisting of Seventy Lessons : Arranged in Topics, with Numerous Questions for Convenience in Teaching : Prepared for the Use of Common, Select, and Grammar Schools |
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adjourn adoption Analysis of Civil appointed army Article of Amendments Articles of Confederation ascer authority bill of attainder BLACKBOARD EXERCISE body branch called chosen citizens Citizenship Civil Government clause commerce common law Confederation Constitution say Convention crime debts declare district dollars duties elected Electors eligible ernment established Ex-post-facto Law Executive Federal foreign form of government habeas corpus House of Representatives Houses of Congress impeachment imposts inferior Judges judicial officers judiciary jurisdiction jury justice law of Congress law-making legislative Legislature LESSON letters of marque liberty marque and reprisal ment militia monarchy natural-born citizen necessary oath object paragraph passed penalty POWERS OF CONGRESS-Continued Preamble President pro tempore prohibited provision punishment purpose qualifications QUESTIONS ratified regulate respective salary secure session slavery Supreme Court taxes term territory thereof tion treason treaties trial tribunal two-thirds Union United vacancies vested whole number writ writs of election