First Lessons in Civil Government: Including a Comprehensive View of the Government of the State of New-York, and an Abstract of the Laws, Showing the Rights, Duties, and Responsibilities of Citizens in the Civil and Domestic Relations : with an Outline of the Government of the United States, Adapted to the Capacities of Children and Youth, and Designed for the Use of Schools |
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Page iv
... body of the people are to be qualified for the business of self - government , our common schools must be relied on as the principal means . In these institutions , probably nine tenths of our citizens receive all their educa . tion . A ...
... body of the people are to be qualified for the business of self - government , our common schools must be relied on as the principal means . In these institutions , probably nine tenths of our citizens receive all their educa . tion . A ...
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... body politic . That the work is imperfect , is readily admitted . If it shall be found to contain important errors , they will be corrected . Such as it is , it is presented to the public . September , 1843 . TO TEACHERS . The ...
... body politic . That the work is imperfect , is readily admitted . If it shall be found to contain important errors , they will be corrected . Such as it is , it is presented to the public . September , 1843 . TO TEACHERS . The ...
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... body of freemen meet in one assembly to make the laws and to 1. Are all forms of government alike ? Wherein consists the difference ! $ 2 . Who makes the laws in a monarchy ? What is a monarchy ? When is it called a despotism , or ...
... body of freemen meet in one assembly to make the laws and to 1. Are all forms of government alike ? Wherein consists the difference ! $ 2 . Who makes the laws in a monarchy ? What is a monarchy ? When is it called a despotism , or ...
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... body to make laws as in a pure democracy . The laws are made by a small number of men called representatives , who are chosen by the people for that purpose . The people also choose persons to transact the other business that needs to ...
... body to make laws as in a pure democracy . The laws are made by a small number of men called representatives , who are chosen by the people for that purpose . The people also choose persons to transact the other business that needs to ...
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... body of the people in person , as in a simple democracy , both governments are alike in this , that all power ... body , or body politic . By body politic is meant the people of the state incorporated into one body for the purpose of ...
... body of the people in person , as in a simple democracy , both governments are alike in this , that all power ... body , or body politic . By body politic is meant the people of the state incorporated into one body for the purpose of ...
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