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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... gives directions to his children for the regu . lation of their behavior . He commands what they are to do , and forbids what they are not to do . In giving these rules and causing them to be obeyed , he is said to govern his family ...
... gives directions to his children for the regu . lation of their behavior . He commands what they are to do , and forbids what they are not to do . In giving these rules and causing them to be obeyed , he is said to govern his family ...
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... give force to a law , it must have a penalty . Pen- alty is the pain or suffering to be inflicted upon a person for breaking a law . The law requires , that for stealing , a man must pay a fine , or be put into prison , and that for ...
... give force to a law , it must have a penalty . Pen- alty is the pain or suffering to be inflicted upon a person for breaking a law . The law requires , that for stealing , a man must pay a fine , or be put into prison , and that for ...
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... gives form and shape to the building ; and every additional timber and plank required to finish it , must be fitted to the frame . So every law that is made , and every act that is done by the officers of the government , must conform ...
... gives form and shape to the building ; and every additional timber and plank required to finish it , must be fitted to the frame . So every law that is made , and every act that is done by the officers of the government , must conform ...
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... give them a knowledge of what civil government is , and of the nature and necessity of human laws ; and I have described several of the different forms of government . In this chapter I shall show how the present municipal law ? 15. Is ...
... give them a knowledge of what civil government is , and of the nature and necessity of human laws ; and I have described several of the different forms of government . In this chapter I shall show how the present municipal law ? 15. Is ...
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... give it his approval before it could be a law . ยง 8. In a few of the colonies , however , the people enjoyed greater privileges . In Massachusetts , Rhode Island , and Connecticut , for some years before the revolution , they elected ...
... give it his approval before it could be a law . ยง 8. In a few of the colonies , however , the people enjoyed greater privileges . In Massachusetts , Rhode Island , and Connecticut , for some years before the revolution , they elected ...
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