Readings in American Democracy

Questions on the foregoing Readings

1. What are some of the factors which influence the nature of our

personal beliefs and opinions? 2. How do most men come by their religious beliefs? 3. How do we come by many of our fundamental political beliefs? 4. What type of opinions require a personal judgment of facts? 5. What, according to President Lowell, are the conditions necessary

for a real Public Opinion? 6. What is the relation of social contact to Public Opinion? 7. To what extent does “ talk " regulate the affairs of nations and

of men? 8. What proportion of talk is probably wasted? 9. Illustrate the influence of talk upon beliefs current in the com

munity. 10. Explain the statement that everything that is said probably has

some effect. II. What is the relation of leadership to Public Opinion? 12. What are some of the essential qualities of the leader? 13. Why must the leader not only be self-reliant, but also have

breadth of sympathy? 14. Explain what is meant by saying that the first requisite of a leader

is, not to be right, but to lead, to show a way. 15. In what way is continuity a merit of Public Opinion? 16. Give the merits of Public Opinion, as summed up by Lord Bryce. 17. Explain the relation of Public Opinion to voting. 18. What does Professor Ross mean by saying that one defect of

Public Opinion is that it is not definite? 19. Why does the inability of the public to be unanimous constitute

a defect? Give some examples. 20. Explain why Public Opinion is influenced by instincts which cannot

be trusted to guide and control modern society. 21. Give some examples of how unenlightened Public Opinion may

push regulation to the point of persecution. 22. What is the great problem with respect to Public Opinion? 23. What is the relation between a diffusion of general intelligence

and the full expression of Public Opinion? 24. Trace the growing tendency to extend the scope of education. 35. What is the conclusion of Professors Blackmar and Gillin with

respect to the value of this tendency?

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INDEX

210-212.

Administration (see State Adminis- Blackmar and Gillin, on Public
tration).

Opinion, 527-529.
Albany plan of union, 32–34. Boehm-Bawerk, E. von, on pro-
Almshouse, an ideal, 329–331.

duction, 91-93.
America, discovered by Colum- Bogart, E. L., on natural resources,
bus, 1-3.

75-77.
American colonies, combine for de- Bolshevism, established in Russia,

fense, 30 32; and the Albany 197–198; suffrage under, 198–200;
plan of union, 32–34.

dictatorship of the proletariat,
American people, occupations of, 200–201; propaganda under, 202–
79-83.

203; letter on failure of, 203-
American Tobacco Company, 205; abandoned for capitalism,
372–374.

205–206 (see Socialism).
Americanization, 275–277.

Boyle, J. E., on marketing, 341-343.
Andrews, John B., on labor ex- Bradford, William, on the Pilgrims,
changes, 228-231.

5-8.
Arbitration, failure of voluntary, Brasol, Boris L., on socialism,

239-242.
Arizona, education in, 351-352; Bryce, James, on the political party,
the Recall in, 510-512.

457-459;

Public Opinion,
Articles of Confederation, selec- 523-525.

tion from, 34-37; defects of, Budget, need of a Federal, 494-
38–39, 39–42.

496; essentials of a good, 496–

498.
Ballot, non-partisan, 473-475; long, Bullock, C. J., on rent, 123–124.
479-481; short, 481-484.

Bush, C. H., on contracts, 134-136.
Bank (see Banking).

Business, governmental encourage-
Banking, and the commercial bank, ment of, 83–85.

418-419; before 1913, 419-421;
and the panic of 1907, 421-423; California, and the Japanese prob-
and the Federal Reserve System, lem, 273-275.
423-425, 425-427, 427-429 (see Calkins, Raymond, on marriage,
Federal Reserve System).

320-321.
Bill of Rights, Virginia, 22–24. Campaign contributions (see Polit-
Bishop, C. F., on the suffrage, ical Party).
443-444.

Carver, T. N., on distribution since
Black, F. R., on industrial relations, the Industrial Revolution, 121–
242–244.

123; on the forms of competi-

on

powers of the Federal government
under, 48–51; interpretation of,
51-53; and the check and balance
system, 53-55; and the Federal

judiciary, 55-58.
Contracts, types of, 134-136.
Cooley, C. H., on the leader, 521-

523.
Coöperation, examples of successful,

167-169; examples of unsuccess-
ful, 169-170; social benefits of,

171-172.
Corporations, taxation of, 435-436.
Country (see Rural Life).
Credit (see Banking).
Crime, and legal procedure, 281-

283; and the Public Defender,
283–285; and the juvenile court,
285–287; and imprisonment, 287–
289; and the psychopathic ex-
pert, 289–291; and reformation,
291-293.

tion, 136-138; on industrial re-

form, 223-224.
Carlton, F. T., on labor legislation,

231-232, 264–266.
Charity (see Dependency).
Check and balance system, 53-55.
Child laborers, standards for, 255-

257.
City, home life in the, 311-313
City manager, training thc, 500-502.
Civil Service Act of 1883, 463–465.
Class struggle, 179–181 (see Social-

ism).
Clay, Henry, on production, 141-

142.
Cleveland, F. A., on the budget,

496-498.
Collins, C. W., and negro suffrage,

450-453.
Colonies, growth of the English,

11-13; declare their independ.
ence, 24-28. (see American

Colonies).
Colonial manufacturers, 98-100.
Colonists, struggles of the, 9-11.
Columbus, discovers America, 1-3.
Commission government, 498-500.
Commons, J. R., on the division

of labor, 102–103.
Communist Manifesto, 177-179,

179-181.
Competition, forms of, 136-138.
Conference of Governors, on con-

servation, 405-407, 407-409.
Connecticut, settlement of, 20; a

republic established in, 20–22.
Conservation, of human life, 253–

255 (see Natural Resources).
Consolidated school, in the country,

345-347.
Constitution, origin of the Federal,
42-43;

essentials of American
government under the, 45-59;
individual rights under, 45-46;
states' rights under, 47-48;

)

Declaration of Independence, 24-28.
Democratic party on the tariff,

397-399.
Democratic program of industrial

reform, 223-224.
Dependency, and the neighborhood,

323–325; diagnosis of, 325-327;
and the friendly visitor, 327-329;
ideal almshouse, 329–331; state
institutions, 331-333;

financial
federation, 333-335.
Des Moines Housing Commission,

311-313
Detroit Associated Charities, 325-

327.
Dictatorship of the proletariat (see

Bolshevism).
Direct legislation, constitutional

provision for, 505-506; in Mis-
souri, 507–508; in Oregon, 508-
510; actual use of, 514-515. (see
Initiative, Referendum).

Direct Primary (see Primary, Federal government,

constitutional
Elections).

powers of, 48-51; extent of
Distribution, previous to the In-

powers, 51-53; check and balance
dustrial Revolution, 119-121; system, 53–55; the judiciary, 55–
since the Industrial Revolution, 58.
121-130.

Federal Reserve System, nature of,
Division of labor, principle of, 93– 423-425; centralization of bank-

95; in colonial manufactures, 98- ing under, 425-427; elasticity of
100; example of, 102-103; re- banking under, 427-429; (see
lation to the market, 105-107.

Banking).
Divorce, uniform law on, 315-318. Federal Trade Commission, 374-
Dorr, Thos. W., on suffrage, 376.
445-446.

Federation, financial, 333-335.
Dwight, Timothy, on the early Forests (see Natural Resources).
settlers, 9-11.

Franklin, Benjamin, on the colonial
population, 11-13;

on colonial
Economic freedom, kinds of, 138– union, 32–34; on the new Consti-
140.

tution, 42-43.
Education, of the negro, 297–299; Freedom, kinds of economic, 138–

for home making, 318-328; stand- 140.
ardization of schools, 351-352; Freund, Ernest, on legislation,
financing the schools, 353-354; 486–488.
school attendance, 354-356; vo- Friendly visiting, 327-329 (see
cational, 357–358; wider use of Dependency).
the school plant, 359-360; money
value of, 361-362.

George, Henry, on poverty, 147–
Elections, non-partisan, 473-475; 148; on the single tax as a remedy

preferential voting and, 475-477 for poverty, 148–152 (see Single
(see Primary).

Tax).
Elliot, Johnathan, Debates, 42-43. Gide, Charles, on price, 111-113;
Ely, R. T., on socialism, 217-219; on exchange, 115-117; on private
on social reform, 219–221.

property, 132-134.
Employee representation, 249–251. Godkin, E. L., on talk, 519-520.
Exchange, advantages of, 115-117. Groves, E. L., on the cityward

drift, 337–339.
Family, economic disruption of, 300-

311; and urban life, 311-313; Hamilton, Alexander, on the Articles
mothers' pensions, 313-315; di- of Confederation, 39-42.
vorce law, 315-318; education Hanna, J. R., on the non-partisan
for home making, 318–320; atti- ballot, 473-475.

tude toward marriage, 320–321. Harding, President, on the issues
Farm (see Rural Life).

of the twentieth century, 70-73.
Fay, C. R., on cooperation, 171-172. Hart, A. B., on negro suffrage,
Federal Constitution (see Consti- 448–450; on voting, 453-455; on
tution).

the political party, 459–461.

Hazard, Blanche E., on colonial

manufactures, 98-100.
Henderson, C. R., on imprisonment,

287–289; on dependency, 331–

333.
Home life, in the city, 311-313.
Home making, education for, 318–

320.
Hull, R. M., on preferential voting,

475-477.

187; declare war on capitalism,
187–188; mass action, 188-190;
sabotage, 190-191; press extracts,
191–193; the social revolution,
193–195 (see Socialism, Bolshe-
vism).

Jackson, Andrew, on the aims of

government, 62–63.
Jamestown, conditions at, 3-5.
Japanese immigration, 273–275.
Johnson, A. S., on international

trade, 391–393; on tariff, 393–

395.
Johnson, Franklin, on the negro,

297-299.
Juvenile court, 285–287.

Kansas Court of Industrial Rela-

tions, 244–246.
Kemmerer, E. W., on the Federal

Reserve System, 425-427, 427–
429.

Illinois, minority representation in,

477-479; state administration in,

490-492, 492-494.
Immigration, labor supply, 268–

270; living conditions, 270-272;
literacy test, 272-273; Japanese,
273–275; Americanization, 275–

277; policy, 277–279.
Imprisonment, substitutes for, 287-

289.
Indiana, taxation reform in, 435–

436; 438–440.
Industrial combination, 364-366

(see Trust).
Industrial reform, not dependent

upon socialism, 219–221; demo-

cratic program of, 223-224.
Industrial relations, legal responsi-

bility in, 242–244; Kansas Court
of, 244–246; principles of, 246–
249; and employee representa-

tion, 249–251.
Industrial Workers of the World

(see I. W. W.).
Initiative, in Oklahoma, 505-506;

in Missouri, 507-508; in Oregon,
508–510; actual use of, 514-515
(see Referendum, Recall, Popular

Control).
Interest, factors influencing, 124–

126.
International trade, basis of, 391-

393 (see Tariff).
I. W. W., call to organize, 185–

Labor legislation, purpose of, 231-

232; constitutionality of, 264–266.
Labor theory of value (see

Socialism).
Land bank system, 339-341.
Landfield, J., on bolshevism, 203–

205.
Lawlessness, Lincoln on, 62–63.
Leader, influence of the, 521–523.
Legislation, obstacles to intelligent,

486-488; aids to, 488–490.
Legislative Reference Bureau, in

Wisconsin, 488–490.
Lenin, N., on bolshevism, 200-201

(see Bolshevism).
LeRossignol, J. E., on the socialist

theory of value, 208–210.
Lichtenberger, J. P., on the family,

309-311.
Lincoln, Abraham, on lawlessness,

63–65.

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