Title: American government and politics,
Authors: Beard, Charles A. 1874-1948
Publisher: The Macmillan Company,
Year: 1931
Subjects: United States Politics and government.; United States Politics and government Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Contents: I. The national government : 1. The role of government in modern civilization -- 2. The constitution of the United States -- 3. General principles of the federal system -- 4. Political parties and the process of government -- 5. The federal judiciary -- 6. The organization of congress -- 7. Congress at work -- 8. The nomination and election of the president -- 9. The office of president -- 10. Administrative organization and civil service -- 11. Taxation and finance -- 12. Communications and transportation -- 13. Business enterprise and agriculture -- 14. Labor and immigration -- 15. Public health, safety, and morals -- 16. Natural resources -- 17. Territories and empire -- 18. Foreign affairs -- 19. National defense -- II. State and local government : 20. Position of the states in the federal union -- 21. The state and its constitution -- 22. Popular control in state and local governments -- 23. State and local politics -- 24. The state legislature -- 25. The office of governor -- 26. State administration -- 27. State finances -- 28. The courts and the law -- 29. Economic and social functions -- 30. Municipal organization and finance -- 31. Municipal functions -- 32. Local rural government.