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reader. 1t is doubtful if the majority of Arnold's
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How WEARE GOVERNED. By Anna Laurens Dawes.
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| The work is prefaced by the Constitution, with
it's several amendments The author then takes
| up its provisions, in order in consecutive chap
tiers, explaining the terms and intent of each,
and showing why and on what grounds they
were adopted. The first chapter has for its text
| the preamble of the Constitution, and sets forth
the importance of government, and the advan-
| tages of that form under which we live. The
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workings of that body. The third chapter de-
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single body, while chapter fourth and fifth
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of the election os President; the duties of the
President; the executive department; the judi
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of citizen of the United States; the duty OF
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some of the duties of the Nation. The closing
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unusual opportunities for prosecuting her re-
searches, and for observing the practical work
government
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