C \ UC-NRLF III 111 1 $B Efl MTM ?^/ WESTERN EDUCATIONAL '^^ HELPS NUMBER ONE Civil Government Simplified BY J. J, DUVALL PRICE, TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (REVISED EDITION) SAN FRANCISCO WHITAKER & RAV-WIGGIN CO. (INCORPORATED) GIFT OF ] Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2007 with funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/civilgovernmentsOOduvarich CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED (REVISED EDITION) BT J. J. DUVALL PBINCIFAL OF THE GRANQBYILLB SCHOOL AND MSMBBS 07 THB Board of Education of Kings County. TWENTY-SEVENTH THOUSAND SAN FRANCISCO WHITAKER & RAY-WIGGIN CO, 1915 aZ.'^^ COFTKIGHT 1899 by TH8 WHITAKBB ft RAY CO. (i,iLo-,a^ dlsSioo PREFACE. SEVERAL years experience as a teacher In the public schools of California has taught me that any plan of school-work on any given subject that tends to lessen the labors of the teacher or the papils, not only becomes popular, but stimulates a desire for further investigations in the subject thus treated. It is not the purpose of this little book to take the place of the *' State Series Civil Government," but rather to be used as a supplement to it. The plan has been to place the subject matter in so simple a form that the pupil may be able to see at a glance the relations the parts sustain to each other, and thus save much hard labor. The author claims originality only in arrangement, for the greater part of the subject matter treated, has been taken from the " State Series Civil Government." J. J. D. 377653 SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS. As THIS book is intended to be used as a supplement to the " State Series Civil Government," the subject matter is ar- ranged in the same order as it is in that book, but I would suggest that the County be studied first, the Federal Government nextj and the State last, that the pupil may be able to compare and to con- trast the State v^ith the Federal Government. As some parts of the county government vary according to the class of the county, that part has been omitted from this book, but the required information may be obtained by applying to the county clerk. Assign a portion of the work for a blackboard exercise and require the pupils to reproduce it from memory at the next recita- tion. In addition to the knowledge gained from the subject matter treated in the text, the form will serve as a basis for an interesting oral exercise. At the close of the book is a list of test questions, some of which may be used in connection with the other work, or in a separate exercise. J. J. D. •■ if t' ? ". .." ,*vpiVIL GGTERNMENT SIMPLIFIED Number of members. ^ Three. How and when chosen. Term of office. Qualifications, BOABD OF School Trustees. Powers and Duties, f By the people at the general J State election for School ] Trustees on the first Friday (^ in June of each year. ■^ Three years. {Must be a citizen of the United States twenty-one years of age. 1. To manage and control the school property in their district. 2. To employ teachers, janitors, and other employees of the schools. 3. To suspend and expel pupils for misconduct. 4. To exclude from schools, children under six years of age. 6. To appoint District Librarians. 6. To exclude from school and school libraries all books, publications, or papers of a sectarian, partisan, or denominational character. 7. To furnish books for the children of parents unable to purchase them. 8. To permit children of other dis- tricts to attend the schools of their district only upon the consent of the Trustees of the district in which such children reside. 9. On or before the first day of April of each year to appoint a School Census Marshal. 10. To visit every school in their dis- trict at least once in each term, and examine carefully into its manage- ment, condition, and wants. 11. To purchase school furniture, in- cluding organs and pianos, appa- ratus, and such supplies as may be necessary for the use of the schools. CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED Board of scpekvisors. Salary. Number of members. ^ Five. r By the people at the How and tvhen chosen. < general State and (^ Presidential elections. Term of of/ice. -^ Four years. C Varies according to the class of \ the county. ^ , .^. ^ . f Must be a voter in his Quahjicatiom. | ^.^^^.^^^ 1. To make laws for the county. 2. To fill vacancies in all county offices except the offices of Su- perior Judge and Supervisor. 3. To appoint members of the County Board of Education, and all other county officers whose election is not other- wise provided for by law, 4. To superintend the conduct of the county officers. 5. To divide the county into townships, and into school, road, and other districts. 6. To establish election districts, supervise elections, and can- vass election returns. 7. To establish and maintain roads, bridges and ferries. 8. To provide for the indigent sick and poor. 9. To levy taxes. 10. To equalize assessments. 11. To grant licenses. 12. To grant franchises. Powers and Duties. 10 CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED County Clerk. District Attorney. How and when chosen. Salary. {By the people at the gen- eral State election. Term of office. \ Four years. {Varies according to the class of the county. To act as clerk of the Board of Supervisors and of the Superior Court. To keep all county books, papers, and records. Duties. ^ 3. To keep a public record of all suits brought in the Superior Court. 4. To issue certificates, such as mar- riage licenses. 6. Usually to attend to the registra- tion of voters. How and when chosen. {By the people at the gen- eral State election. Term of office. ^ Four years. Salary i ^^^'^®® according to the class of the ^* \ county. {Must be admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the State. ' 1. To attend the sittings of the Super- ior Court and there conduct all prosecutions for public offenses. 2. To institute proceedings before a magistrate for the arrest of any person charged with, or reason- ably suspected of , a public offense. 3. To draw up all indictments, and to defend all suits brought against the State or against his county. 4. To conduct all civil suits on behalf of the county. 6. To give legal advice to county officers when requested. Duties, CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED 11 How and when chosen. f By the people at the gen- \ eral State election. Term of office. ^ Four years. « , f Varies according to the class of the *^* \ county. 1. To preserve the peace. 2. To arrest any person who has com- mitted a public offense. 3. To have charge of the county jail and of the prisoners. 4. To serve all court papers in both civil and criminal cases. 5. In cases of an emergency may compel any citizen to assist him in the execu- tion of his duties. Duties. How and when chosen. Salary. { f By the people at the gen- \ eral State election. Term of office. <{ Four years. Varies according to the class of the county. 1. To superintend the schools of his county. 2 . To apportion the school moneys among the school districts of the county. 3. To preside at teachers' institutes. 4. To enforce the course of study. 5. To issue temporary certificates to teachers. 6. To appoint school trustees when a dis- trict fails to elect. 7. To grade the schools of his county. 8. To appoint members of the County Board of Education when the Board of Supervisors fail to appoint. 9 . To visit each school in his county at least once during the year. Powers and Duties. 12 CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED County Recorder. How and tvJien chosen . { By the people at the gen- eral State election. Term of office. Twelve years. Salary. \ $7,000 per year. }• As a court of impeachment. 24 CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIEI Qualifications OP AN Elector. 1. Must be a male citizen twentj-one years of age. 2. If of foreign birth must have been naturalized ninety days prior to the election. 3. Must have resided in the State one year prior to the election. 4. Must have resided in the county ninety days prior to the election. 5. Must have resided in the precinct thirty days prior to the election. 6. Must be registered in the precinct in which he resides. 7. Must be able to sign his name and read the U. S. Constitution in English if he has become a voter since May 16, 1895. Persons Ex- pressly Denied THE Right of Suffrage in California. 1. A native of China. 2. An idiot. 3. An insane person. 4. Any person convicted of an infamous crime. 5. Any person hereafter convicted of the embezzlement or misappropriation of public money. CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED 25 Senate. Qualifications. Number of members. { Two for each State. IIoio chosen. ^ By the Legislatures of the several States. Term of office. { Six years. Salary. S7,500 per year and mileage. Other allowances. 1. Must be thirty years of age. 2. Must have been a citizen of the United States for nine years. 3. Must be a resident of the State at the time of his election. 1. To regulate the form of its own proceedings. 2. To judge of the qualifications, elec- tions, and retuiTis of its own mem- bers. 3. To choose its own oflScers except the presiding officer. 4. To try persons impeached. 5. To ratify appointments made by the President. 6. To ratify treaties made with for- eign nations. 7. To elect a Vice-President when the electoral college fails to elect. Powers and ^Duties. House of Repre- senta- tives, Number of members. How and lohen chosen. {Apportioned among the several States in proportion to the popu- lation. California's proportion 8. the people at the general State and Presidential elec- tions. r By < St8 I tio Term of office. { Two years. Salary. { $7,500 per year and mileage. Speaker's Salary $12,000. Other allowances. Qualifications. loioers and Duties. 1. Must be twenty-five years of age. 2. Must have been a citizen of the United States for seven years. 3. Must be a resident of the State at the time of his election. 1. To regulate the form of its own proceedings. 2. To judge of the qualifications, elections, and returns of its own members. 3. To choose its own officers. 4. To prepare articles of impeachment. 5. To originate revenue bills. 6. To elect a President when the elec- toral college fails to elect. 26 CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED POWEBS Expressly Granted to Congress. 1. To borrow money on the credit of the U. S. 2. To raise and support armies. 3. To provide and maintain a nav}'. 4. To grant copyrights and patents. 5. To establish post offices and post roads. 6. To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court. 7c To provide for the punishment of counter- feiting the securities and current coins of the U. S. 8. To make rules for the government and reg- ulation of land and naval forces. 9. To regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States, and with Indian tribes. 10. To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coins, and fix the standard of weights and measures, 11. To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bank- ruptcy throughout the U. S. 12. To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offences against the laws of nations. 13. To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water. 14. To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises ; to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the U.S. 15. To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress in- surrection, and repel invasions. CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED 27 Powers expkessly Denied to congeess. 1. To suspend the writ of habeas corpus unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 2 . To pass any bill of attainder or ex-post facto law. 3. To lay any capitation or other direct taxes un- less in proportion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken. 4. To lay any tax or duty on articles exported from any State. 6. To give preference to the ports of one State to those of another. 6 . To grant titles of nobility. 1. To coin money. 2. To emit bills of credit. 3. To grant titles of nobility. 4. To grant letters of marque and reprisal. 5. To enter into any treaty, alliance, or compact. 6. To keep troops or ships of war in time of peace. 7. To pass any bill of attainder or ex-post facto Powers 1^^^ JCiXPRESSLT Prohibited ■{ 8. To pass any law impairing the obligation of TO THE States. contracts. 9 . To make anything but silver and gold coins a tender in payment of debts. 10. To lay any duties on imports or exports, or any tonnage duty without consent of Congress. 11. To enter into any agreement with another State or with a foreign power. 12. To engage in war unless actually invaded or in such imminent danger as to admit of no delay. 28 CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED Rights Guaranteed TO A Person Charged WITH A Crime. 1. He shall be entitled to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the State and district in which the crime shall have been committed. 2. He shall be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation. 3. He shall be confronted by the witnesses who testify against him. 4. He shall not be compelled to be a witness against himself. 5. He may compel the attendance of witnesses in his favor. 6. Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed. 7. Cruel and unusual punishments shall not be inflicted. 8. No man shall be twice put in jeopardy of his life for the same offense, that is if he has been tried before a proper tribunal and ac- quitted, he shall not be tried again for the same offense. CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED 29 Admission of A Territory INTO THE Union as a State. 1. The territory sends a memorial to Congress praying for permission to form a State Constitution and for admission into the Union. 2. Congress passes an Act called an " Enabling Act" authorizing the inhabitants of the territory to form a Constitution. 3. The people of the territory represented in a general convention frame a Constitution. 4. The Constitution is then adopted by a majority vote of the people of the territory. 5. This Constitution is then presented to Congress for approval, and if Congress sees no objectional features in it, an act is passed admitting the territory into the Union as a State. Amendments TO THE U. S. Constitution. Proposed^ Adopted. 1. By a two- thirds vote of Con- gress. 2. On the application of the Leg- islatures of two-thirds of the several States, Congress shall call a general convention for framing and proposing amend- ments. By the Legislatures of three- fourths of the several States. By special conventions in three- fourths of the several States. 30 CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED President. How and when chosen. { Term of office. By electors chosen by the people at the general Presidential election. -{ Four years. Salary. Qualifica- tions. -{ $75,000 per year. 1. Must be thirty-five years of age. 2. Must be a native born citizen. 3. Must have been a resident within the U. S. for fourteen years. Powers and Duties. 1. 3. 4. 6. 10. To see that the laws are faith- fully executed. He is commander-in-chief of the army and the navy of the U. S., and of the State militias when they are called into the actual service of the U. S. With the assent of the Senate makes treaties with foreign na- tions. May grant pardons for offenses against the U. S. except in cases of impeachment. With the assent of the Senate appoints and commissions all officers of the federal govern- ment whose appointment is not otherwise provided for. To fill vacancies that occur dur- ing the recess of the Senate by granting commissions which ex- pire at the end of the next session. To veto or approve bills. May convene one or both houses of Congress. To adjourn Congress to such time as he deems proper when both houses fail to agree on the time of adjournment. Must present to Congress his an- nual message stating the condi- tion of the nation and recom- mending needed legislation. CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED 31 Vice-President. How and when chosen. B3? electors chosen by the people at the general Presiden- tial election. Term of office. -{ Four years. Salary. ^$12,000 per year. ^ j.^ .. fSame as those of the Qualifications. | p^^gj^^^t^ To preside over the deliberations of the Senate, in which body he has no vote except in case of a tie. Duty. Manner op Electing President and .Vice-President . 1. On the first Tuesday after the first Mon- day of November in the year preceding the expiration of the Presidential term, a general election is held in the several States for the purpose of choosing presi- dential electors. 2. After their election, the electors meet in the capitals of their several States, on the second Monday in January, and cast their votes for President and Vice- President. 3. These votes are then sent to Washing- ton, and, on the second Wednesday in the following February, are opened and counted in Congress, both houses meet- ing together for that purpose. The persons having a majority of all the electoral votes cast are declared elected President and Vice-President. 4. If no candidate has a majority of the electoral votes, the House of Represent- atives chooses the President and the Senate chooses the Vice-President. 32 CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED President's Cabinet. 1. Secretary of State. 2. Secretary of the Treasury. 3. Secretary of War. 4. Attorney-General. 5. Postmaster-General. 6. Secretary of the Navy. 7. Secretary of the Interior. 8. Secretary of Agriculture. 9. Secretary of Commerce and Labor. Secretary OF State. j^ , /Appointed by the President with HOW cliosen, | ^^^^^^ ^^ Senate. Term of office. <{ At the pleasure of the President. Salary. <($12,000 per year. 1. To conduct the correspondence with foreign ministers and with our ministers and consuls abroad. 2. To issue passports to American citizens among foreign countries. 3. To issue warrants for the ex- tradition of criminals in accord- ance with treaties with foreign countries. Duties. 4. To have chai'ge of treaties and to make new ones. 5 . To keep the archives of the gov- ernment. 6. To publish the laws, treaties, presidential messages and proc- lamations. 7. To have charge of the Great Seal of the U. S, CIVIL GOVERNxMENT SIMPLIFIED 33 Secretary OF THE Treasury. How chosen. /Appointed by the President with (^ assent of Senate. Term of office- •{ At the pleasure of the President. Salary. <($12,000 per year. 1 . To prepare and suggest plans for raising revenue. 2. To superintend the collection of revenues coming from the cus- toms duties and internal taxes. 3. To grant warrants for the paj'- ment of money according to ap- Dxdies. \ propriations by Congress. 4. To audit the accounts of all the departments. 5. To supervise and regulate the national banks and the currency of the U. S. 6. To superintend the coinage of money. Secretary OF War, ^010 chosen. {Appointed by the President with assent of Senate. Term of office. ■{ At the pleasure of the President. Salary. ^$12,000 per year. 1. To have charge of the military forces of the U. S. Duties. To have Service. charge of the Signal 3. To superintend the disbursing of moneys appropriated by Con- gress for the improvement of har- bors and uavigatioDu 34 CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED Postmaster- General. JToi<,ctoe«.|^PP°'"*^^^y *'•'' President with [^ assent of Senate. m J, j,Ji fAt the pleasure of the Presi Term of office, | ^^^^^ ^ Salary. <;$12,000 per year. ''1. To have charge of the carry- ing and delivery of all mail matter. Duties. \ 2. To classify all mail matter and fix the rate of postage. 3. To make postal arrangements with foreign countries. Attorney- General. Hoio chosen. Term of office. | ^^^^^^ /Appointed by the President with \ assent of Senate. At the pleasure of the Presi- S alary. Duties. -{$12,000 per year. 1. To have charge of all lawsuits in which the U. S. is concerned as a party. 2. To give legal advice to the President and other federal officers. Secretary of Navy. TT 1 f Appointed by the President with How chosen. J ^^ *. t cf ^ \^ assent of Senate. Term of office. [\^l P'"'''"''' "* ^^^ ^''''- Salary. Duties, ^$12,000 per year. 1. To have charge of the naval forces, 2. To superintend the issuing of nautical charts and almanacs. CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED 35 Secretary OF THE Interior. How chosen. /Appointed by the President with assent \ of Senate. Term of office.] At the pleasure of the President. Salary. \ $12,000 per year. 1. To have charge of the public lands, in- cluding mines. (General Land Office.) 2. To regulate the dealings with the Indians. (Indian Bureau.) 8. To superintend the payment of pen- sions and the distribution of bounty lands. (Pension Office.) 4. To superintend the issuing of patents to inventors, and to preserve models of all machines patented. (Patent Office.) 6. To have care and distribution of all public documents. (Superintendent of Public Documents. Duties, To collect statistics and facts showing the condition and progress of educa- tion, and to publish such information as may assist in the improvement of education throughout the U. 8. (Bu- reau of Ed.) To see that the census of the U. S. is taken every ten years. (Census Bu- reau.) To audit the accounts of certain rail- road companies to which the U. 8. has granted loans and subsidies. (Commissioner of Railroads.) 9. To superintend the government hos- pital for the insane, and the Columbian asylum for the deaf and dumb. 7. 8. Secretary OF Agricul- ture. t Secretary i * OF Commerce [ ^ND Labor. ' w^,« r>h^o.^ /Appointed by the President with assent How chosen. | ^^i^^ g^^^^^-]' Term of office.\ At the pleasure of the President. Salary. { $12,000 per year. f To collect information and make scientific r, .. J investigations as to the diseases of Duties. i plants, and the best methods of [ cultivating the soil, etc. fAppointed by the President with assent How chosen, i^ of the Senate. Term of office.] At the pleasure of the President. Salary. ^ $12,000 per year. /Has charge of Light-houses, Coast Survey, Duties. 1^ Immigration, National Census, etc. 36 CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED Supreme, Number of Judges. { Nine. r Appointed by President witli How and when chosen. < assent of Senate when a I vacancy occurs. Term of office. { For life, or during good behavior. C/t7«v,i / Associate Justices, $10,000 each per year i:>aiaiy. ^ ^^^^^ justice $10,500 per year. Circuit. Number of Judges. -( Twenty-five.* {Appointed by President with assent of Senate when a vacancy occurs. Term of office. \ For life, or during good behavior. ^ Salary. { $6,000 per year. u p o P3 Q Si District. 'Number of Judges. ^ Seventy- three.* {Appointed by President with assent of Senate when a vacancy occurs. Term of office. «( For life, or during good behavior Salary. { From $3,000 to $5,000 per year. United States Circuit Court of Appeals. The Chief Justice and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court assigned to each circuit and the Circuit Judges within each circuit and the several District Judges within each circuit shall be compe- tent to sit as Judges of the Circuit Court of Appeals within their respective circuits. (No additional salary for services in Appellate Court.) Court of Claims, U.S. Senate. 'Number of Judges. •{ Five. {Appointed by President with assent of Senate when a vacancy occurs. Term of office. { For life, or during good behavior. Salary. <( $6,000 per year. <{ As a court of impeachment. *Jan. 1, 1900. CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED 37 Provisions op Magna Chart a. 1. No tax should be levied without the authority of a great council summoned by the king. 2. All freemen were allowed to go out of the country and return to it at pleasure. 3 . A man might dispose of his property by will in such manner as he saw fit. 4. The king's officers were prohibited from taking a man's property without his consent. 5. Courts of justice were to remain in known and fixed places. 6. Courts of justice were open to every one without fear or favor. 7. No one was to be put on trial from mere rumor or suspicion, but only upon the evidence of lawful witnesses. 8. Excessive fines were forbidden. 9. No person should be convicted of any crime except by a lawful jury of his peers. 10. Merchants were to be allowed to carry on their business without being sub- ject to arbitrary licenses and tolls im- posed by the king. 38 CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED TEST QUESTIONS* 1. How are standing committees in either house of the State Legis- lature chosen? (26) In the house of Representatives? (59) In the U. S. Senate? (66) 2. In what way does the organization of the House of Representatives differ from that of the Senate? (57, 64) The Assembly from the Senate? (25) 3. How are vacancies in either house of the State Legislature filed? (27) In the House of Representatives? (60) In the U. S. Senate? (67) i. What special privileges do members of the Legislature enjoy? (28) Members of Congress? (73) 5 What is meant by quorum? What number is required to make a quorum in the State Legislature? (29) In Congress? (68) 6. When does the Legislature meet? How long may it remain in session? (31) 7. What is the penalty for impeachment? (47) 8. When and how was the U. S. Constitution framed? When and how adopted? (49) 9. What is the supreme law of the land? (61) 10. What principle of government does the U. S. Senate represent? The House of Representatives? (52) 11. What length of time constitutes a Congress? (65) 12. Who may vote for a member of the House of Representatives? (66) 13. Name and explain the use of the two most important standing committees in the House of Representatives. (59) 14. How may the committee on appropriations practically control the House? (59) 15. What is meant by the " long " session of Congress? The " short" session of Congress? " Special " session of Congress? (69) 16. Where must all revenne bills originate? (76) 17. Explain how the government usually borrows money. (82) 18. Locate the U. S. Mints. (84) 19. Explain the difference between the form of government of a terri- tory and that of a state. (94) 20. State the purpose of the Civil Service system and explain its work- ings. (110) 21. State two ways of acquiring citizenship in the United States. (134) 22. A man born of German citizens permanently residing in the U. S., is a citizen of what country? (135) CIVIL GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED - ' 39 23. Explain what is meant by each of the following*: ' * ' ' * '*. - ' ,« .'• 1. Letters of Marque and Reprisal. (88) 9. Coining Money. (83) 2. Legal Tender. (83) 10. ITree Coinage. (84) 3. Copyright. (98) IL Piracy. (91) 4. Patent. (98) 12. Treason. (101 6. Expatriation. (136) 13. SufErage. (138) 6. Unconstitutional Legislation. (166) 14. Habeas Corpus. (190) 7. Bill of Attainer. (196) 15. Eminent Domain. (201) 8. Ex-Post Facto Law. (197) 16. Journal. (71) 24. What Is th« highest privilege of citizenship? (138) 25. Which confers the right of suffrage, the State or the Nation? (138) 26. Explain the difEerence between a plurality and a majority. (151) 27. Who pays toll in California? (157) 28. Name the chief personal rights guaranteed by the U. S. Constitu- tion. (185) 29. Explain the process of naturalization. (135) 30. What is meant by government? ( 175) 31. What powers are reserved to the states? (171) 32. What constitutes the State Board of EquaUzalion? (159) 33. By whom or what body was the Constitution of California framed? (23) By whom or what body was it adopted? (23) 34. What is the only limitation now existing upon the power of amend- ment to the U. S. Constitution? (50) 35. What restrictions are laid upon either house of Congress respect- ing adjournment? (72) 36. Name one condition which the Constitution of California declares shall not be imposed as a qualification for voting. (141) 37. By whom or what body is the State tax rate determined? (158) 38. How is the number of presidential electors determined? (104) 39. Cite an instance in which the Government exercises the right of eminent domain through a corporation. 40. When and where does the Supreme Court of the U. S. meet? (126) 41. Name two cases in which the Supreme Court of the U. S. has original jurisdiction. (126) 42. Name two cases in which the Supreme Court of the U. S. has appellate jurisdiction. (126) 43. What persons are subject to service in the State militia? (90) 44. What is meant by delinquent taxes? (15) 45. What is the difEerence between a standing and a special committee? 46. How is the number of Representatives in Congress from each state determined? (53) 47. Name three powers essential to an independent self-existence of the government. (86) 48. What is the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act? (92,122) 49. In what way docs a bankrupt law benefit a creditor? A debtor? (96) 50. Name one place in the United States in which the citizens have no vote. (99) N. B. — The number enclosed in a parenthesis at the end of each question refers to the paragraph of that number in the State Series Civil Government. 40 dlVlii GOVERNMENT SIMPLIFIED TEST QUESTIONS ON THE CONSTITUTION OF CALIFORNIAo 1. When may the writ of habeas corpus be suspended? 2. When is involuntary servitude allowed in California? 3. When may a search warrant be issued? 4. Name five classes of persons expressly denied the right of suffrage in California. 6. When must the yeas and nays be entered on the journal? 6. Name five cases in which local and special legislation is prohibited. 7. How is the Governor chosen in case of a tie vote? 8. What is the purpose of the Governor's message? 9. What limitation is placed on the Governor's power of pardon? 10. When may the salary of a superior judge be withheld? 11. From what sources is the State school fund derived? 12. What limitation is placed on the use of the State school money? 13. Who constitute the State board of prison directors? U. What restrictions are placed on the creation of a new county? 15. What is meant by common carriers? 16. What is the duty of the railroad commissioners? 17. What limitation is placed on the creation of State debts? 18. How is the State Constitution amended? 19. What restriction is placed on corporations in tlie employment of labor? 20. What restriction is placed on the employment of laborers on public work? 21. How may the capital of the State be changed? 23. What is the penalty for dueling in California? 33. What constitutes a legal day's work on all public work? EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE WHITAKER ca, RAY-WIGGIN CO. 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