4. =How American elections are conducted.= A. N. HOLCOMBE, _State Government in the United States_, pp. 205-239. 5. =How voters are enrolled.= F. A. CLEVELAND, _Organized Democracy_, pp. 220-227. 6. =The preferential ballot.= Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1917-1918, _Bulletins_, No. 27 (Preferential Voting). (See also _National Municipal Review_, Vol. I, pp. 386-400, July, 1912.) 7. =The short ballot.= R. S. CHILDS, _Short Ballot Principles_, especially pp. 21-30; P. S. REINSCH, _Readings on American State Government_, pp. 372-383. 8. =Compulsory voting.= Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1917-1918, _Bulletins_, No. 24 (Compulsory Voting). 9. =Corrupt practices at elections.= C. L. JONES, _Readings on Parties and Elections_, pp. 202-302. 10. Are elections =as fairly conducted in the United States as in other countries=? CHARLES SEYMOUR and DONALD O. FRARY, _How the World Votes_ (see index). Questions 1. Is the right to vote a _natural right_ or merely a _privilege_ conferred by the state? 2. Who have the right to vote at elections in your state? Who are excluded? In order to vote, how long must one reside in your state? Your county? Your precinct? 3. Who enrolls voters in your community? When and where do they enroll voters? What evidence must you supply in order to be enrolled? 4. Make a diagram of a polling place showing its interior arrangement, the booths in which voters mark their ballots, the location of the ballot box, etc. 5. What are the different forms of primary and which form do you think is the best (_a_) for state nominations; (_b_) for local nominations? 6. What effects would the use of the short ballot have upon (_a_) the efficiency of government; (_b_) popular interest at elections; (_c_) the quality of the officials chosen? 7. Explain the difference between _preferential voting_, _proportional representation_, _limited voting_, and _cumulative voting_. 8. Explain the difference between _corrupt_ and _illegal_ practices at elections. Make a list of each. 9. What are some of the reasons why so many voters stay away from the polls on election day? Are the following excuses valid: “I do not approve of either political party”; “My vote doesn’t count for anything”; “I am too busy”; “I am not interested in politics”; “It is a rainy day and I might catch cold”; “I have an engagement to play golf”; “The polling place is too far away”; “I do not think any of the candidates worth voting for”? 10. What are some of the practical objections to making voting compulsory? Topics for Debate 1. There should be an educational test for voting. 2. The failure to vote, in the absence of a valid excuse, should be punished by some appropriate penalty. 3. There should be a limit on the amount of money that may be legally spent by candidates in election campaigns. ------------------------------------------------------------------------