XXVIII. THE NATIONAL DEFENCE 563 XXIX. FOREIGN RELATIONS 587 XXX. THE UNITED STATES AS A WORLD POWER 606 XXXI. THE UNITED STATES AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS 625 XXXII. POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION 646 APPENDIX THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES 665 INDEX LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Justice. By _Edward Simmons_ _Frontispiece_ PAGE The Family. By _Charles Sprague Pearce_ Facing 12 The Melting Pot. By _Vesper L. George_ ” 33 Thrift and Prosperity. By _Frederick Dielman_ ” 50 Liberty, Fraternity, Equality. By _Edward Simmons_ ” 78 Government. By _Elihu Vedder_ ” 118 Good Administration. By _Elihu Vedder_ ” 145 Washington at the Constitutional Convention. By ” 255 _Violet Oakley_ Science Revealing the Treasures of the Earth. By ” 329 _Edwin A. Abbey_ The Spirit of Vulcan. By _Edwin A. Abbey_ ” 383 The Crowning of Labor. By _John W. Alexander_ ” 400 The Evolution of the Book. By _John W. Alexander_ ” 492 Justice and Mercy. By _A. R. Willett_ ” 554 The Spirit of Light. By _Edwin A. Abbey_ ” 606 The Graduate. By _Edwin H. Blashfield_ ” 646 LIST OF MAPS, CHARTS, AND DIAGRAMS PAGE The Center of Population Facing 21 The Growth of American Cities ” 183 The City Manager Plan ” 197 Municipal Administrative Departments ” 205 Traffic Zones ” 210 Simplified State Administration ” 241 Land Regions of the United States ” 340 The Relation of Money and Prices ” 443 The National Debt, 1860-1920 ” 467 The Control of Education ” 500 The Rise of Prices in War Time ” 582 SOCIAL CIVICS CHAPTER I HUMAN SOCIETY