2. =The stages in the development of government.= J. Q. DEALEY, _The State and Government_, pp. 24-45. 3. =The divine right of kings.= R. G. GETTELL, _Readings in Political Science_, pp. 118-120; _Cyclopedia of American Government_, Vol. I, p. 605. 4. =The Mayflower compact.= WILLIAM MACDONALD, _Documentary Source Book of American History_, p. 19; EDWARD CHANNING, _History of the United States_, Vol. I, pp. 308-310. 5. =Does federalism mean weak government?= A. V. DICEY, _The Law of the Constitution_, pp. 162-172; JAMES BRYCE, _American Commonwealth_, Vol. I, pp. 334-341. 6. =The system of checks and balances.= W. B. MUNRO, _The Government of the United States_, pp. 47-52; _The Federalist_, No. 47. 7. =The meaning of self-government.= P. L. KAYE, _Readings in Civil Government_, pp. 15-21. 8. =The relation of government to economic life.= S. P. ORTH, _Readings in the Relation of Government to Property and Industry_, pp. 25-38. 9. =The first principles of democracy.= F. A. CLEVELAND and JOSEPH SCHAFER, _Democracy in Reconstruction_, pp. 48-66. 10. =Jeffersonian and Jacksonian democracy.= A. C. MCLAUGHLIN, _Steps in the Development of American Democracy_, pp. 78-116. 11. =The outlook for democracy in America.= F. A. CLEVELAND, _Organized Democracy_, pp. 438-448. 12. =The economic functions of government.= C. J. BULLOCK, _Introduction to the Study of Economics_, pp. 478-492. Questions 1. What is the difference between a state and society? Is India a state? Are the Esquimos a state? Are pirates citizens or subjects of a state? Did the Mayflower Pilgrims constitute a state before they touched land? 2. Has the doctrine of evolution affected our ideas concerning the origin of government? Are there any primitive types of government in the world today? 3. Give some examples of the “constructive work of government” besides those mentioned in the text. 4. Why are ancient classifications of government practically useless today? When you say that the United States is a _federal democratic republic_ what ideas do you intend to convey in each of the three italicized words? 5. Do you believe that the plan of government now existing in the United States would be suitable for (_a_) the British Empire; (_b_) China; (_c_) Switzerland; (_d_) Canada? Tell why or why not in each case. 6. Make up lists of the functions which properly belong to national, state, and local governments respectively. Give your reasons for placing such things as “education”, “fire-protection”, “public health”, “criminal law”, “conservation of natural resources”, and “regulation of commerce” in one or the other list. 7. James Madison once said that the concentration of legislative, executive, and judicial powers in the same hands would be “the very definition of tyranny”. What did he mean? Was he right? Does the same danger exist today?