The American Commonwealth volume 1
The American Commonwealth volume 1
The book The American Commonwealth volume 1 was written by author Here you can read free online of The American Commonwealth volume 1 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The American Commonwealth volume 1 a good or bad book?
Where can I read The American Commonwealth volume 1 for free?
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read The American Commonwealth volume 1 Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book The American Commonwealth volume 1
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read The American Commonwealth volume 1 Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book The American Commonwealth volume 1
What reading level is The American Commonwealth volume 1 book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
CHAP. XXX MERITS OF THE FEDERAL SYSTEM 355 government " might be applied, for, although the population was scattered, the numbers were small enough for the citizens to have a personal knowledge of their leading men, and a per- sonal interest (especially as a large proportion were land- owners) in the economy and prudence with which common affairs were managed. Now, however, when of the forty-four States twenty-seven have more than a million inhabitants, and four have more than three millions, t...he newer States, being, moreover, larger in area than most of the older ones, the stake of each citizen is relatively smaller, and generally too small to sustain his activity in politics, and the party chiefs of the State are known to him only by the newspapers or by their occasional visits on a stumping tour.^ All that can be claimed for the Federal system under this head of the argument is that it provides the machinery for a better control of the taxes raised and expended in a given region of the country, and a better oversight of the public works undertaken there than would be possible were every- thing left to the Central government.^ As regards the educa- tive effect of numerous and frequent elections, it will be shown in a later chapter that elections in America are too many and come too frequently.
What to read after The American Commonwealth volume 1?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by James Bryce Bryce to read onlineMoreLess
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
CHAP. XXX MERITS OF THE FEDERAL SYSTEM 355 government " might be applied, for, although the population was scattered, the numbers were small enough for the citizens to have a personal knowledge of their leading men, and a per- sonal interest (especially as a large proportion were land- owners) in the economy and prudence with which common affairs were managed. Now, however, when of the forty-four States twenty-seven have more than a million inhabitants, and four have more than three millions, t...he newer States, being, moreover, larger in area than most of the older ones, the stake of each citizen is relatively smaller, and generally too small to sustain his activity in politics, and the party chiefs of the State are known to him only by the newspapers or by their occasional visits on a stumping tour.^ All that can be claimed for the Federal system under this head of the argument is that it provides the machinery for a better control of the taxes raised and expended in a given region of the country, and a better oversight of the public works undertaken there than would be possible were every- thing left to the Central government.^ As regards the educa- tive effect of numerous and frequent elections, it will be shown in a later chapter that elections in America are too many and come too frequently.
What to read after The American Commonwealth volume 1?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by James Bryce Bryce to read onlineMoreLess
10
Tokens
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
8 / 10
User Reviews: