6. Do railroad corporations exercise such a right? How do they succeed
in getting land for their tracks?
7. In case of disagreement, how is a fair price determined for
property taken by eminent domain?
8. What persons are prominent to-day in the government of your own
town or city? Of your own county? Of your own state? Of the United
States?
9. Who constitute the government of the school to which you belong?
Does this question admit of more than one answer? Has the government
of your school any power to tax the people to support the school?
10. What is the difference between a state and the government of a
state?
11. Which is the more powerful branch of the English Parliament? Why?
12. Is it a misuse of the funds of a city to provide entertainments
for the people July 4? To expend money in entertaining distinguished
guests? To provide flowers, carriages, cigars, wines, etc., for such
guests?
13. What is meant by subordinating public office to private ends? Cite
instances from history.
14. What histories have you read? What one of them, if any, would you
call a "child's history," or a "drum and trumpet" history? What one of
them, if any, has impressed any lessons upon you?
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