c. The dangers from large classes who feel that political rights are
denied them.
d. Suffrage as a "safety-valve."
10. The mixture of city politics with those of the state or nation:
a. The degradation of the English borough.
b. The exemption, of London from the Municipal Corporations Act.
c. The importance of separate days for municipal elections.
d. The importance of abolishing the "spoils system."
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS AND DIRECTIONS.
(Chiefly for pupils who live in cities.)
1. When was your city organized?
2. Give some account of its growth, its size, and its present
population. How many wards has it? Give their boundaries.
In which ward do you live?
3. Examine its charter, and report a few of its leading provisions.
4. What description of government in this chapter comes nearest
to that of your city?
5. Consider the suggestions about the study of town government
(pp. 43, 44), and act upon such of them as are applicable
to city government.
6. What is the general impression about the purity of your city
government? (Consult several citizens and report what you find out.)
7. What important caution should be observed about vague rumours of
inefficiency or corruption?
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