a.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of a tariff?

b.  What important matters have been definitely settled during the past one hundred years?

c.  What are some of the problems now before the American people?

d.  Should the United States be a “world power”?

TOPICS FOR SPECIAL WORK

a.  Present condition of any part of the United States or dependent territories.

b.  Any campaign or battle of the Spanish War.

c.  Present political parties and their principles.

SUGGESTIONS TO THE TEACHER

Interesting constitutional questions will inevitably arise in teaching this section, but the events are too recent to admit of dogmatizing on lines of policy.  The Spanish War and the Philippine trouble are too near to be properly judged, and the facts only should be taught.  The duties and responsibilities resting upon the United States through its closer connection with all parts of the world can, however, be emphasized without the display of partisan spirit.  Furthermore, the causes of present prosperity and the industrial advantages of the United States may well demand attention.  Throughout every part of this section, also, the importance of good citizenship, in the broadest sense of the word, should receive special emphasis.

CONSTITUTION

OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA[1]

WE THE PEOPLE of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this CONSTITUTION for the United States of America.

ARTICLE.  I.

SECTION. 1.  All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

SECTION. 2.  The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.

No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.