The international geography . self spreads across the line between Missouri and —The republican form of government adopted by theUnited States is in many ways paralleled by thegovernments of the individual States. There is anational constitution, under which each State hasits individual constitution. The Union, like theseparate States, has the three usual divisions ofgovernmental functions—legislative, executive, andjudicial. The President of the whole country has^?; ¥VtJ^! ^[.^ / ^^ his Cabinet of the heads of departments ; the United States—the Stripes ^ represetitiii,iiiJi
The international geography . self spreads across the line between Missouri and —The republican form of government adopted by theUnited States is in many ways paralleled by thegovernments of the individual States. There is anational constitution, under which each State hasits individual constitution. The Union, like theseparate States, has the three usual divisions ofgovernmental functions—legislative, executive, andjudicial. The President of the whole country has^?; ¥VtJ^! ^[.^ / ^^ his Cabinet of the heads of departments ; the United States—the Stripes ^ represetitiii,iiiJie IT, original Governor of a State has similar councillors. AStates and the ^stars the Supreme Court sits at Washington, and district present number. ^ federal courts sit in different parts of the countryto act upon questions in which the interests of citizens of more than oneState are involved. Each State has a similar judiciary for the decisionof local matters. The Congress of the United States consists of the Senate. The United States 713 and the House of Representatives ; the Legislatures of the States aresimilarly divided. The national Senate includes two members from eachState—not a satisfactory method of representation to-day, since Nevada(whose population is decreasing), Rhode Island, and Delaware are placedCKi an equality with New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. The represen-tatives are chosen on the basis of population. The laws passed by Congressare uniform for the whole country. Within limits thus defined, the severalStates frame laws for themselves, often of great diversity in different partsof the country. Many laws regarding slavery formerly obtained in thesouthern States ; liquor laws, restricting or prohibiting the sale of intoxi-cating liquors, have been passed in several northern States. The right tovote has been extended to women in some of the western States, whereconservative traditions have less hold than in the east. With the desire toincrease
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