Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Illinois and the Nation: A Practical Treatise on State and National Civics
The State of Illinois expends many millions of dollars annually for educational purposes in order that her schools may prepare their pupils for good citizenship. In these days it 'is not enough that our youths become honest, industrious, and law-abiding citizens. They must be educated in the elementary principles and practical workings of our republican form of government. Igno rance in regard to these matters is far too prevalent among our people. New questions, such as concern the civil service, direct legislation, proportional representa tion, and kindred subjects constantly rise and must be met in a practical way. Unless the people understand the present machinery of our government, they can judge neither of its merits and demerits, nor of those of any proposed alteration.
This book was written in the hope of promoting the study of the governments of Illinois and the nation, and of hastening the time when Civil Government, or Civics, should be added to the list of required studies for our common schools. This hope, first expressed by the author in 1887, has been realized in the amendment to our school laws in 1905 making Civics and the History of Illinois common school studies.
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