7. The judge says that one of the chief purposes of school is to make good, law-abiding citizens. Think of some person you know who is a "good, law-abiding citizen"; think of some one who is not; name five ways in which they are different.
8. Have you read the Constitution of the United States? Should a good, law-abiding citizen know what is in the Constitution of the United States?
9. The judge says that we owe a duty to our country. List five duties that a school pupil owes to his father and mother, five that he owes to his teacher, and, if you can, list five duties that all of us owe to our country.
10. The judge says that the Constitution guards every right and privilege that we hold dear. Can you name any rights or privileges that you hold dear?
A. Why do we say that the United States is the "land of the free"? Why does the judge say that it is the most free and just country in the world?
B. How are judges selected? To whom are they responsible? What are their duties?
C. What are likely to be the results of poor schools?
D. Should a parent have a right to give a child as poor an education or as little schooling as he may desire?
E. Why do some States require children to study physiology and hygiene? Is there as good an argument for a study of the Constitution?
F. Why does the judge say, "No one knows anything of real worth about his country until he knows its Constitution"?
G. The judge says that good citizens know what authority is. Give an illustration of a child, a student, and a citizen who knows what authority is. Define authority. Give an illustration of a man who does not respect authority.
H. When is a country a "free country"? What is a "just country"? How can a judge justify himself in a free country when he sends some men to prison, thereby taking away their freedom?
I. How can an American protect his liberties? What steps must he take?
J. Prepare a paper on one of the following subjects:
What One Man I Know Knows About the Rights and Privileges of the American Citizen Under the Constitution.
Why Everyone Should Study the Constitution
What a Law Is, Where It Comes From and Its Value
The Purpose And Origin Of Government Among Men--In The United States
It is a little difficult even for grown people to understand clearly what is meant by "the government". They have so many absurd notions about what the government is, and where it is, that I do not wonder that children do not understand. If I could look into the mind of each child here this morning, I am sure I would find many that picture the capitol at Washington, the President, or some other officer as being the government. Now the capitol and the President and the Congress and the Supreme Court of the United States and all other National officers are part of the government, _but they are not the government_.(7)