Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 249 Fiske, John 1842 1901 Fisk, John Green, Edmund Fisk Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, Bradley Norton and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins" by John Fiske is an educational text written in the late 19th century. This work aims to serve as both a textbook and a resource for general readers interested in the history and functioning of American political institutions. Fiske explores the evolution of civil governance in the United States, emphasizing the importance of understanding the origins and changes of governmental systems over time. The opening of the book establishes a foundation for exploring the concepts of taxation and government. Fiske draws a parallel between historical grievances related to taxation and various revolutions, particularly highlighting how taxation has been a central issue in shaping civil governance. He defines taxes and the government's role in collecting them, contrasting this with the notion of robbery. Fiske proposes that government is fundamentally about the collective management of public affairs and underscores the importance of understanding these principles as essential knowledge for good citizenship. His emphasis on historical lessons aims to prepare readers to understand the responsibilities and rights of citizens in a democratic society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Politics and government JK Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 802389 802264 2024-10-05T08:55:47.733813 2023-10-05T08:49:57.539618 text/html text/html 802382 802257 2024-10-05T08:55:48.070715 2023-10-05T08:49:57.904686 text/html text/html 384492 2024-10-05T08:56:00.887617 application/epub+zip 393510 2024-10-05T08:55:52.545706 application/epub+zip 346401 2024-10-05T08:55:50.921708 application/epub+zip 791549 2024-10-05T08:56:07.521591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 744559 2024-10-05T08:55:59.650654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507409 2022-09-05T12:32:40.802298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 736235 736161 2024-10-05T08:55:47.159697 2023-10-05T08:49:57.096657 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 737573 2004-02-25T06:34:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 256587 2004-02-25T06:34:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 737587 2004-02-25T06:34:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 256540 2004-02-25T06:34:50 text/plain application/zip 20732 2024-10-05T08:56:08.032584 application/rdf+xml 25629 2024-10-05T08:55:51.480680 image/jpeg 4599 2024-10-05T08:55:51.200691 image/jpeg 376448 2024-10-05T08:55:48.131710 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia