_Some Pertinent Questions_.

If two persons should claim the same seat in the city council, who would
decide the matter?

State three ways in which a proposed ordinance may become an ordinance.
Two ways in which it may fail. How can persons living in a city find out
what ordinances the council passes? How far are the ordinances of any city
operative?

Compare the government of a village with that of a city.

Are school affairs managed by the city council? How is it in a village? In
a town.

If a new school-house is needed in a city, and there is not money enough
in the treasury to build it, what can be done?

If you live in a city having a special charter, borrow a copy of it from a
lawyer or from the city recorder, and find out what powers and privileges
are granted to the corporation not specified in the general law; what
limitations are imposed; and, if a municipal court is provided for, what
its jurisdiction is in civil actions and in criminal prosecutions.

Name the principal officers in your city. The aldermen from your ward.

What are some of the dangers of city government? Consult Macy's Our
Government, pp. 51-53, and Nordhoff's Politics for Young Americans.