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100	1		_aHibschman, Harry, _d1879-1947
245	1	0	_aHow the United States government works
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2026
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aLittle blue book ; no. 1415.
500			_aRelease date is 2026-04-20
508			_aTim Miller, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520			_aHow the United States government works by Harry Hibschman is a concise civics primer written in the early 20th century. It outlines the structure and operation of the U.S. federal system with an emphasis on separation of powers, checks and balances, and the practical roles of Congress, the President, and the courts. The book opens by defining government and the state, contrasts America’s separation-of-powers model with European parliamentary systems, and explains federalism and popular sovereignty. It then details Congress: membership, qualifications, elections, committees, party caucuses, and how a bill becomes law. The presidency is presented through powers and duties—appointments, war and foreign affairs, treaties, pardons, vetoes, and leadership—along with the Cabinet’s place and the executive departments’ work (state, treasury, war, navy, justice, post office, interior, agriculture, commerce, labor). The judiciary’s tiers (district courts, circuit courts of appeals, Supreme Court) and jurisdictions are described, as is procedure on appeal. Further chapters show federal-state relations and grants-in-aid, the individual’s constitutional rights, and the government’s practical services to business (commerce and trade regulation, tariffs, banking, transportation), farmers (research, standards, crop and pest control, markets, credit), and workers (statistics, employment services, mediation, mine safety, seamen’s protections). A brief conclusion underscores how the branches interact to administer laws, render justice, and promote the general welfare as federal responsibilities expand. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cGirard: Haldeman-Julius Publications, 1929
653			_aUnited States -- Politics and government
700	1		_aHaldeman-Julius, E. _q(Emanuel), _d1888-1951
830		0	_aLittle blue book ; no. 1415.
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/howunitedstatesg1415hibs/page/n1/mode/2up
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78510
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