Includes index.

The nature, scope, and methods of political science -- The bases of the state -- The recognition of states -- General rights and obligations of states -- General rights and obligations of states (continued) -- Forms of states and association of states -- Citizenship -- Forms of government -- Parliamentary, presidential and dictatorial governments -- The functions of the government -- The sphere of government activities -- Constitution and constitutional making -- Public opinion -- Parties -- Nominations and elections -- The distribution of the powers of government -- The legislative department -- Its structure and composition -- The privileges of members of the legislature -- The functions and of the legislature -- The process of lawmaking -- The executive department -- The administrative services -- The judicial department -- Local governments.

The nature, scope, and methods of political science. Political science defined- writers on the subject have given various definitions of the term political science. These definitions, however, agree on the fact that political science treats of the phenomena of the state in its varied aspects and relationships; in short, that it begins and ends with the state. Among writers, a distinction has often been made between the term "theoretical" politics and the term "applied" or "practical" politics.