54 CIVILIZED NATIONS. 



there is no single person supreme, but all have a 

 voice in making the laws by which they are go- 

 verned, is called a republic. 



The form of government subsisting in the United 

 States is called a republic ; the supreme head being 

 the president. From the circumstance of its being 

 composed of separate states, it is called a confede- 

 rated or federal republic. 



Questions. 



Which are the only employments of savage nations ? 



What sort of habitations do they construct ? 



Are they under any kind of government 1 



What sort of abodes have the pastoral, or wandering na- 

 tions ? 



What pursuit are they engaged in ? 



How are the civilized nations employed 1 



What sort of habitations have they ? 



How are they governed 1 



What are those persons called whose duty it is to enforce 

 obedience to the laws 1 



When one person is invested with the supreme authority, 

 by what title is he known ? 



What are the countries under his government called 1 



What is a republic 1 



What is the form of government established in the United 

 States 1 



What is the title of its head? 



Why is it called a federal government? 



