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| I. | The Land and Resources | 1 | ||
| II. | Population and Ethnic Elements | 6 | ||
| III. | Early History and Explorations | 13 | ||
| IV. | The Foundations of Government in Iowa | 22 | ||
| V. | The Organic Act and Constitutions of Iowa | 26 | ||
| VI. | Our Civil Rights | 35 | ||
| VII. | Suffrage, Elections, Party Machinery | 43 | ||
| VIII. | The Legislative Department | 51 | ||
| IX. | The House of Representatives, or Lower House | 60 | ||
| X. | The Senate, or Upper House | 69 | ||
| XI. | The Executive Department | 73 | ||
| XII. | Administrative Officers, Boards, and Commissions | 87 | ||
| XIII. | The Judicial Department | 105 | ||
| XIV. | The County and its Government | 112 | ||
| XV. | The Civil Township and its Government | 122 | ||
| XVI. | The Government of Cities and Towns | 125 | ||
| XVII. | Amendments to the Constitution | 135 | ||
| XVIII. | Taxation | 139 | ||
| XIX. | Education and the School System | 145 | ||
| XX. | Social and Economic Legislation | 155 | ||
| Appendix —The Constitution of Iowa | 167 | |||
| Index | 207 | |||
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