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| | Chapter 7: POLITICAL ORGANIZATION |
 | | Internal political regionalism, be it in China or in the American South, seems to be declining as a source of political energy, and as a basis for political movements. |
 | | The New England towns (townships) frequently are governed by popularly elected councils or selectmen; the townships of the Middle West, with lesser functions than those of the New England towns, are headed by a number of individually elected officers who may include supervisors (trustees), clerks, assessors, tax collectors, justices of the peace, and constables. |
 | | In the Soviet Union, we are struck by the great size of all councils (soviets), the practice of administering local affairs by committees, the use of local governments as administrators of the policies of the higher authorities, and the presence in key chairmanships and committee (presidium) posts of members of the Communist Party. |
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