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AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION 3

Chapter Ⅰ EXTERIOR FORM OF NORTH AMERICA 17

Chapter Ⅱ ORIGIN OF THE ANGLO-AMERICANS,AND IMPORTANCE OF THIS ORIGIN IN RELATION TO THEIR FUTURE CONDITION 26

Reasons for certain anomalies which the laws and cus-toms of the Anglo-Americans present 44

Chapter Ⅲ SOCIAL CONDITION OF THE ANGLO-AMERICANS 46

The striking characteristic of the social condition of the Anglo-Americans is its essential democracy 46

Political consequences of the social condition of the Anglo-Americans 53

Chapter Ⅳ THE PRINCIPLE OF THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA 55

Chapter Ⅴ NECESSITY OF EXAMINING THE CONDITION OF THE STATES BE-FORE THAT OF THE UNION AT LARCE 59

The American of stem of townships 60

Limits of the township 61

Powers of the township in New England 62

Life in the township 64

Spirit of the townships of New England 66

The counties of New England 68

The administration of government in New England 69

General remarks on administration in the United States 79

OF THE STATE 83

Legislative power of the state 83

The executive power of the state 84

Political effects of decentralized administration in the United States 85

Chapter Ⅵ JUDICIAL POWER IN THE UNITED STATES,AND ITS INFLUENCE ON POLITICAL SOCIETY 98

Others powers granted to American Judges 103

Chapter Ⅶ POLITICAL JURISDICTION IN THE UNITED STATES 106

Chapter Ⅷ THE FEDERAL CONSTTTUTION 112

History of the Federal Constitution 112

Summary of the Federal Constitution 114

Powers of the Federal government 115

Legislative powers of the Federal government 117

A further difference between the Senate and the House of Representatives 120

The executive power 121

In what the position of a President of the United Statesdiffers from that of a constitutional King of France 122

Accidental causes which may increase the influence of executive government 126

Why the President of the United States does not need a majority in the two houses in order to carry on the government 127

Election of the President 127

Mode of election 132

Crisis of the election 135

Re-election of the President 136

Federal courts of justice 139

Means of determining the jurisdiction of the Federal courts 142

Different cases of jurisdiction 144

Procedure of the Federal courts 148

High rank of the Supreme Court among the great powers of state 150

In'what respects the Federal Constitution is superior to that of the States 152

Characteristics of the Federal Constitution of the United States of America as compared with all other Federal constitutions 156

Advantages of the Federal system in general,and its spe-cial utility in America 159

Why ihe Federal system is not practicable for all nations,and how the Anglo-Americans were enabled to adopt it 165

Chapter Ⅸ How IT CAN BE STRICTLY SAID THAT THE PEOPLE GOVERN IN THE UNITED STATES 173

Chapter Ⅹ PARTIES IN THE UNITED STATES 174

Remains of the aristocratic party in the United States 179

Chapter Ⅺ LIBERTY OF THE PRESS IN THE UNITED STATES 181

Chapter Ⅻ POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 191

Chapter ⅩⅢ GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA 199

Universal suffrage 199

The choice of the people,ard the instinctive preferences of the American democracy 200

Causes which may partly correct these tendencies of the democracy 202

Influence which the American democracy has exercised on the laws relating to elections 205

Public officers under the control of the American democ-racy 206

Arbitrary power of magistrates under the rule of the American democracy 209

Instability of the administration in the United States 211

Charges levied by the state under the rule of the Ameri-can democracy 212

Tendencies of the American democracy as regards the salaries of public officers 216

Difficulty of distinguishing the causes that incline the American government to economy 219

Whether the expenditure of the United States can be compared with that of France 219

Corruption and the vices of the rulers in a democracy,and consequent effects upon public morality 225

Efforts of which a democracy is capable 227

Self-control of the American democracy 230

Conduct of foreign affairs by the American democracy 232

Chapter ⅩⅣ WHAT ARE THE REAL ADVANTAGES WHICH AMERICAN SOCIETY DERIVES FROM A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT 237

General tendency of the laws under American democ-racy,and instincts of those who apply them 237

Public spirit in the United States 241

The idea of rights in the United States 244

Respect for law in the United States 247

Activity that pervades all parts of the body politic in the United States;influence that it exercises upon society 248

Chapter ⅩⅤ UNLIMITED POWER OF THE MAJORITY IN THE UNITED STATES,AND ITS CONSEQUENCES 254

How the omnipotence of the majority increases,in Amer-ica,the instability of legislation and administration inherent in democracy 257

Tyranny of the majority 258

Effects of the omnipotence of the majority upon the arbi-trary authority of American public officers 262

Power exercised by the majority in America upon opinion 263

Effects of the tyranny of the majority upon the national character of the Americans.-The courtier spirit in the United States 265

The greatest dangers of the American republics proceed from the omnipotence of the majority 268

Chapter ⅩⅥ CAUSES WHICH MITIGATE THE TYRANNY OF THE MAJORITY IN THE UNITED STATES 271

Absence of centralized administration 271

The temper of the legal profession in the United States,and how it serves as a counterpoise to democracy 272

Trial by jury in the United States considered as a political institution 280

Chapter ⅩⅦ PRINCIPAL CAUSES WHICH TEND TO MAINTAIN THE DEMO-CRATIC REPUBLIC IN THE UNITED STATES 288

Accidental or providential causes which contribute to maintain the democratic republic in the United States 288

Influence of the laws upon the maintenance of the demo-cratic republic in the United States 299

Influence of customs upon the maintenance of a demo-cratic republic in the United States 299

Religion considered as a political institution which pow-erfully contributes to the maintenance of a demo-cratic republic among the Americans 300

Indirect influence of religious opinions upon political so-ciety in the United States 303

Principal causes which render religion powerful in Amer-ica 308

How the education,the habits,and the practical expe-rience of the Americans promote the success of their democratic institutions 314

The laws contribute more to the maintenance of the dem-ocratic republic in the United States than the physical circumstances of the country,and the customs more than the laws 319

Whether laws and customs are sufficient to maintain democratic institutions in other countries besides America 323

Importance of what precedes with respect to the state of Europe 326

Chapter ⅩⅧ THE PRESENT AND PROBABLE FUTURE CONDITION OF THE THREE RACES THAT INHABIT THE TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES 331

The present and probable future condition of the Indian tribes that inhabit the territory possessed by the Union 336

Situation of the black population in the United States,and dangers with which its presence threatens the whites 356

What are the chances of duration of the American Union,and what dangers threaten it 381

Of the republican institutions of the United States,and what their chances of duration are 415

Some considerations on the causes of the commercial prosperity of the United States 421

CONCLUSION 429

INDEX follows page 434