PART Ⅰ—THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT 3
I.THE NATION AND THE STATES 3
II.THE ORIGIN OF THE CONSTITUTION 6
III.NATURE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 16
IV.THE PRESIDENT 22
V.PRESIDENTIAL POWERS AND DUTIES 37
VI.OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRESIDENCY 52
VII.WHY GREAT MEN ARE NOT CHOSEN PRESIDENTS 58
VIII.THE CABINET 64
IX.THE SENATE 71
X.THE SENATE AS AN EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL BODY 78
XI.THE SENATE:ITS WORKING AND INFLUENCE 83
XII.THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 94
XIII.THE HOUSE AT WORK 108
XIV.THE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS 115
XV.CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION 123
XVI.CONGRESSIONAL FINANCE 131
XVII.THE RELATIONS OF THE TWO HOUSES 138
XVIII.GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON CONGRESS 143
XIX.THE RELATIONS OF CONGRESS TO THE PRESIDENT 155
XX.THE LEGISLATURE AND THE EXECUTIVE 161
XXI.THE FEDERAL COURTS 167
XXII.THE COURTS AND THE CONSTITUTION 178
XXIII.THE WORKING OF THE COURTS 188
XXIV.COMPARISON OF THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN SYSTEMS 201
XXV.GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE FRAME OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT 214
XXVI.THE FEDERAL SYSTEM 224
XXVII.WORKING RELATIONS OF THE NATIONAL AND THE STATE GOVERNMENTS 233
XXVIII.CRITICISM OF THE FEDERAL SYSTEM 243
XXIX.MERITS OF THE FEDERAL SYSTEM 248
XXX.THE AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION 254
XXXI.THE INTERPRETATION OF THE CONSTITUTION 260
XXXII.THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION BY USAGE 271
XXXIII.THE RESULTS OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 278
PART Ⅱ—THE STATE GOVERNMENTS 287
XXXIV.NATURE OF THE AMERICAN STATE 287
XXXV.STATE CONSTITUTIONS 297
XXXVI.CONTENTS OF STATE CONSTITUTIONS 306
XXXVII.THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATE CONSTITUTIONS 317
XXXVIII.DIRECT LEGISLATION BY THE PEOPLE 324
XXXIX.STATE GOVERNMENTS:THE LEGISLATURES 329
XL.THE STATE EXECUTIVE 342
XLI.THE STATE JUDICIARY 347
XLII.STATE FINANCE 356
XLIII.THE WORKING OF STATE GOVERNMENTS 366
XLIV.REMEDIES FOR THE FAULTS OF STATE GOVERNMENTS 379
XLV.STATE POLITICS 387
XLVI.THE TERRITORIES 397
XLVII.LOCAL GOVERNMENT 410
XLVIII.OBSERVATIONS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT 420
XLIX.THE GOVERNMENT OF CITIES 424
L.THE WORKING OF CITY GOVERNMENTS 429
LI.AN AMERICAN VIEW OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED STATES 435
PART Ⅲ—POLITICAL METHODS AND PHYSICAL INFLUENCES 455
LII.POLITICAL PARTIES AND THEIR HISTORY 455
LIII.NOMINATING CONVENTIONS 465
LIV.THE NOMINATING CONVENTION AT WORK 473
LV.HOW PUBLIC OPINION RULES IN AMERICA 486
LVI.THE ACTION OF PUBLIC OPINION 490
LVII.FAILURE AND SUCCESSES OF PUBLIC OPINION 499
LVIII.THE HOME OF THE NATION 511
APPENDIX:CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED SPATES 531
INDEX 545