Readings in American Government and Politics

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Macmillan, 1913 - 638 pages

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Contents

Philosophy of the American constitutional system
49
CHAPTER IV
56
The chairman of the national committee
69
CHAPTER V
72
The war powers of the President
74
An argument against popular suffrage
79
The doctrine of rotation in office
81
Recent tendencies in constitutional development
87
The Whig Party
94
The doctrine of liberal construction
98
The Republican party and war politics
100
Political significance of the speakership
104
How the House disposes of business
106
Contemporary political issues
107
CHAPTER XV
112
Power of the federal courts over state statutes
114
Jacksons first national convention
119
Bentons criticism of the convention system
120
The municipal boss
125
A state political machine
127
CHAPTER VIII
134
The supremacy of federal
140
Judicial interpretation of the term commerce
144
Reciprocal guarantee of privileges and immunities among the several
146
CHAPTER IX
154
The Oregon presidential primary
162
The antitrust act of 1890
163
The question of centralization in administration
172
The political party included in the legal framework of govern
181
Legislatures and railways
188
Executive influence on congressional legislation
191
Ibid 291
197
The leading difficulties in city government
201
Fraud orders of the postoffice department
204
Municipal legislative reference
207
President Cleveland and the place hunters
211
Politics and public utilities
215
The apportionment of representatives among the states
218
22
222
Popular election of Senators in Oregon
225
94
226
95
233
Power of the courts to pass on the constitutionality of federal
274

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