De Lima Case, 368, 373

40; social condition leading to
Democracy, as a form of govern- the assertion of, 41, 42; Lin-
ment, 47, 49, 50, 57; absolute,

coln on, 43
57; constitutional, 58; repre- Ex post facto law, 79, 85
sentative, 58; Madison on fil- Executive, single or plural, 114
tration of, 59; feared in 1787, Executive, under Parliamentary
120

government, 96
Democratic Republic, 56, 57, 58 Executive departments, 189
Despotism, as a form of govern- External taxation, 7

ment, 48
Dickinson, John, in Convention

F
of 1787, 205
Dingley Law, 368

Federal aspects of the United
Diplomacy, executive character States Government, 67 sq.
of, 168

Federal Republic, 55, 60, 61, 63,
District Attorney of the United 64, 65, 66, 73
States, 320

Federal Government,

distin-
District of Columbia, 380

guished from National

, 66 sq.
District plan of choosing elec- Federal system, merits of, 60, 80

tors, 124; sustained by the Federalist, 56, 169, 201, 211
courts, 124, 125, 126, 128; objec- Field, Justice, 320
tion to, 129

Fifteenth Amendment, 240
Divine Right and passive obedi- Fifth Amendment, 79
ence, 14, 19 sq.; 24

Filibustering, in the Senate, 218;
Dorr Rebellion, 172 sq.

in the House, 255 sq.; 270
Douglas, Stephen A., proposed Finance Committee of Congress

constitutional amendment, 154, 281 599. See Committees.
216

Follett, Miss M. P., on American
Dred Scott Case, 319, 353; Cur- Speaker, 265–273
tis's dissent in, 354

Foraker Act, 368, 373, 374
Dunning's resolution, 112

Ford, Paul L., Federalist, 201,

215, 307
E

Forney, John W., 246

Foster on the Constitution, 211,
Electoral College, 117; why adopt- 220, 223, 226, 227, 228, 229,

ed, 120; failure of, 121; reasons 232, 234, 235
for failure, 122; precedent for, "Four Years' Law," 185
123; early action of, 123; district Fourteenth Amendment, 85, 241,
plan for choice of, 124; proposed 347, 352, 353, 354
changes in, 125. See Presi- Franklin, Benjamin, proposes sus-
dential Electors.

pensive veto, 148; 201, 204
Electoral Commission, 132, 270 Free Assembly, right of, 6
Eleventh Amendment, 154, 317

Free Silver Bill, struggle over, in
Elliot's Debates, 228, 234

House, 251 sq.; 256 sq.
Ellsworth in Convention of 1787, French Alliance, 170
206, 325

Fugitive Slave Law, 316
Enabling Act, 363

Fuller, Chief Justice, 125
English Commercial Code. See Furber, Precedents Relating to the
Trade Laws.

Senate, 213, 220
Equality, doctrine of, announced
Declaration of Indepen-

G
dence, II, 35 sq.; doctrine of,
repudiated, 36, 37; opposes Gallatin, Albert, on the House
special privilege and a ruling and the Treaty power, 159
class, 38, 39; John Morley on, $99.; 170

in

Garfield, President, 224

Haynes, Popular Election of Sen-
Garrison, W. P., on election of

ators, 215
Senators, 214

Hill, Senator, 224
George III.'s attempt to restore Hinsdale, B. A., American Gov-

personal government, result of, ernment, 154, 155
29, 97, 112, 148

Hoar, Senator, on consent of
Gerrymander, 125, 244.

the governed, 30, 31; on sena-
Gohier, Urbain, on evils of mili- torial courtesy, 221; on Bel-
tarism, 53-54

knap Case, 228
Gordy, Political Parties, 372 Hollingsworth vs. Virginia, 154
Government by the consent of House, Lolabel,on Twelfth Amend-

the governed, ii, 17-33; Les- ment, 119.
lie Stephen on, 20; the goal of House of Representatives, na-
civil order, 24; Lyman Ab- tional character of, 67; par-
bott on, 25; Humboldt on, 26; ticipation in treaty-making, 159
opposed to the theory of ab- sqq.; constitution of, 240; organ-
solutism, 26, 27; affirms the ization of, 242; vacancies in,
right to self-government of a 245; sessions of, 245; officers
capable body politic, 29, 30; of, 246; clerk, 246, 262; party
Senator Hoar on, 30-31; caucus of, 247; minority leader
principle of, pledged in Ter- in, 247; exclusive rights and
ritorial Government, 31; op- powers of, 250; divisions in,
poses government by force, 251; rules and procedure, 251,
32; taught by Thomas Hooker, 252; special order in, 252; Com-
32, 380

mittee on Rules, 252; legisla-
Government for the benefit of tive day in, 256; filbustering
the governed, 11, 16

in, 256 sq.; calendar of, 256;
Government Bill in England, cloture in, 256; previous ques.

97-98, 259; in America, 260 tion in, 257; how a bill is passeci
Grant, President, 115, 139, 156, in, 258; morning hour in, 258;
165, 221, 303

continuous sessions of, 258;
Greenback decisions, 329

Speaker Reed on, 258; Com-
Guarantee Clause of the Con- mittee of the Whole, 258;
stitution, 172

quorum in, 260; struggle in,

over Speaker Reed's decision as
H

to the quorum, 261 599.; com-

mittees, 275 599.; control over
Habeas Corpus, 84, 177 sqq., 316, committees, 277; action on
359

committee reports, 277; need
Hamilton, on concurrent supreme of Budget system, 287, 288; lack

powers, 72; on implied powers, of responsibility in, 290 599.;
75 sq., 135, 145, 148; on abro- collisions with Senate, 295;
gation of treaties, 171; on power power over the purse, 302;
of removal, 184 599.; 192, 211, employees of, 308; references
222, 298

on, 310
Hamlin, Hannibal, 155

Humboldt on self-government,

-,
Hanoverian kings, III

26
Harlan, Justice, dissenting opinion Humphreys, Judge, impeach-
in Insular Cases, 383

1

Impeachment-Continued

Jenks, Edward, History of Poli-
preme Court and, 226; of Blount, tics quoted, 61
227, 232; of Belknap, 229; Jenks, G. A., on Belknap Case,

,
of Pickering, 232; of Chase, 228
232; of Peck, 233; of Hum- Johnson, Dr., in Convention of
phreys, 233; of President John- 1787, 207
son, 233;

scope of, 230; 300 Johnson, President Andrew, 106,
Imperative Mandate, 344

107; use of veto, 150; and
Implied powers, 75, 77, 86

Tenure of Office Act, 187; 189;
Income Tax, decisions, 329; made impeachment of, 197, 233, 303
legal, 330

Joint Resolution, 154, 155
Initiative, 58

Judiciary of the States, 350 599.;
Injunction in restraint of the tenure of, 350; salaries of, 350;
Executive, 106

popular election of, 351; scope
Insular Cases, 88, 372 $99.; of decisions, 351

minority view of, 382 599. Judiciary of United States, where
Island Possessions, 358; govern. vested, 312; tenure of judges,

ment of, 364 599.; constitutional 312; under the Confederation,
law and, 367; status of, 368; 312; increase of power to, 325; ·
powers of Congress in, 369, may not subordinate the Legis-
373 599.; status of inhabitants, lature, 331. See Supreme Court;
372; Supreme Court decision in Judiciary; Justices; Courts.
Insular Cases 372 sqq.; govern-

Judiciary Act of 1789, 313.
ment of, one of an unwritten Jury, right of trial by, 5; denied
constitution, 380; rights guar- by Admiralty Courts in enforce-
anteed, 380 sq.; government of, ment of Stamp. Act, 5; guar-
a fundamental change in our anteed in Constitution, 84, 380
political system, 385; references Justices of United States Courts,

creation of, 313; number of,

313; how removable, 313
J

K
Jackson, President, on Execu-

tive independence, 101; Bank
veto, 101; on Worcester vs.

Kasson, reciprocity treaties of,

168
Georgia, 105; 115, 129, 130,

Kentucky Resolutions, 75, 322
138; use of veto, 149, 152;

removals, 185
James, E. J., Legal Tender
Cases, 329

L
Jay, John, on Law of Treaties,
169; 325

Labor, Department of, created,
Jay's Treaty, 159, 599.

on, 386

on

100; in

Lincoln, on Executive Independ. vs. Baltimore, 78–79; in Mar.
ence, 103;

Reconstruc- bury vs. Madison,
tion, 146, 154; 176, 216, 223, Worcester vs. Georgia, 105;
328; construction of war powers, on suspending Habeas Corpus,
336

180; secures power to Judi-
Lindsay, Senator, on instruc- ciary, 325; nationalizing de-
tions to Senators, 235

cisions of, 328; principles of con-
Livingston, Edward, 159, 161

struction, 335; definition of
Lobbying, 309, 310

term “United States,” 382
Local Self-Government, right of Mason's Veto Power, 147, 153,
Colonies to, asserted, 3, 5

154, 156
Locke and Right of Revolution, Merryman Case, 179
15

Mexican War, 158
Lockwood, H. C., Abolition of Michigan plan of choosing elec-
the Presidency, 152, 303

tors. See District plan.
Lodge, Henry Cabot, on "The “Midnight Judges," 100, 328

Treaty-Making Power," 167, | Militarism, 52, 53
172

Military Republic, 55
Log-rolling,” 285

Milton, defense of the English
Lords, English House of, 196 people, 27 sq.
Louisiana, admission of, 371; Ministerial and executive duties

territorial government of, 372 compared, 100, 107, 108
Louisiana Purchase, 88; Treaty Ministerial government. See Cab-
of, 162; 370 $99.

inet and Parliamentary Govern-
Luther vs. Borden, 172, 174, 175

ment.

Mississippi vs. Johnson, 106, 107
M

Mobocracy, 51

Monarchy, as a form of govern-
McConachie, committee system, ment, 47; absolute, 48, 49.
275 sqq.

Money bills, origin of, in House,
McCulloch vs. Maryland, 101 207; English and American
Maccunn, Ethics of Citizenship, practice on, 282
61

Monroe-Pinkney Treaty, 190
McKee, congressional practice, Montesquieu, 113
155

Morton, Senator, on Disputed
McKinley, President, and Span- Elections Act, 135
ish Treaty, 157; 176

Mutiny Act of 1765, 5
Maclay's Journal, 211
McPherson, History of the Rebel-

N
lion, 180
Madison, definition of Republic, Nation in convention, 90

54, 56; on democracy, 59; on National aspects of the United
character of the Federal Gov. States Government, 67 sq., 73
ernment, 66; in case of Mar- National Government, extent of
bury, 100; on power of removal, its powers, 86, 87, 88; character
184 899.; 212, 213, 222, 371

of, defined, 93; right to inter-
Magna Charta, 8, 27, 50, 323

fere in States, 174. See Con-
Mantle, Lee, case of, 198

stitutional limitations; National
Marbury vs. Madison, 99, 107, Powers
325, 326

National Powers, 81; delegated,
Marshal, Federal, 319