565. How are the sections numbered ? How are the sections again divided For what purpose are certain sections reserved in each territory?

566. After the lands have been surveyed, what is done?

568. For what purpose were land-offices established? What is a grant for land termed ?

570. What officers do territorial governments include, and by whom are they appointed ?

571. What is required of the territorios who apply for admission as States ?

572. How many organized territories are there at present? Name them. Is tae Indian Territory organized ?

573. How does the extent of our country compare with England an] France ? How much less than the area of all Europe ?

Repeat clause 4.

574. How many important particulars does this clause contain ? Name them.

575. What would be the power of the United States in case of a rebellion in any State ?

576. Has any State a right to alter its constitution ? What form of government must it adopt ?

577. Is the United States bound to protect each State from invasion ? 578. When may the aid of the United States be solicited by any State ?

CHAPTER XV.

580. What right was proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence and recognised by the States? What does Washington declare in his Farewell Address?

581. In what two modes may amendments be proposed ?
582. What is required before amendments can become valid ?

584. Has Congress power to amend or alter the Constitution ? Is the approval of the President necessary ? 588. Can any State be deprived of equal suffrage in the Senate ? Repeat clause 1, Article VI. Repeat clause 2.

592. Why are the laws of the federal government required to be obeyed by the States ?

593. What constitute the supreme law of the land? Can the States disregard treaties?

594. If an act of Congress be contrary to the Constitution, is it a supreme law of the land ?

595. What are the judges of every State bound to by the Constitution ?

596. What is the law if an act of Congress should be contrary to the Con stitution ?

598. How are senators, &c. bound to support the Constitution ?

599. What is the form of the oath or affirmation? How is the oath ad. ministered to the Speaker of the House of Representatives? How to the members ?

600. Who administers the oath to each newly-elected senator? Who to the President of the Senate, if he has not taken it before?

602. What is required of all officers employed under the government of the United States ?

603. What other important provision does this clause contain ? What was this prohibition intended to restrain?

304. Does the Constitution establish any form of religious worship?

CHAPTER XVI.

609. What resolution was adopted by the first Congress, two-thirds of both buses concurring ?

610. How many of these articles were ratified ? Repeat Article I. 614. Can Congress make a law respecting the establishment of religion ? 615. Does the Constitution secure religious liberty ? 616. What is considered the right of a free people ?

617. Can any one publish his sentiments freely? What does the liberty of speech not justify?

613. Does the law restrain a man from publishing what he pleases ? 619. Have the people a right to petition government for redress? 620. In what way must it be exercised? Repeat Article II. 622. What diminishes the necessity of maintaining a large standing army? Repeat Article III.; Article IV. 624. What is the object of this article ? 625. How far does the privilege of a person's house extend ? 626. Wbat is a search-warrant ?

628. What is a grand jury? How are they selected in the State courts ? In the Federal courts? What must be their number? Their duty ?

629. What is said of their sittings ? Who is the prosecutor ? If they believe the evidence sufficient, what do they endorse on the bill? What is then said of the bill ?

630. If the evidence is insufficient, what do they endorse? When is a bill ignored? How is an indictinent founded? What is a presentment?

631. How are the officers in service in the army and navy tried? What are capital crimes ?

632. Can a person be tried twice for the same offence ? 633. Under what circumstances ?

634. Must a person be witness against himself? Can he be questioned as to his guilt or innocence ?

636. Can private property be taken for public use? What is the right of eminent domain? What is done by virtue of this right?

637. What reason is alleged for this law? What is the check upon the exercise of this law? How can the amount of compensation be ascertained ?

638. Can property be taken by government for private uses without consent of the owner?

Repeat Article VI. 640. Why is the trial of an accused person to be speedy? Why public ? 641. How is the impartiality of the jury secured ? 642. Of what must the prisoner be informed ? Repeat Article VII. 644. What is meant by common law?

655. Can a fact tried by a jury be re-examined in any court of the United States? What is the exceptiou ?

Repeat Article VIII.

656. What is meant by bail? When is a person said to be admitted to vail ?

Ropeat Article IX.; Article X.

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INDEX.

navy, 135.

[The Agures refer to the page.]
ABSENT inombers, 83.

Army, head-quarters,'192,
Accounts with United States, 194.

standing, 263.
Act of Congress, when it goes into Articles of confederation adopted, 16.
effect, 99.

completed, 15.
Acts, records, &c. of each State proved, revised, 20.
219.

unsatisfactory, 17.
Ad valorem duties, 104.

Assembly of delegates, 13.
Adams, 182.

Asylum for the insane nf army and
President of United States, 22.
Vice-President, 22.

naval, 135.
Adjournment of the houses, 29. Attorney-general, 201.
Afirmation defined, 76.

appointment of, 186.
or oath, 28.

list of, 202.
Age of representatives, 26, 59. Attainder, 218.
senators, 72.

Attendance compelled, 81, 83.
Alien, 59.

Auction of public lands, 227.
widow of, when a citizen, 117. Authors, rights of, 32, 127, 128.
Aliens and foreigners, 168.
obligations of, 117.

Bail defined, 254.
Ambassador, servants of, 180.

excessive, prohibited, 50, 254
Ambassadors, 40, 178.

Bankrupt law, effect of a general, 11%
foreign, 179.

its power, 118.
Amendment of the Constitution, 42,. no national, 119.
48, 232.

Bankruptcies, laws on, 100, 115.
America inhabited when colonized, 9. Bankruptcy and insolvency, 118.
Appellate jurisdiction, 210.

Bills become law, 30, 98.
Appointing power, 175.

engrossed, 95.
Appointment of representatives, 66. enrolled, 96.
rule of, 103.

fail to become law, 96.
Appointments made by the executive, for raising revenue, 92.
71.

origin of, 30, 94.
temporary, 27, 180.

mode of passing, 94.
Appointment, how to constitute a full, objections to, 93.
176.

of attainder, 33, 149.
power of, where vested, 176.

defined, 143.
Appraisers, 106, 107.

of credit, 148.
Armies, 32.

of indictment, 252.
money for use of, 32.

read three times, 95.
under Confederation, 132.

reconsidered, 93.
Constitution, 133.

returned, 94.
Armories, national, 191.

signed by whom, 97.
Army and navy, under whom. 137. Blount, William, 76, 84.

Bonded wareh use, 106.

Coinage of money, 119, 148. '
Booty defined, 131.

Coin, regulation of, 31.
Boston, blocking up harbour, 264. Coins, value of foreign, fixed, 120.
Bounty lands defined, 135.

Collection districts, 108.
Bribery, its signification, 184.

Collector of port, his duties, 106.
prohibited, 204.

College, electoral, 157.
Bureaus of Navy Department, 197. Colonies affected by acts of Parlia.

ment, 9.
CABINET, 186.

dependencies of England, 12.
Vice-President not a member of, first styled United States of Amo.
186.

rica, 14.
Cabot and his son go on a voyage of form a union, 13.
discovery, 7.

New England, unite, 13.
sail along the American coast, 7. no right to form alliances, 12.

claim a territory for the king, 7. not politically connected, 12.
Capital crimes, 248.

original, 9.
Capitation, 102.

politically distinct, 13.
Capture defined, 131.

provincial, names of, 10.
Carolinas became Royal governments, Colonists emigrated from England, 11.
10.

encourage religion, printing, &c.,
Catholic religion established in Que-

12.
bec, 264.

established provincial legislatures,
Census, 62.

11.
mode of taking, 63.

filled with the spirit of liberty, 11.
statistics, 63.

founded schools and colleges, 11.
Certificate, protection, 112.

not represented in Parliament,
Certificates of registry, 111.

262.
permanent, 112.

rights of British subjects, 11, 12.
temporary, 112.

Columbia, District of, where situatod,
of the votes of electors, 166.

138.
Chaplain, 69.

Commander-in-chief, 38, 172.
Charles I. erects a letter office, 121. Commerce, Congress has power to
Charter governments, powers and regulate, 113.
rights of, 11.

defined, 113.
of William and Mary, 11.

regulation of, 31, 153.
Charters, 150.

under the Confederation, 113.
privileges granted by, 9.

Commission defined, 176.
Chase, Samuel, 77.

of King of England, 7.
Chesapeake Bay, navigation of, 18. Commissioner of Customs, 194.
Chief Justice, President of the Senate, Indian Affairs, 201.
when, 75.

Land Office, 201.
presides, 28.

Patents, 125, 201.
Chief Justices of Supreme Court, list Pensions, 201.
of, 208.

Committee of Conference, 96.
Children of naturalized persons, citi- the States, 16, 155.

its power, 16.
Circuit Courts, 210.

Common laws, suits at, 50.
when held, 209.

Compensation of members of Con.
Citizens of each State, privileges of, gress, 29, 88, 89.

President of Senate, 90.
Civil officers, 183.

Concurrent powers, 100.
Claims, court of, 214.

Confederate government, 17.
due United States, 194.

Confederation, Articles of, 15, 270.
Classification of senators, 27.

revision of, 20.
Clerk of House, duties of, 69.

unsatisfactory, 17.
Coasting trade defined, ill.

Confidential legislative sessions, 85.
Coast survey, 194.

Congress, act of, goes into effect, 99

zens, 117.

41, 220.

new, 58.

Congress, assembling, of, 80.

Constitution, objects in establishing
constitutional, assembly of first, 22.

54.
Continental, 9.

of United States, 25.
directed the war, 16.

operations under, 21.
powers not defined, 17.

ratifications of, 21.
can separate, how, 88.

supported, 43.
cannot take property in a State, went into operation, when, 58.
139.

Constitutional Congress, assembly of
deliberations of, public, 85.

first, 22.
divided into two bodies, 55.

government, 18
has power to borrow money, 113. Constitutions collected from ancient
to impose taxes, 102.

usages, &c., 53.
to regulate commerce, 113. Consuls, 40, 178.

to amend the Constitution, 234. commercial agents, 180.
imposes taxes in District of Co- duties of, 178.
lumbia, 104.

Continental Congress, 9.
territories, 104.

directed the war, 16.
legislates over certain places, 33.

first, 13.
library of, 128.

its power, 16.
makes necessary laws, 140.

tax laid by, 102.
members of, compensated, 29, 88, Contract defined, 149.
89.

obligation of, 149.
cannot hold office, 30.

Controversies, 40.
may be arrested, 29.

between citizens, 40.
privileges, 88.

States, 40.

Conventions assembled in different
number of sessions of, 88.

States, 21.
of delegates, 13.

proceedings of, 46.
officers of United States cannot be conviction on impeachment, 28.
members of, 91.

Copyright defined, 127.
place of convention, 81.

how obtained, 127.
power of, 31, 100, 153.

notice of, 128.
punishes treason, 41.

Counterfeiting, 31.
restrictions upon, 141.

punishment for, 121.
shall assemble, when, 28, 88. Court, Circuit, 209, 210.
special sessions of, 182.

of claims, 214.
transmitted plan of Constitution, District, 209.
21.

Supreme, 207.
what it includes, 56.

Courts, martial, 248.
Congressional districts, 80.

of United States, judges of, 39.
Connecticut, governor chosen by the credit, bills of, 148.
freemen, 11.

Crew-list, 112.
Consignee, 107.

Crimes, capital, 49, 248.
Consignor, 107.

committed on the high seas, 216.
Constitution, a State can alter its, 231. denote serious offences, 184.
adopted, 20.

Customs, Commissioner of, 194.
and the laws of United States
supreme, 43.

DARTMOUTA College, 150.
amendment of, 42, 48, 232. Dates of ratification, 23.
Congress cannot amend, 234. Debenture, 106.
debts, before its adoption, 43. Debts contracted before the adoption
defined, 53.

of the Constitution, 43.
difficulties in its formation, 20.

of United States, 235.
final clause of, 240.

Declaration of Independence, 14, 265.
how resembles Confederation, 70, signers of, 268.
laid before Congress, 21.

intentions, 116.
legal operation of new, 22.

rights, 9, 14, 260.