Electors, presidential, how chosen, 85.

Emancipation proclamation, 115, note 2; 195, note 1.

Eminent domain, 253, 261, note 1.

Enabling acts, 187.

Executive departments, 95, and note.

Executive power, belongs wholly to president, 82.

Executive power in the states, 285.

Export duties, 118 and note.

Extradition, in general, 245; cannot be compelled, 246.

Ex post facto laws, 223.

Factory laws, 283.

Federal and state authority, limits of, 56.

Federal courts, jurisdiction of, 211; practice and pleading in, 221.
Federal government, powers of, 53; organization of, 66.

Federal judges, salaries of, 106.

Federation, early attempts at, 4.

Fillmore, Millard, 83.

Finance, 117.

Forestry, 282.

Foreign relations, 163, 198.

Franchise may be given non-naturalized aliens, 72.

Freedom of conscience, 223.

Freedom of the press, 228.

Freedom of speech, 228.

Governor of a state, his functions, 286.

Granger cases, 235.

Grant, U. S., seeks third term nomination, 69, note; recommends
purchase of telegraph lines by government, 145, note 2; proposes
constitutional amendment providing for non-sectarian public
schools, 310, note 2.

Habeas corpus, suspension of, 196.

Hamilton, Alexander, writes the Federalist, 24; recommends a na-
tional bank, 126, note 2.

Hartford convention of 1780, 13.

Hayes, R. B., how he became president, 90; vetoes law remonetizing

silver, 124, note.

Henry, Patrick, opposes unconditional ratification of the constitu-

tion, 24.

Historical method, 2.

Homestead exemption, 298, note 2.

Houston, Samuel, 103, note 2.

Illinois, minority representation in, 269, note.

Immigration, 148.

Impeachment, 158.

Implied powers, 54, 116.

Implied restrictions on state action, 271.

Import duties, statistics of, 121, note 2.

Imports, statistics of, 121, note 2.

Income taxes (state), 301.

Independence, declaration of, 7.

Indians, 136, notes 2, 3; 248, note 4.

Individual rights, 251.

Instruction, right of, 78.

Internal improvements, 150, note 3; 276, 280.

Interior department, organization and work of, 95, note.

International copyright, 153.

Interpretation of constitution, rules for, 55, 116.

Jackson, Andrew, his farewell address, 115, note 1; his views on in-
ternal improvements, 150, note 3; demoralizes the civil service,
208.

Jefferson, Thomas, opposes the two-chamber system, 20.

Johnson, Andrew, becomes president, 83; his conflict with congress,
93, note.

Johnston, R. N., elected vice-president by senate, 86, note 2.

Judges, federal, hold office during good behavior, 98; their salaries,
106.

Judicial powers of United States, 60.

Jurisdiction, concurrent, of state and federal courts, 212.

Jury, in criminal cases, 259; in civil cases, 261.

Kentucky and Virginia resolutions, 40, note 2.

Laisser faire theory, 280.

Land grants, 178, 276, note, 305.

Lands, national, survey and sale of, 179, note.

Law, due process of, 252.

League (New England) of 1643, 4.

Lee, Robert E., opposes secession, 157.

Legal tender cases, 62, note.

Legal tenders, 122, 125, note 3.

Legislative methods (state), 272.

Legislatures (state), in general, 268; cannot instruct senators, 80.
License and business taxes (state), 302.

Lincoln, Abraham, his emancipation proclamation, 115, note 2; 195,

note 1.

Madison, James, aids in writing the Federalist and carries ratifica-
tion in Virginia, 25; his views on conditional ratification, 26;

favors use of general expressions in constitution, 53; champions
state rights, 61, note; declares legal tender notes unconstitu-
tional, 125, note 3.

Military academy, West Point, 168, note.

Military affairs, 164, 192.

Militia, 169, 230, 287, note 2.

Minority representation (in Illinois), 269, note.

Monroe, James, on internal improvements, 150, note 3.

Mormonism, 226, note 2.

Morris, Gouverneur, favors ratification of constitution, 27.

Municipal corporations, 324.

National debt, statistics of, 126, note 2.

Naturalization, 149.

National banks, 122.

National sovereignty, 50.

National lands, survey and sale of, 179, note.

National conventions, 87.

Navigation laws, 231.

Naval academy, Annapolis, 168, note.

Navy department, organization and work of, 95, note.

New England league of 1643, 4.

New states, admission of, 33, 76, note 2.

New York and Virginia delay ratifying constitution, 24.
New York congress of 1765, 5.

Nobility, titles of, 225, note 4.

Nomination of candidates for president, 87.

Non-coercion theory, 41.

Non-interference theory, 280.

Normal schools, 310.

Office, tenure of, 61.

Organization of federal government, 66.

Paper money in the United States, history of, 126, note 2.

Parliamentary government, 92, 191, note.

Parliamentary government in the states, 289.

Pardons, 210.

Patents, 151.

People vs. population, 47.

Petition, right of, 230.

Philadelphia congress of 1774, 5.

Philadelphia congress of 1775, 6.

Philadelphia convention of 1787, 16, 43.

Police powers of the states, 142.

Polk, J. K., consults senate before making treaty, 201, note.
Population and area, statistics of, 34.

Population vs. people, 47.

Powers of federal government, 53.

Postoffice department, organization and work of, 95, note.'
Practice and pleading in federal courts, 221.

Preamble to the constitution, 37.

President, has all the executive power, 82; election of, 85; his salary,
106; his inaugural address, 115; his general powers, 190; military
powers, 192; war-powers, 194; cannot suspend habeas corpus,
196; powers as to foreign relations, 199; treaty-power, 200; ap-
pointment of officials, 206; pardoning power, 210.

Private property, taking for public use, 253; dedication to public

uses, 254.

Public debt, 117.

Public use of private property, 254.

Public works (state), 284.

Railroads, 145, note 2, 255.

Ratification of constitution, 24.

Re-admission of states, 31, note, 47, 188, note.

Real estate owned by United States, 174.

Reconstruction, 47, 240.

Reform, civil service, 106, note, 208, 256, 275, 290.

Regulation of commerce, 136.

Religious liberty, 225.

Removal of causes, 216, note 2.

Republican form of government, guarantee of, 236.

Resulting powers, 116.

Revenue, federal, statistics of, 121, note 2, 135.

Senators, election of, 77; legislatures cannot instruct them, 78.

Seward, W. H., his views on initiative of the house in making ap-
propriations, 132; denies congressional jurisdiction of foreign
affairs, 199; as governor of New York refuses request for extra-
dition, 245.

Silver demonetized, 124, note.

Slavery, 18, 19, 175, 230.

Social-political legislation, 283.

Sovereignty of United States, 50.

Special legislation (state), 275.

State department, organization and work of, 95, note.
State courts, 291.

States, the, readmission of, 31, note, 47, 188, note; their police
powers, 142; admisssion to the Union, 185; controversies be-
tween them, 219; cannot be sued, 220; their citizenship, 248;
constituent parts of their constitutions, 267; their legislative pow-
ers, 268; implied restrictions upon them, 271; their legislative
methods, 272; special legislation, 275; social-political legislation,
283; impeachment, 285; the executive power, 285; the governor,
286; the cabinet, 288; parliamentary government, 289; courts,
291; amendment of constitutions, 292; taxes in general, 296;
capitation tax, 299; income tax, 301; license and business taxes,
302.

Statistics of population and area, 34; of imports, 121, note 2; of fed-
eral revenue, 121, note 2, 135; of the national debt, 126, note 2;
of appropriations, 135; of land-grants, 276, note.

Stephens, A. H., opposes secession, 157.

Supreme court, packed to reverse legal tender cases, 62, note; its de-
cisions on constitutional questions, 63; limits of its jurisdiction,
66, note; its stability, 69; cannot compel extradition, 246.
System of checks and balances, 60.