TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER I. COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY ORIGINS.

1. Mayflower Compact, 1620..

2. Early Attempts at Colonial Union..

a. New England Confederation, 1643....

b. Albany Plan of Union, 1754..

c. Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress, 1765.

3. Committees of Correspondence.

a. Origin of Committees of Correspondence..

b. Structure of Committees of Correspondence.

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e. Functions of the Committees of Correspondence.

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4. The Continental Congresses...

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a. Declaration and Resolves of First Continental Congress.... 17

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b. Popular Control in Tennessee: Opinion of Acting Attorney-

General

11. Proposals for Modification of Amending Process...

a. La Follette Proposal...

b. Wadsworth-Garrett Proposal.......

CHAPTER III. CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES.

12. Republican Government..

a. Definition of Republican Government...

b. Application of Federal Guaranty: Luther v. Borden...... 57
13. Federal Supremacy: Ableman v. Booth..

14. Implied Powers: McCulloch v. Maryland.

15. Concurrent Power.....

a. Statement of Governor Smith, 1923.

b. Executive Order of President Coolidge, 1926.

16. Extradition

a. Correspondence between Governor Miller and Governor

Ritchie..

b. Letter of Governor Ferguson to Governor Fuller....

17. Privileges and Immunities: Paul v. Virginia.......

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18. Application of the Bill of Rights: Barron v. Baltimore....

19. Control of Suffrage....

a. Texas White Primary Case: Nixon v. Herndon...

b. Suffrage Provisions in Louisiana.

CHAPTER IV. THE PARTY SYSTEM..

20. Importance of the Political Party.

a. View of Washington.....

b. View of Coolidge...

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21. Federal Regulation of Political Parties: the Newberry Case. 91

22. Federal Corrupt Practices Act.......

23. Regulation of National Party Organization......

a. Rule XIV, Republican National Convention, 1924.

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b. Composition of Democratic National Committee, 1924.... 101

c. Selection of National Committeeman in Oregon.......... 102

d. Selection of National Committeeman in West Virginia.... 102

CHAPTER V. THE PRESIDENT: SELECTION AND TENURE 104

24. The Two-Term Tradition..

b. Report of Senate Committee, 1920: Letter of ex-Senator

Hitchcock

c. View of Vice-President Marshall.

27. Presidential Ballot..

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a. Act of Congress with respect to Presidential Electors, 1887 115

b. Illinois Law with respect to Presidential Electors, 1927.... 119

28. Minority Presidents.

29. Call for the National Convention..

a. Call for Republican Convention, 1924.

b. Call for Democratic Convention, 1924...

30. Presidential Primary.....

a. Presidential Primary Law of Oregon, 1915..

b. Presidential Primary Law of Massachusetts.

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b. Method of Handling Patronage under President McKinley 149

c. Patronage in the Navy Department: Roosevelt-Lodge Cor-

respondence

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d. President Harding and the Patronage: Removal of Sur-

veyor-General Thoresen....

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e. Prohibition and Patronage: Letter of Senator Harreld to

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Andrews.......... 154

33. Senatorial Courtesy.

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a. Custom of Senatorial Courtesy: Explanation of Senator

McCumber

b. Working of Senatorial Courtesy: Editorial in New York

Times

34. Recess Appointments.

a. Crum Case.

b. Warren Case....

35. Removal Power: Myers v. United States.

36. Enforcement of Law...

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a. Letter of President Wilson to Attorney General McRey-

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nolds, with respect to the Anti-Trust Law.............. 169

b. Letter of President Harding to Secretary Mellon, with re-

spect to Prohibition Enforcement.

c. President Harding and the Merchant Marine Act of 1920.. 170

d. Joint Resolution with respect to Prosecution of Oil Leases 171

37. Ordinance Power....

a. Proclamation of President Wilson with respect to War-

Time Prohibition.....

b. Executive Order of President Coolidge with respect to the

Foreign Service....

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c. Departmental Order of Secretary of State Hughes with re-

spect to a Foreign Service School..

38. Purpose of Veto....

a. View of Hamilton...

b. President Wilson's Veto of Budget Bill...

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c. President Wilson's Veto of Immigration Bill............ 181

39. Administration Measures: Senate Debate.......

40. Pardon and Contempt of Court: Ex parte Grossman.....

CHAPTER VII. THE CABINET.

41. Origin of the Cabinet......

a. Call for First Cabinet Meeting......

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b. Formation of the President's Cabinet.

42. Confirmation of Cabinet Appointments: the Warren Case.. 195

b. Statement of President Coolidge..

a. Debate in Senate...

c. Coolidge-Warren Correspondence.

43. Removal of Cabinet Members: the Denby Case.

a. Senate Resolution of February 11, 1924.

b. Senate Debate....

c. Statement of President Coolidge.

d. Resignation of Secretary Denby.

44. Cabinet Meetings: the Lansing Case....

b. Statement of ex-Secretary Redfield.

a. Wilson-Lansing Correspondence.

45. The Vice-President and the Cabinet.

a. View of Jefferson..

b. View of Bryan..........

c. View of Marshall..

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47. The President and the Administration: Protest of President

Jackson against Senate Resolution of Censure... 241

48. Congressional Investigations...

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a. Letter of Secretary Mellon to President Coolidge.

b. Message of President Coolidge to the Senate..

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c. Power of Investigation: McGrain v. Daugherty.......... 248

a. Appointment of David J. Lewis to Tariff Commission: Let-

ter of Commissioner Culbertson to Commissioner Costigan 254

b. Coolidge-Haney Correspondence respecting Shipping Board 256

51. Administrative Reorganization......

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