Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1858, by

GEORGE T. CURTIS,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

CONTENTS

OF

VOLUME SECOND.

BOOK IV.

FORMATION OF THE CONSTITUTION.

CHAPTER I.

PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS. ORGANIZATION OF THE CON-

VENTION. POSITION OF THE STATES. -RULE OF INVESTIGA-

TION.

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Presence of Slavery in the States

The Slaves in some Form to be considered

How they were regarded under the Confederation
Complex Relations of the Subject

All the States but one represented in Convention
Absence of Rhode Island

1672:

Application of the Minority of Rhode Island

Position of the States in Convention

Reserved Authority of the People

Present Importance of the Process of forming the Constitution
Cautions to be used in Interpretation

CHAPTER II.

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CONSTRUCTION OF A LEGISLATIVE POWER. - BASIS OF REPRE-

SENTATION AND RULE OF SUFFRAGE.-POWERS OF LEGISLA-

TION.

Randolph's Outline of a Constitution

Referred to Committee of the Whole

Idea of a National Government

Rule of Suffrage in the Legislature

First Parties in the Convention

Representatives in one Branch to be chosen by the People

Representation of the People.

States in some way to be represented

State Legislatures to choose the Members of the other Branch

Ratio of Representation as between the States

Basis of the Representative System

Rule of Suffrage in the Senate

Consequences of Numerical Representation

Powers to be conferred on the Legislature

Control of State Legislation

Population of the States

CHAPTER III.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE EXECUTIVE AND THE JUDICIARY.

Of how many Persons the Executive to consist

Negative to be given to the Executive

Mode of choosing the Executive

Purpose and Necessity of a Judiciary

To be made supreme

Its Jurisdiction

Tenure of the Judicial Office

Note on the Judicial Tenure

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