te.
Coxe, Brinton, on the judicial veto in England, 85;
on the judicial veto in the early state governments, 88, 89.
Dartmouth College case, 325.
Declaration of Independence, 14, 33, 219.
Democracy, immediate aim of, political, 388;
influence of economic progress on, 384;
influence of printing on growth of, 380;
reaction against, 27;
relation of, to reform, 380.
Direct primary, 350;
adoption of, in Oregon, 357 note.
Electoral college, influence of democracy on, 332.
See President.
English Bill of Rights, 152;
abuse of, by Parliament, 153.
Federal elections, 188.
Federalists, 165.
Federal judiciary. See Supreme Court.
Fiske, John, on the conservatism of the framers, 29;
on the secrecy of the debates on the Constitution, 34 note;
on the election of Presidential electors by state legislatures, 134 note.
Ford, Paul L., on the protection of the minority by the Supreme Court, 299;
on the rigidity of the Constitution, 331 note.
Framers of the Constitution, attitude of, toward criticism of public
officials, 152-159;
character of, 32;
deliberations of, secret, 34.
Free land, influence of, on wages, 314.
Free speech, in American colonies, 155.
Goodnow, F.J., on the freedom of New York City from legislative
interference in the early years of our history, 253;
on the abuses of legislative interference in municipal affairs, 257.
Governor, limited powers of, under early state constitutions, 19;
small executive power of, 244;
veto power of, 19, 244. See Impeachment, State constitutions after 1787.
Government, but two functions of, 344;
distinction between national and federal, 159;
influence of the minority upon, 370;
kinds of, 128;
ultimate source of authority in, 296.
Government of England, control of, by the landlord class in the 18th
century, 204;
change in the character of, 207.
Government by injunction, 116-119.
Great Charter, the political significance of, 4.
Great Council, 4;
separation of, into lords and commons, 6.
Greene, E.B., on free speech in the colonies, 155.
Hamilton, Alexander, on life tenure of judges, 66;
on the right of the courts to declare legislative acts null and void,
73-75;
his effort to mislead the public, 77;
his defense of poll taxes, 319;
his policy as Secretary of the Treasury, 164;
his reasons for supporting the Constitution, 82;
kind of government favored by, 79.
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