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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: The Enlarged Republic -- Note on the Text -- A Chronology of Events -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Natural Advantages of Union -- 3 Union as a Requisite for National Safety -- 4 Relations with Foreign Powers -- 5 Separate Confederacies and Foreign Powers -- 6 Disunion and Dissension Among the States -- 7 Causes of Wars Among the States If Disunited -- 8 Consequences of Wars between States -- 9 Union as a Barrier to Faction and Insurrection -- 10 The Size and Variety of the Union as a Check on Faction -- 11 The Value of Union to Commerce and the Advantages of a Navy -- 12 Union and the National Revenue -- 13 Union and Economy in Government -- 14 Representative Republics and Direct Democracies -- 15 Defects of the Confederation -- 16 Inability of the Confederation to Enforce Its Laws -- 17 The Future Balance of State and National Powers -- 18 The Greek Confederacies -- 19 Medieval and Modern Confederacies -- 20 The Netherlands Confederacy -- 21 Defects of the Present Confederation -- 22 The Confederation: Lack of Powers and of Proper Ratification -- 23 The Necessity of an Energetic and Active National Government -- 24 To Provide for the Common Defense -- 25 The States and the Common Defense -- 26 The Powers of Congress and the Common Defense -- 27 The Enforcement of the Supreme Law of the Land -- 28 A National Army and Internal Security -- 29 The Regulation of the Militia -- 30 A General Power of Taxation -- 31 The Necessity of a National Power of Taxation -- 32 Exclusive and Concurrent Powers of Taxation -- 33 The Constitutionality of National Tax Laws -- 34 Concurrent Authority in Taxation -- 35 Further Reasons for an Indefinite Power of Taxation -- 36 Internal Taxes: Direct and Indirect -- 37 Problems Confronting the Federal Convention -- 38 Inconsistencies of Opponents of Ratification -- 39 Republicanism, Nationalism, Federalism -- 40 The Authority of the Convention -- 41 Powers Delegated to the General Government: I -- 42 Powers Delegated to the General Government: II -- 43 Powers Delegated to the General Government: III -- 44 Restrictions on Powers of the States -- 45 Powers and Continuing Advantages of the States -- 46 State and Federal Powers Compared -- 47 The Separation of Powers: I -- 48 The Separation of Powers: II -- 49 Appeal to the People in Cases of Disagreement -- 50 Periodical Appeals to the People -- 51 Checks and Balances -- 52 The House of Representatives -- 53 Annual and Biennial Elections -- 54 The Apportionment of Representatives and of Taxes -- 55 The House and Knowledge of Local Circumstances -- 56 Adequacy of Representation in the House -- 57 The Popular Basis of the House -- 58 The Future Size of the House -- 59 National Regulation of Congressional Elections -- 60 Safety in National Control of Elections -- 61 Uniformity in the National Control of Elections to the House -- 62 The Nature and the Stabilizing Influence of the Senate -- 63 The Necessity of a Senate -- 64 The Senate and the Treaty Power -- 65 The Senate: Appointments and Impeachments -- 66 The Senate: Further Consideration of the Impeachment Power -- 67 The Executive -- 68 The Method of Electing the President -- 69 Comparison of the President with Other Executives -- 70 Advantages of a Single Executive -- 71 The Presidential Term of Office -- 72 Re-Eligibility of the President -- 73 The Presidential Salary and Veto -- 74 The Military and Pardoning Powers of the President -- 75 The President and the Treaty Power -- 76 The President and the Appointing Power -- 77 The Powers of the President Concluded -- 78 The Judges as Guardians of the Constitution -- 79 The Position of the Judiciary -- 80 Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts -- 81 Distribution of the Judicial Power -- 82 The State and the Federal Courts -- 83 Trial by Jury -- 84 The Lack of a Bill of Rights -- 85 Conclusion -- Selected Bibliography -- Index