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Intro -- James Bryce, The American Commonwealth, Two Volumes -- Front Matter for Volume I -- Title Page -- Copyright Details -- Table of Contents, p. vii -- Introduction, p. xi -- Publisher's Note, p. xxxi -- Preface to the First Edition, p. xxxiii -- Preface to the Edition of 1910, p. xxxv -- Note to the Edition of 1914, p. xxxvi -- List of Presidents, p. xxxvii -- Dates of Some Remarkable Events in the History of the North American Colonies and United States, p. xxxviii -- Area, Population, and Date of Admission of the States, p. xxxix -- 1. Introductory, p. 1 -- Part I. The National Government -- 2. The Nation and the States, p. 13 -- 3. The Origin of the Constitution, p. 17 -- 4. Nature of the Federal Government, p. 28 -- 5. The President, p. 34 -- 6. Presidential Powers and Duties, p. 47 -- 7. Observations on the Presidency, p. 62 -- 8. Why Great Men Are Not Chosen Presidents, p. 69 -- 9. The Cabinet, p. 76 -- 10. The Senate, p. 87 -- 11. The Senate as an Executive and Judicial Body, p. 96 -- 12. The Senate: Its Working and Influence, p. 101 -- 13. The House of Representatives, p. 113 -- 14. The House at Work, p. 129 -- 15. The Committees of Congress, p. 140 -- 16. Congressional Legislation, p. 150 -- 17. Congressional Finance, p. 158 -- 18. The Relations of the Two Houses, p. 166 -- 19. General Observations on Congress, p. 171 -- 20. The Relations of Congress to the President, p. 187 -- 21. The Legislature and the Executive, p. 193 -- 22. The Federal Courts, p. 204 -- 23. The Courts and the Constitution, p. 215 -- 24. The Working of the Courts, p. 232 -- 25. Comparison of the American and European Systems, p. 246 -- 26. General Observations on the Frame of National Government, p. 264 -- 27. The Federal System, p. 276 -- 28. Working Relations of the National and the State Governments, p. 287 -- 29. Criticism of the Federal System, p. 302.