Goodnow, J. P., City Government
in the United States, 224
Gordy, J. P., History of Political
Parties in the United States, 232
Government, defined, 4; the several
types of, 6; classification of, 7;
and the individual, 15; separa-
tion of the powers of, 24; the
complexity of the American, 39;
ideal schemes of, 246; how it
borrows, 288

Government, civil, and martial law,
254

Government, constitutional, 31-37
Government (federal), 38; growth

of American, 39-49; its exclusive
powers, 49; powers prohibited
to, 50; implied powers, 51; rela-
tion of, to the State, 57; expan-
sive principle of, 70; its relation
to commerce, 329; and elections,
344; and education, 357; and
corporations, 360; and labor,
371; and charity, 385; and
crime, 380
Government (local), the functions
of, 72; its relation to the State,
74; decentralization of, 74; its
dependence, 77; guaranteed by
Magna Carta, 89; importance of,
195; the debts of, 291-293; con-
trols education, 353; dispenses
charity, 385

Government (popular), 9-15; de-
fined, 9; growth of, 10-12; in
the United States, 12; why it is
the best, 12; the dangers of, 13;
responsibility under, 15, 109; in
New England, 19

Government (Representative), 17-
22; defined, 17; beginning of,
18; growth of, 18; in the United
States, 19; principles of repre-
sentation, 19

Governor, the duties of, 171;

strengthening the power of, 174
Greenback party, 82

Greenbacks. See United States
notes

Gresham's Law, 312

Guam, the government of, 192

Idaho, admission of, 69; woman
suffrage in, 105; labor clause in
constitution of, 372
Illinois, admission of, 66; minority
representation in, 21; canal con-
struction in, 340; intermediate
courts of appeal in, 180; town-
ship government in, 212; town
government in, 208

Immigration, regulation of, 334
Impeachment, 129

Incidence of taxation, 297
Income tax, 267; a direct tax, 277;
discussed, 299

Independence, Declaration of, 41,

91
Indeterminate sentences, 383
Indiana, admission of, 66; town-
ships in, 211; canal construction
in, 340; registration in, 345
Indians, treatment of, 65; when
citizens, 96; commerce with, 328;
schools for, 357

Indian Territory," government
of, 187
Indifference, 13
Individualism, 239
Industrial commission, its remedies
for the trusts, 366
Industrial revolution, 361
Inheritance tax, 267
Initiative and Referendum, 167
Intelligence, transmission of, 341
Intemperance, 393-395
Interior, Department of, 142
Internal revenue taxes, 268, 275
International law, defined, 257;
rules of, 257

International bimetallism, 316
International Relations, 256-262
Interstate commerce, 337-339
Interstate Commerce Commission,
organization of, 143; its powers,

339

Interstate relation, 58

Iowa, admission of, 68; revision of
constitution in, 36; townships in,
211; registration in, 345

J

Jackson, Andrew, his use of the
veto, 135; opposes United States
banks, 320

Jay, John, quoted, 152; Jay's
Treaty, 261

Jefferson, Thomas, his strict con-
struction views, 52; leader of
Democratic Party, 81; reduces
national debt, 290; opposes
banks of the United States, 320
Jenks, J. W., The Trust Problem,
368

Jevons, Money and the Mechanism
of Exchange, 310
Judiciary, its powers, 27
Judiciary Act of 1789, 148
Judiciary (the federal), 147-160;
the independence of, 147; organ-
ization of, 148-151; jurisdiction
of, 155-160

Judiciary (State), 177-182
Jurisdiction, the several kinds of,
155

Jury, trial by, 89, 155, 179
Justice, Department of, 141
Justices of the Peace, 178

K

Kansas, admission of, 68; town-
ship government in, 211; regis-
tration in, 345; prohibition in,

394

Kentucky, admission of, 64; local
government in, 196; registration
in, 345

L

Labor, 369-375; growth of labor
organizations, 369-371; laws con-
cerning, 372; settlement of labor
disputes, 373; arbitration of la-
bor disputes, 375; problems of,
375

Law, 242-248; definition of, 242;
classification of laws, 243; pub-
lic law, 242; private law, 243;
common law, 243; characteristic
features of law, 244; and public
opinion, 245-247; sumptuary,
247; obedience to, 247; martial,
254; international, 256-258
Legislature, its powers, 26; the bi-
cameral, 27
Legislature (State), organization
of, 162-167; their control of mu-
nicipalities, 76; general features
of, 163; their importance, 165;
should be trusted, 166
Liberalism, 239

Liberty, safeguarded by constitu-
tions, 36, 92

Library of Congress, 143
Lieber, Francis, Civil Liberty, 94
Lieutenant-Governor, 172
Lilly, W. S., quoted, 15
Lincoln, Abraham, 82
Local option, 394
Lockouts, 374

Louisiana, admission of, 67; courts
of, 180; local government in,
196; labor clause in constitution
of, 372

Louisiana Purchase, 67

Massachusetts, permits Maine to
withdraw, 67; coinage in colo-
nial times, 307; road commis-
sioners in, 340; public-school
system, 352

Mayor, duties of, 220

Meade, E. S., Trust Finance, 368
Message of the President, 134
Michigan, admission of, 66; mi-
nority representation in, 21;
township government in, 212;
town government in, 208; ca-
nals in, 340
Militia, 253

Mills, J. S., Representative Gov-
ernment, 23; on the functions of
government, 237
Ministers, 258

Minnesota, admission of, 68; muni-
cipal home rule in, 76; township
government in, 211; town gov-
ernment in, 208

Minority representation of, 20
Missouri, admission of, 67; muni-
cipal home rule in, 76; courts of,
180; township government in,
211; registration in, 345

Mississippi, admission of, 66; local
government in, 196
Monarchy, 6

Money, 304-326; different kinds
of, 304; paper, 307, 319-324;
issues of Continental Congress,
308; metallic, 311-317; represen-
tative, 309; coinage of, 306, 311-
315; essential facts of monetary
system, 325; amount of, in the
United States, 326
Monometallism, 316

road commissioners in, 340;
builds Erie Canal, 340; registra-
tion in, 345; State Board of
Charities, 388
Nobility, titles of, 50
Nomination of candidates, 225
Nominating conventions, 227–230
Non-importation Act, 329
Normal Schools, 356

North Carolina, ratifies the consti-
tution, 48; local government in,

196

National and federal government
contrasted, 116

National Banks, 322

National Convention, 230
Naturalization, process of, 96
Naval Academy, 357

Navy, Department of, 142; secre-
tary of, 252; policy in reference
to, 252; strength of, 253
Nebraska, admission of, 68; the
debt of, 291; town government
in, 208; townships in, 211; regis-
tration in, 345
Nevada, admission of, 69
New England, popular government
in, 19; town government in, 203-
208; Confederation, 39
New Mexico, its government, 186
New Hampshire, registration in,
345

New Jersey, in the convention of
1787, 116; courts in, 180; road
commissioners in, 340
New York, relinquishes claim to
Vermont, 64; its supreme court,
180; surrogate court in, 199;
township government in, 210;

Oklahoma, government of, 186
Oligarchy, 7; not permitted under
Constitution, 58

Ordinance of 1787, its provisions,
65; and the public schools, 356;
text of (Appendix C)
Ordinances, 220

Oregon, admission of, 69; referen-
dum in, 167
Oregon country, 69
Original packages, 395
Orphan's court, 199
Overseers of the poor, 200

Р

Panama Canal Strip, 189
Pardon, the power of, 134, 171
Parliament, English, the first, 18;
representation in, 18; its origi-
nal organization, 26; claims the
power of taxation, 266; its labor
laws, 370

Parties, origin of, 79; sketch of,
81-83; elasticity of principles
of, 83; loyalty to, 84; and the
election of the President, 133;
origin of, 79-81; the nomination
of candidates by, 225; the devel-
opment of party organization,
226; permanent committees of,
227; primaries, 228; nominating
conventions of, 229
Partnerships, 362
passports, 140, 259
Patents, 364, 402
Patriotism, 13

Penn, William, quoted, 21
Pensions, 386

Pennsylvania, minority representa-
tion in, 21; early legislature of,
162; its courts, 180; township
government in, 211; its aid to
public schools, 355; road com-
missioners in, 340
People and their representatives,

21

Plehn, C. C., Public Finance, 271
Police power, 390-395; defined,
390; exercised by State, 391
Policemen, 254

Poll tax, 268
Political rights, 102-106; of
women, 105
Politics, origin of, 6
Pools, 364

Popular Government, 9-15. See
Government (popular)

Porto Rico, the government of, 190
Post-office, Department of, 141;
controlled by Congress, 341; its
services, 342

Posse comitatus, 253

Powers of federal government, 49-
54; of the States, 56; prohibited
to the States and to the federal

government, 50; concurrent, 49;
of Congress, 129
Presidency, succession to, 136
President of the United States,
election of, 132, 231; powers and
duties of, 134; his share in law-
making, 135; the personality of,
137; and his cabinet, 139; nomi-
nation of, 227-230; as com-
mander-in-chief, 251; and the
militia, 253; appoints diplo-
matic representatives, 260
Primary meeting, 228
Probate courts, 181
Progressive taxation, 301
Prohibition, 394
Prohibition Party, 82
Property tax, 267
Protection and free trade, 329
Prothonotary, 199
Publicity, 367

Public debt, 288-294; necessity of,
288; the national, 289; of the
States, 290; of local govern-
ments, 291; how paid, 293
Public lands and public schools,

356

Public opinion, 245-247
Public Schools. See Education

R

Railroads, taxation of, 298; and
the interstate commerce commis-
sion, 339; regulation of the
rates of, 339; State commis-
sioners for regulation of, 340;
chartered by State, 340

Ratio of representation, 119
Redemption of Treasury notes, 314,

324

Referendum, 167

Registration of voters, 345
Relief, outdoor and indoor, 386
Religious liberty, 97
Representation, principles of, 19;
of the minority, 20; of States in
Congress, 104; ratio of, 119;
and taxation, 266
Representative government, 19-22.
See Government (Representative)