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VerfasserIn:
Hamilton, Alexander,
Jay, John,
Madison, James,
MitwirkendeR:
Sunstein, Cass R.,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:The John Harvard Library
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Physical Description:1 online resource (656 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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