The Spirit of American Government: A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And; Relation To DemocracySmith, J. Allen (James Allen)
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The Spirit of American Government: A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And; Relation To Democracy
Smith, J. Allen (James Allen)
Constitutional history -- United States; United States -- Politics and government
Publicity, lack of adequate provision for, in the Constitution, 150;
relation of, to democracy, 372;
should extend to political contributions and the record of candidates,
372-373;
would cure many business evils, 374-375.
Public opinion, control of the organs of, by corporate wealth, 375.
Recall of public officials, 351.
Rogers, J.E.T., on the attitude of the English government toward the
laborer, 11.
Senate, difficulty of reforming by constitutional amendment, 338-340;
Direct nomination of the members of, 357;
disadvantages of equal representation of the states in, 339;
election of, by state legislatures an evil, 335;
long term of office of, 338;
influence of, on state politics, 358;
its large powers, 339;
members of, can not be impeached, 144;
opposition of to democratic legislation, 337.
Serfs, numerical importance of, 5.
Shafroth, J.F., on how to make the House of Representatives more
responsive to public opinion, 189.
Slavery, 317.
Smith, Adam, on civil government as a means of protecting the rich
against the poor, 37.
Social progress, influence of theological beliefs upon the accepted
theory of, 395-398;
relation of government to, 399-402.
Speaker of the House, veto of, on legislation, 199.
Special fund, for local improvements, 274;
for municipal ownership purposes, 276.
Spencer, Herbert, on the wage system as a form of slavery, 306;
on the need of more restriction, 399.
State constitutions after 1787, adoption of direct election and limited
term for judges, 240;
administrative power decentralized, 242;
change from annual to biennial sessions, 233;
development of the judicial veto, 230;
direct election of the governor, 239;
influence of democracy on, 239-242;
local administrative veto on state laws, 243;
majority deprived of power to amend, 235;
term of members of the legislature extended, 232.
State constitutions of the Revolutionary period, movement toward
democracy seen in, 16-21.
State legislatures, administrative veto of, 246;
distrust of, 352-355;
limitation of the power of, by the courts a cause of corruption, 325-330.
See Contracts.
State rights. See Calhoun, Constitution of the United States.
Steffens, Lincoln, on the wealthy business man as a corruptor of
municipal politics, 289.
Story, Joseph, on the independence of judges in England, 67 note;
on the right of courts to veto laws, 105.
Suffrage, limitation of in England in the 18th century, 10;
property qualifications for, 25, 43, 333;
universal, does not ensure popular government, 369.
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