INDEX.
Administrative departments, city,
Agriculture, department of,
Alaska,
Albany Congress,
Amendments to the Constitution,
Annapolis Convention,
Annapolis Naval Academy,
Appointment, President's power of,
Apportionment of representatives,
Appropriations by Congress,
Army of the United States,
Articles of Confederation,
Bank, see National Banks.
Bankruptcy laws,
Bills in Congress,
Bonds, National,
Cabinet,
Cabinet system of government,
Capital, location of,
Census of the United States,
Charities,
Circuit Courts of the United States,
Citizenship,
City government,
Civil Service Reform,
Coins and coinage,
Colonial governments,
Colonies made States,
Commerce, department of,
Commerce, power of Congress over,
Committee on Rules,
Committees of Correspondence,
Committee system 'in Congress,
Confederation, Articles of, see Articles of Confederation.
Conference committees,
Congress, Continental,
under the Constitution,
procedure in,
sessions of,
Constitutional Convention (1787),
delegates to,
compromises
Constitution of U.S.,
amendments of,
origin of,
ratification,
Consuls,
Conventions, National,
Copyright,
County government, chap.
County type of local government,
Cuba,
Debts of U.S.,
Diplomatic bureaus,
District courts of the U.S.,
District of Columbia,
Duties, customs,
Electoral Commission,
Electors, Presidential,
England,
Executive departments,
Ex post facto laws,
Federal republics,
Finances, National,
France,
Franchises,
Free coinage,
Gerrymander,
Gold certificates,
Grand jury,
Habeas corpus
,
Hawaii,
Health, public,
Homestead law,
Immigration,
Impeachment,
Implied powers of Congress,
Inauguration of President,
Income taxes,
Indians,
Interior, department of,
Internal revenue system,
Interstate commerce law,
Judiciary, National,
Jurisdiction of U.S. courts,
Jury system,
Justice, department of,
Lands, public,
Legal tender, definition,
Lobby,
Local government,
Local government, origin,
Mail matter,
Mayor,
Message, President's,
Military powers of Congress,
Militia,
Monarchies,
Money of the U.S.,
Municipal government,
ownership,
National banks,
Naturalization,
Navy, department of,
of the U.S.,
New England colonies,
Confederation,
New Jersey plan,
Nobility, titles of,
Northwest Territory,
Ordinance of 1787,
Pairs, in voting,
Pardons,
Parish,
Parliament of England,
Patents,
Philippines, government of,
Poor,
Porto Rico, government of,
Post Office, department of,
system,
Presidential succession,
President of U.S.,
election of,
Proportional representation,
Public lands,
Quorum in Congress,
Railroads and interstate commerce,
Reform movements,
Representatives, apportionment of,
election of,
qualifications of,
Reprieve,
Revenue bills in Congress,
Roads,
Rural delivery of mail,
Russia,
Salaries of Congressmen,
Senate of U.S.,
Senators, qualifications of,
election of,
Silver certificates,
Smuggling,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Spoils system,
Stamp Act Congress,
State, department of,
Streets,
Subsidiary silver,
Supervisor system of local government,
Supreme Court of U.S.,
Survey, U.S. Government,
Switzerland,
Tariff,
Taxation, National,
Taxes, direct and indirect,
Territorial delegates,
Territories,
Territory, admission of,
Town type of local government,
township-county type,
Treasury, department of,
Treasury notes,
Treaties,
Trusts,
Union, steps leading to,
United States notes,
Vacancies, in House of Representatives,
in Senate,
Vestry,
Veto,
Vice-president of U.S.,
Virginia local government,
Virginia plan,
Voting, methods in Congress,
War, declaration of,
department of,
Yeas and nays,