Report of the Committee of Detail, continued.—Supremacy of the National Government.—Definition and Punishment of Treason.
| Principles of the National Supremacy | [372] |
| Preamble of the Constitution | [373] |
| Supremacy effected through the Judicial Power | [374] |
| Ratification | [375] |
| Meaning and Operation of the Supremacy | [376-381] |
| Its Effect on the Growth of the Country | [381-384] |
| Definition and Punishment of Treason | [384-387] |
CHAPTER XIII.
Report of the Committee of Detail, continued.—Election and Powers of the President.
| Election of the President, why not made directly by the People | [388] |
| Origin of the Plan of Electors | [389] |
| Choice of President and Vice-President | [390-395] |
| Succession of the Vice-President to the Presidency | [395-398] |
| Mode of filling the Vacancy when there is no Vice-President | [398] |
| Mode of choosing the Electors | [398], [399] |
| Opening of the Votes of the Electors | [399], [400] |
| Modifications of the Mode of Election made by the Amendment | [400], [401] |
| Contingency, for which no Provision is made | [401-403] |
| Qualifications for the Presidency | [404] |
| Salary of the President | [404-407] |
| Question of a Cabinet, or a Council | [407-409] |
| Powers of the President | [409] et seq. |
| Executive Power | [412], [413] |
| Pardoning Power | [413], [414] |
| Treaty-making Power | [414-417] |
| Appointing Power | [417], [418] |
| To give Information on the State of the Union | [419] |
| Power to convene Congress | [419] |
CHAPTER XIV.
Report of the Committee of Detail, continued.— Formation of the Judicial Power.
| Scope of the Judicial Power | [421-431] |
| Its Purposes | [431-445] |
CHAPTER XV.
Report of the Committee of Detail, continued.—Effect of Records.—Inter-State Privileges.—Fugitives from Justice and from Service.