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| CHAPTER VIII. | ||
| The Federal Constitution | 157 | |
| History of the Federal Constitution | ib. | |
| Summary of the Federal Constitution | 161 | |
| Prerogative of the Federal Government | 163 | |
| Federal Powers | 166 | |
| Legislative Powers | ib. | |
| A further difference between the Senate and the House of Representatives | 171 | |
| The executive power | 172 | |
| Differences between the position of the President of the United States and that of a Constitutional King of France | 175 | |
| Accidental causes which may increase the influence of the Executive Government | 180 | |
| Why the President of the United States does not require the majority of the two Houses in order to carry on the Government | 182 | |
| Election of the President | 184 | |
| Mode of election | 191 | |
| Crisis of the election | 196 | |
| Re-election of the President | 199 | |
| Federal Courts | 203 | |
| Means of determining the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts | 208 | |
| Different cases of jurisdiction | 211 | |
| Procedure of the Federal Courts | 219 | |
| High rank of the Supreme Courts amongst the great powers of the State | 223 | |
| In what respects the Federal Constitution is superior to that of the States | 227 | |
