American Institutions and Their Influence

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Author

Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859

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English

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JK: Political science: Political inst. and pub. Admin.: United States

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Democracy

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8690

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Release Date

August 1, 2005

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR INFLUENCE.
2. 2.By Alexis De Tocqueville. — With Notes, by Hon. John C. Spencer.
3. 3.ADVERTISEMENT.
4. 4.PREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION.
5. 5.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
6. 6.INTRODUCTION.
7. 7.AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS.
8. 8.CHAPTER I. — EXTERIOR FORM OF NORTH AMERICA.
9. 9.CHAPTER II.
10. 10.CHAPTER III. — SOCIAL CONDITION OF THE ANGLO-AMERICANS. — POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE SOCIAL CONDITION OF THE ANGLO-AMERICANS.
11. 11.CHAPTER IV. — THE PRINCIPLE OF THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE IN AMERICA.
12. 12.CHAPTER V. — THE AMERICAN SYSTEM OF TOWNSHIPS AND MUNICIPAL BODIES.{63} — LIMITS OF THE TOWNSHIP. — AUTHORITIES OF THE TOWNSHIP IN NEW ENGLAND. — EXISTENCE OF THE TOWNSHIP. — PUBLIC SPIRIT OF THE TOWNSHIPS OF NEW ENGLAND. — THE COUNTIES OF NEW ENGLAND. — ADMINISTRATION IN NEW ENGLAND. — GENERAL REMARKS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNITED STATES. — OF THE STATE. — LEGISLATIVE POWER OF THE STATE. — THE EXECUTIVE POWER OF THE STATE.
13. 13.CHAPTER VI. — OTHER POWERS GRANTED TO THE AMERICAN JUDGES.
14. 14.CHAPTER VII. — POLITICAL JURISDICTION IN THE UNITED STATES.
15. 15.CHAPTER VIII. — THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION. — HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION. — SUMMARY OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION. — PREROGATIVE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. — FEDERAL POWERS. — LEGISLATIVE POWERS. — THE EXECUTIVE POWER.{134} — ACCIDENTAL CAUSES WHICH MAY INCREASE THE INFLUENCE OF THE EXECUTIVE. — ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT. — MODE OF ELECTION. — CRISIS OF THE ELECTION. — RE-ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT. — FEDERAL COURTS.{142} — MEANS OF DETERMINING THE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL COURTS. — DIFFERENT CASES OF JURISDICTION. — PROCEDURE OF THE FEDERAL COURTS. — HIGH RANK OF THE SUPREME COURTS AMONG THE GREAT POWERS OF STATE.
16. 16.CHAPTER IX. — WHY THE PEOPLE MAY STRICTLY BE SAID TO GOVERN IN THE UNITED STATES.
17. 17.CHAPTER X. — PARTIES IN THE UNITED STATES. — REMAINS OF THE ARISTOCRATIC PARTY IN THE UNITED STATES.
18. 18.CHAPTER XI. — LIBERTY OF THE PRESS IN THE UNITED STATES.
19. 19.CHAPTER XII. — POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.
20. 20.CHAPTER XIII. — GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA. — UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE. — CAUSES WHICH MAY PARTLY CORRECT THESE TENDENCIES OF THE DEMOCRACY. — PUBLIC OFFICERS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE DEMOCRACY OF AMERICA. — INSTABILITY OF THE ADMINISTRATION IN THE UNITED STATES. — CHARGES LEVIED BY THE STATE UNDER THE RULE OF THE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. — EFFORTS OF WHICH A DEMOCRACY IS CAPABLE. — SELF-CONTROL OF THE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. — CONDUCT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS BY THE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.
21. 21.CHAPTER XIV. — PUBLIC SPIRIT IN THE UNITED STATES. — NOTION OF RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES. — RESPECT FOR THE LAW IN THE UNITED STATES.
22. 22.CHAPTER XV. — TYRANNY OF THE MAJORITY. — POWER EXERCISED BY THE MAJORITY IN AMERICA UPON OPINION.
23. 23.CHAPTER XVI. — CAUSES WHICH MITIGATE THE TYRANNY OF THE MAJORITY IN THE UNITED STATES. — ABSENCE OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.
24. 24.CHAPTER XVII. — PRINCIPAL CAUSES WHICH RENDER RELIGION POWERFUL IN AMERICA. — IMPORTANCE OF WHAT PRECEDES WITH RESPECT TO THE STATE OF EUROPE.
25. 25.CHAPTER XVIII.
26. 26.CONCLUSION.
27. 27.APPENDICES — SUMMARY OF THE QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS IN THE UNITED STATES.

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