James Bryce, The American Commonwealth, Two Volumes -- Front Matter for Volume I -- Title Page -- Copyright Details -- Table of Contents, p. vii -- Introduction, p. xi -- Publisher's Note, p. xxxi -- Preface to the First Edition, p. xxxiii -- Preface to the Edition of 1910, p. xxxv -- Note to the Edition of 1914, p. xxxvi -- List of Presidents, p. xxxvii -- Dates of Some Remarkable Events in the History of the North American Colonies and United States, p. xxxviii -- Area, Population, and Date of Admission of the States, p. xxxix -- 1. Introductory, p. 1 -- Part I. The National Government -- 2. The Nation and the States, p. 13 -- 3. The Origin of the Constitution, p. 17 -- 4. Nature of the Federal Government, p. 28 -- 5. The President, p. 34 -- 6. Presidential Powers and Duties, p. 47 -- 7. Observations on the Presidency, p. 62 -- 8. Why Great Men Are Not Chosen Presidents, p. 69 -- 9. The Cabinet, p. 76 -- 10. The Senate, p. 87 -- 11. The Senate as an Executive and Judicial Body, p. 96 -- 12. The Senate: Its Working and Influence, p. 101 -- 13. The House of Representatives, p. 113 -- 14. The House at Work, p. 129 -- 15. The Committees of Congress, p. 140 -- 16. Congressional Legislation, p. 150 -- 17. Congressional Finance, p. 158 -- 18. The Relations of the Two Houses, p. 166 -- 19. General Observations on Congress, p. 171 -- 20. The Relations of Congress to the President, p. 187 -- 21. The Legislature and the Executive, p. 193 -- 22. The Federal Courts, p. 204 -- 23. The Courts and the Constitution, p. 215 -- 24. The Working of the Courts, p. 232 -- 25. Comparison of the American and European Systems, p. 246 -- 26. General Observations on the Frame of National Government, p. 264 -- 27. The Federal System, p. 276 -- 28. Working Relations of the National and the State Governments, p. 287 -- 29. Criticism of the Federal System, p. 302.

30. Merits of the Federal System, p. 310 -- 31. Growth and Development of the Constitution, p. 320 -- 32. The Amendment of the Constitution, p. 334 -- 33. The Interpretation of the Constitution, p. 332 -- 34. The Development of the Constitution by Usage, p. 348 -- 35. The Results of Constitutional Development, p. 356 -- Part II. The State Governments -- 36. Nature of the American State, p. 365 -- 37. State Constitutions, p. 379 -- 38. The Development of State Constitutions, p. 400 -- 39. Direct Legislation by the People, p. 412 -- 40. State Governments: The Legislature, p. 427 -- 41. The State Executive, p. 442 -- 42. The State Judiciary, p. 450 -- 43. State Finance, p. 460 -- 44. The Working of State Governments, p. 474 -- 45. Remedies for the Faults of State Governments, p. 493 -- 46. State Politics, p. 507 -- 47. The Territories, p. 519 -- 48. Local Government, p. 529 -- 49. Observations on Local Government, p. 549 -- 50. The Government of Cities, p. 559 -- 51. The Working of City Governments, p. 570 -- 52. An American View of Municipal Government in the United States, p. 585 -- Appendix -- On Constitutional Conventions, p.606 -- What the Federal Constitution Owes to the Constitutions of the Several States, p. 609 -- Extracts from the Rules of the Senate, p. 613 -- Private Bills, p. 615 -- The Lobby, p. 618 -- Constitution of the Confederate STates, 1861-65, p. 623 -- The Federal Constitution of Canada, p. 625 -- The Dartmouth College Case, p. 626 -- Articles of Confederation, 1781-88, p. 628 -- Constitution of the United States, p. 635 -- Extracts from the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, p. 652 -- Extracts from the Constitution of California, p. 679 -- Front Matter for Volume II -- Title Page -- Copyright Details -- Table of Contents for Volume II, p. iv -- Part III. The Party System -- 53. Political Parties and Their History, p. 683.

54. The Parties of Today, p. 699 -- 55. Composition of the Parties, p. 708 -- 56. Further Observations on the Parties, p. 717 -- 57. The Politicians, p. 731 -- 58. Why the Best Men Do Not Go Into Politics, p. 743 -- 59. Party Organizations, p. 749 -- 60. The Machine, p. 754 -- 61. What the Machine Has to Do, p. 765 -- 62. How the Machine Works, p. 773 -- 63. Rings and Bosses, p. 782 -- 64. Local Extension of Rings and Bosses, p. 794 -- 65. Spoils, p. 805 -- 66. Elections and Their Machinery, p. 814 -- 67. Corruption, p. 824 -- 68. The War Against Bossdom, p. 835 -- 69. National Nominating Conventions, p. 842 -- 70. The Nominating Convention at Work, p. 851 -- 71. The Presidential Campaign, p. 867 -- 72. The Issues in Presidential Elections, p. 876 -- 73. Further Observations on Nominations and Elections, p. 883 -- 74. Types of American Statesmen, p. 890 -- 75. What the People Think Of It, p. 898 -- Part IV. Public Opinion -- 76. The Nature of Public Opinion, p. 909 -- 77. Government by Public Opinion, p. 916 -- 78. How Public Opinon Rules in America, p. 923 -- 79. Organs of Public Opinion, p. 929 -- 80. National Characteristics as Moulding Public Opinion, p. 939 -- 81. Classes as Influencing Opinion, p. 950 -- 82. Local Types of Opinion - East, West, and South, p. 962 -- 83. The Action of Public Opinion, p. 971 -- 84. The Tyranny of the Majority, p. 986 -- 85. The Fatalism of the Multitude, p. 994 -- 86. Wherein Public Opinion Fails, p. 1003 -- 87. Wherein Public Opinion Succeeds, p. 1011 -- Part V. Illustrations & Reflections -- 88. The Tammany Ring in New York City, p. 1023 -- 89. The Philadelphia Gas Ring, p. 1047 -- 90. Kearneyism in California, p. 1066 -- 91. The Home of the Nation, p. 1087 -- 92. The Latest Phase of Immigration, p. 1105 -- 93. The South Since the War, p. 1124 -- 94. Present and Future of the Negro, p. 1143.

95. Further Reflections on the Negro Problem, p. 1168 -- 96. Foreign Policy and Territorial Extension, p. 1190 -- 97. The New Transmarine Dominions, p. 1200 -- 98. Laissez Faire, p. 1210 -- 99. Woman Suffrage, p. 1223 -- 100. The Supposed Faults of Democracy, p. 1235 -- 101. The True Faults of American Democracy, p. 1250 -- 102. The Strength of American Democracy, p. 1261 -- 103. How Far American Experience Is Available for Europe, p. 1273 -- Part VI. Social Institutions -- 104. The Bar, p. 1283 -- 105. The Bench, p. 1296 -- 106. Railroads, p. 1306 -- 107. Wall Street, p. 1317 -- 108. The Universities and Colleges, p. 1324 -- 109. Further Observations on the Universities, p. 1352 -- 110. The Churches and the Clergy, p. 1370 -- 111. The Influence of Religion, p. 1386 -- 112. The Position of Women, p. 1399 -- 113. Equality, p. 1412 -- 114. The Influence of Democracy on Thought, p. 1423 -- 115. Creative Intellectual Power, p. 1432 -- 116. The Relation of the United States to Europe, p. 144 -- 117. The Absence of a Capital, p. 1453 -- 118. American Oratory, p. 1460 -- 119. The Pleasantness of American Life, p. 1468 -- 120. The Uniformity of American Life, p. 1475 -- 121. The Temper of the West, p. 1486 -- 122. The Future of Political Institutions, p. 1496 -- 123. Social and Economic Future, p. 1508 -- Appendix I, p. 1524 -- Appendix II, p. 1530 -- Appendix III, p. 1571 -- Appendix IV, p. 1585 -- Index, p. 1597.