Abbott, F. F., cited, 288. Adams, H. B., on Teutonic origin of American institu- tions, 60.
Adams, John, on the caucus, 269.
Anderson, F. M.,
288. Angles, the, how their name attached to Britain, 93. Anglo-Saxons, opinion of Hume on, 23; Turner's ac- count of, 39; political political institutions of, 54-58, 86; behavior of in Celtic Britain, 55; character of settlements of, 64, 69; their language, 66-68; civil- ized by Catholic missions, 67; chieftainship among, 72, 77; traditions of, 82; not a free people, 84; their inva- sion of Britain, 93. Arthur, President, on acci- dental repeal of law by congress, 244.
Ashley, W. J., cited, 80, 83, 84.
Augustine, St., his mission to
Baillie, R., on democracy, 13. Bankers, in politics, 163. Barbados, executive stability
in, 189; electorate of, 219. Barbarian invasions, of Gaul, 92; of Britain, 93.
Bismarck, on house of repre- sentatives, 219. Blackstone, on representa- tion, 125.
Bodley, J. E. C., cited, 241 n. Borden, Sir Robert, salaried
opposition leader, 210. Boutmy, E., on feudal ten- ures in France and Eng- land, 96.
Brailsford, H. N., on Soviet methods, 267 n.
Brooks, R. C., cited, 216 n. Bryce, Lord, on professional
politicians, 272 n; on two- chamber question, 279 n. Budget control, start of, 120; fundamental principle of, 122; English rule of, 211; effects on representative behavior, 214; controlling influence of, 218;
invig- orates representative func- tions, 222 et seq. Butler, Cuthbert, cited, 107 n.
Caesar, on German customs, 73, 75; on barbarian slav- ery, 143 n.
Calvin, John, his rule in Geneva, 20 n.
Cambridge University, Anglo- Saxon studies of, 85. Canada, gives salary to leader of opposition, 209; comparative exemption of from Indian wars, 244; elec- tion methods in, 261, 263 n; abolition of senates in, 276; judicial functions in, 291. Candidates, requirements as
to eligibility of, 159 et seq. Carlyle, T., on parliaments, 295.
Catholic church, influence on language, 67; assumes form of a federal republic, 90; participates in Roman im- perial administration, 91; gave form to English polity, 103; representative char- acter of its synods, 105; representation originated by its monastic orders, 106
et seq. Celts, survival of under Anglo-Saxon rule, 48. Chadwick, H. M., on Anglo- Saxon institutions, 86. Charles II provokes start of parliamentary control, 118 et seq.
Cistercian order, representa- tive beginnings in, 108. Confederate States, budget rule of, 306.
Congress of Vienna, ar- bitrary arrangements by, 6.
Cook, John, scorns history,
Coulanges, Fustel de, on the
Mark, 79; on the ancient city, 89 n.
Coxe, Brinton, cited, 293 n. Crécy, battle of, 100. Cromwell, on democracy, 14. Cuba, budget conditions in,
Committees, legislative, func- tions of, 237; bad pos- sibilities of, 238; facilitate lobby control of legislation, 239 et seq.; characteristics of in France, 240; impair- ment of U. S. constitution by, 242; productive of con- flicting legislation, 243; facilitate individual arro- gance, 244; influence of on foreign policy, 245; number of in British parliament, 246.
Deadlocks, legislative, means of breaking, 278. De Lolme, J. L., on represen- tation, 126.
De Montfort, Simon, sum- mons burgesses to parlia- ment, 99; constitutional re- forms of, 110.
Denmark, royal absolutism in, 300.
Direct Primary, effects of, 270.
District of Columbia, govern- ment of, 174 n.
Dominican order, representa- tive methods of, 108 et seq. Dutch republic, its decline and fall, 33 et seq.
Election, popular, inherent defects of, 153; restrictions on, 159 et seq.; may be
destructive of responsibil- ity, 247; limitation of in England, 248; spread of in New England, 248; increas- ing cost of, 251; administra- tive inefficiency of, 253; may impair representative government, 256; generates the multiple agency sys- tem, 257; analysis of, 258 et seq.; provides opportu- nity for demagogues, 264; may be a road to ruin, 265; consequences of excess in, 271; choice of president by, 281; costs of, 283; a stimulus to fraud, 284; generates calumny, 286. Elton, C. I., on Anglo-Saxon conditions, 70. English constitution, mode of
its development, 115 et seq. English parliament, prestige
of, 6, 297; quorum of, 208. Esthonia, has no senate, 279.
Feudalism, origin of, 69; nature of, 72, 94; disinte- grating tendencies of, 95. Finland, budget conditions
in, 219; has no senate, 279. Fiske, John, on Teutonic or-
igin of legislative assem- blies, 61.
France, revolution of 1789,
5; revolution of 1848, 7; suffrage conditions in, 168; constitutional experimen- tation of, 180; fall of em- pire in, 298; rise of absolutism in, 300. Franklin, B., on popular preference for royal rule, 199; on two legislative chambers, 277.
Freedom, its practical con- tent, 17. Freeman, E. A., champions Teutonic polity theory, 51; his literary fecundity, 52; his historical thesis, 53; on the Mark, 54; on Teutonic survivals in Swiss cantons, 54; on extirpation of Celts by Anglo-Saxons, 55; on views of Bishop Stubbs, 58; visits the U. S., 59; replies to critics of his theory, 65; on origin of Church of England, 68; replies to Pearson, 70; re- plies to Elton, 70; spread of his doctrine, 73; his theory discredited, 81, 87; on a Roman approximation to representative govern- ment, 91; on representative character of church coun- cils, 104 n.
German tribes, military cus- toms of, 72-75; manorial features among, 82; their polity not democratic, 83. Gibbon, E., on the German barbarians, 27; on organiza- tion of Catholic church, 90; views of, 297. Government, problem of its origin, 143.
Green, J. R., supports Free-
man's theory, 59.
Gregory I, Pope, sends mis- sion to Britain, 93. Gregory VII, Pope, prohibits royal nomination of bish- ops, 103.
Guizot, cited, 91 n; on repre- sentative government, 127 et seq.
Jarrett, Bede, cited, 109 n. Johns Hopkins University, historical studies of, 60. Judiciary, independence of, 290; mode of impeachment of, 293.
Jugoslavia, no senate in, 279.
Kale, A. M., cited, 263 n. Kirk, A. B., cited, 276 n. Kemble, J. M., on the Anglo-
Saxons, 46; on the Mark, 48; on the Mark in Eng- land, 56.
Latvia, no senate in, 279. Lawyers, in politics, 163. Legislation, in U. S., 292 n. Levellers, suffrage demands of, 14.
Liberty, practical meaning of, 17.
Lobby, control of legislation by, 239.
Locke, John, political views of, 18.
Lowell, A. L., cited, 94 n.
McGill University, its collec- tion of pamphlets, 130 n. Maine, H., cited, 89 n. Maitland, F. W., on crown prerogative, 123. Madison, James, cited, 140; 183.
Mark, the, reputed germ of representative govern- ment, 48, 50; character of, 49; Freeman's theory of,
54; as to its existence in England, 56; Stubbs' views of, 57; Fiske's views of, 61; a product of German schol- arship, 79; evidence of examined, 80; existence of discredited, 81.
Maryland, constitution of, 181.
Mecklenburg, Duchy of, its
feudal pattern, 94 n. Medley, D. J., cited, 162. Mill, James, on representa- tive government, 130 et seq.; Macaulay's criticism of, 132 et seq. Mill, John S., origin of his work on representative gov- ernment, 135; his political philosophy, 137 et seq.; on prerequisites of representa- tive government, 149; his advocacy of minority repre- sentation, 172; on func- tions of elective assembly, 176; on influences corrupt- ing representation, 177 et seq.; on parliamentary tenure of executive author- ity, 184 n; on administra- tive incapacity of assem- blies, 204; on consequences of payment to representa- tives, 204; on effects of English budget rule, 211, 217; advocates legislation by experts, 225; on parlia- mentary ineptitude, 228; approximations to his scheme, 230 et seq.; on popular election of adminis- trative officers, 254 et seq.; on representative qualifica- tions, 255; on the two- chamber question, 273 et
seq.; on popular election of the president, 282. Milton, John, on the Anglo- Saxons, 12; on origin of parliament, 13; upholds Cromwell's rule, 15; on popular election, 16. Monasticism, cultural influ- ence of, 106 et seq. Montesquieu, originates Teu- tonic polity theory, 30; effects of his doctrine, 180. Municipal institutions, Eu- ropean, 174, 194, 213. Munro, W. B., cited, 162, 167, 196.
Napoleon Bonaparte, his ap- pointment of municipal councils, 174.
New England, disintegration
of authority in, 266; town meetings system of, 267. New York assembly, ousts Socialists, 160; subjection. of to committee control, 238 n. Nicholas, T., on pedigree of
English people, 66. Norman conquest, the, 95. Norway, constitution of, 6 n; constitutional experimenta- tion of, 180; method of with deadlocks, 278.
Oman, Professor, cited, 100 n. Ossian, European celebrity of, 38.
“Paradise Regained,” quota- tion from, 16. Parliamentary
institutions, defects of, 184; deteriora- tion of, 198; precluded by constitution of U. S., 198.
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