Party organization, correspon- dent to its tasks, 196. Pearson, C. H., on Anglo- Saxons, 69; on origin of feudalism, 69.
Pepys' Diary, referred to, 120. Philippines, budget conditions in, 219.
Poland, Voltaire on, 22; Gib- bon's allusion to, 27; its European renown, 296. Political prophecy, instances
of its futility, 296 et seq. Polk, President, on represent- ative character of pres- idency, 282 n.
Porto Rico, budget conditions in, 219. Presbyterianism, its political attitude, 13; loses control of parliament, 17. Presidential election, in U. S., 285; in Switzerland, 286. Protestant reformers, political aims of, 19.
Prussia, once vassal of Poland, 296.
Purse, power of the, 116.
Queen Anne's reign, budget rule adopted in, 121. Queensland, abolishes its sen- ate, 278.
Quincy, Josiah, on Boston town-meeting, 269 n. Quorum, in British parlia- ment, 208; in France, 208.
Rappard, W. E., studies of
Swiss politics, 289 n. Recall, the, effects of, 287. Referendum, the, impairs representative government,
Reformers, professional, 264.
Representative government, definition of, 3; spread of, 4; theories of its origin, 9; attributed to Anglo-Saxons, 45; the Mark held to be its germ, 48; theories of its development, 50; views of Freeman on, 51; genesis of, 88; movements toward in Roman empire, 89; causa- tion of in England, 95; parliamentary beginnings
of, 99; its pattern supplied by Dominicans, 109; started by Simon de Montfort, 111; adopted by Edward I, 111; an organ of control, 116, 120; development of its authority, 117; views of Guizot on, 128; James Mill on, 130; J. S. Mill's trea- tise on, 135; criterion of value of, 147; prerequisites of, 149; essentials of, 153, 158; needs to be strictly conditioned 156; as to representation of minorities, 171; dependence on direct contact with administration, 178; parliamentary tenure of not essential to, 184; susceptible to corruption, 199; on securities against abuse, 202; effects on of payment of representatives, 204; effects on of legisla- tive budget, 210, 212, 225; impairment of through loss of budget control, 219; effects on of multiple agency system, 260; effects on of divided representa- tion, 273 et seq.; tends toward single chamber, 279; impaired by referendum,
287; reaction against, 295; prospects of, 299 et seq. Revolutions, the year of, 7. Robertson, J. M., on Anglo- Saxon data, 87 n. Robertson, Wm., on the Ger- man tribes, 25. Roman empire, tendencies to representative government,
Romantic movement, effects of, 38.
Root, Senator, on flood of legislation, 292 n. Ross, Denman W., 83 n. Rousseau, contract theory of, 18; indebtedness of to Montesquieu, 31; advocates return to nature, 32.
Sardinia, adopts parliamen- tary institutions, 7. Saxon Chronicle, extract from, 77.
Schiller, on the politics of the Grisons, 193. Seebohm, F., on Anglo-Sax- ons, 84.
Senates, abolition of, 276; functions of, 275; move- ments away from, 279; supremacy of in U. S., 279.
Separation of the powers,
180 et seq. Serfdom, origin of, 83; among Anglo-Saxons, 85. Seventeenth century, political ideas of, 11. Sidgwick, H., cited, 301. Soviet system, 267, 269, 296. Spencer, Herbert, on political exuviation, 301. Spoils system, orderly effects of, 265.
State, primitive form of, 88; modern character of, 265. Stubbs, W., accepts the Mark theory, Saxons, 57. Suffrage, woman, effects of, 170.
57; on Anglo-
Switzerland, ancient polity of, 8; 18th century conditions in, 126; executive perma- nence in, 190; once notori- ous for venality, 193; con- stitutional provisions of, 193 n.; its type feasible for U. S., 198; frugal arrange- ments of, 206; war ex- perience of, 216; commit- tee expenses in, 224; legis- lative procedure in, 231, 281; folk-moots of, 267; the senate in, 280; initiative and referendum in, 288; social security of, 303.
Tacitus, on German customs, 73, 75. Talleyrand, 305.
on democracy,
Tammany Hall, 266, 267. Term, of representative office, discussed, 248 et seq.; one year in Barbados, 250; five years in England, 250. Teutonic polity theory, state- ment of, 9; unheard of in 17th century, 11, 19; advo- cated in the Netherlands, 34; flourishes in England, 37; based on assumed exist- ence of the Mark, 49. Thucydides, cited 89 n. Times, London, on British race types, 65.
Tout, T. F., on administra- tive history, 104 n.
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