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Read Ebook: History of the Origin Formation and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States Vol. 2 With Notices of Its Principle Framers by Curtis George Ticknor
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Fitness and Unfitness of a Tax on Exports 282
Variety in the Exports of the United States 283
Impracticability of such a Tax 284
Restrictions on the Revenue and Commercial Powers 289
Proposition of Compromise 301
Arrangement of the Compromise 303
Value of the Compromise 307
Benefits of the Revenue and Commercial Powers 309
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DETAIL, CONTINUED.--THE REMAINING POWERS OF CONGRESS.--RESTRAINTS UPON CONGRESS AND UPON THE STATES.
Purpose of the Revenue Power 318-322
Preference of Ports prohibited 323, 324
Duties, &c. to be equal 325
Commerce with the Indian Tribes 325-328
Uniform Rule of Naturalization 328
Coining and Regulating Value of Money 328
Standard of Weights and Measures 328
Post-Offices and Post-Roads 328
Power to borrow Money 328-330
Tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court 330
Rules as to Captures 330
Offences against the Law of Nations 331
Counterfeiting 332
War Power 332
Raising and supporting Armies 333
Navy 334
Power over the Militia 334-338
Necessary and proper Laws to execute the Specific Powers 338
Patents and Copyrights 339
Power over Territories 341-358
Admission of New States 358
Restraints upon Congress 359
Bills of Attainder 360
Titles of Nobility 362
Gifts and Emoluments from foreign Princes 362
Obligation of Contracts 365
State Imposts 369
Tonnage Duties 370
Other Restraints 371
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DETAIL, CONTINUED.--SUPREMACY OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.--DEFINITION AND PUNISHMENT OF TREASON.
Principles of the National Supremacy 372
Preamble of the Constitution 373
Supremacy effected through the Judicial Power 374
Ratification 375
Meaning and Operation of the Supremacy 376-381
Its Effect on the Growth of the Country 381-384
Definition and Punishment of Treason 384-387
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DETAIL, CONTINUED.--ELECTION AND POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT.
Election of the President, why not made directly by the People 388
Origin of the Plan of Electors 389
Choice of President and Vice-President 390-395
Succession of the Vice-President to the Presidency 395-398
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