Goodnow, F. J.: theory of dual division of governmental powers, 322; theory of administration, 323; on place of political parties in governmental system, 324. Government: distinction between state and, 324 seq.; Lieber on, 325; Burgess on, 325; Wilson on, 327; Willoughby on, 327; function of government during Revolutionary period, 61; Lie- ber's doctrine as to function of government, 315; Woolsey on, 316; Wilson on, 317; Burgess on, 317; Willoughby on, 319; attitude of economists toward, 319; comparison of early with later theory of governmental functions, 321; Ross on limits of state interference, 331.
Hamilton, A.: on natural rights, 48; doctrines developed in Federalist, 103 seq. Hammond, J. H.: quoted, 238. Hereditary succession: Paine's op- position to, 71; Revolutionary state constitutions on, 75; John Adams not averse to, 133. Hooker, Thos.: theory of contract as basis of religious and political society, 20.
Hopkins, Stephen: on rights of En-
glishmen, 44; on taxation and representation, 53. Hosmer, W.: on liberty, 208. Hurd, J. C.: on sovereignty as a matter of fact, 292; on sover- eignty of "states united," 295.
Individualism: in political theory of Revolution, 95; in Abolitionist theory, 215; in philosophical ar- gument against slavery, 217; re- cent change in attitude toward,
315 seq.; summary of these changes, 321.
Inequality: as a basis for democ- racy, 240. See Equality.
Jackson, Andrew: significance of election and administration of, 178, 182; development of execu- tive power by, 178; his theory of rotation in office, 185; theory as to nature of the Union, 264. Jameson, J. A.: on different types of constitutions, 291; on location of sovereignty in United States, 293; on sovereignty of nation,
Jefferson, Thos.: general consider- ations respecting, 143; Declara- tion of Independence and, 146; on natural rights, 147; on the consent of the governed, 148; on principle of consent as main- tained by revolution, 149; on principle of consent as main- tained by periodical revision of constitution, 150; on exact period for revision, 151; theory as to monarchy, 153; theory as to aris- tocracy, 155; on natural and artificial aristocracy, 155; on democracy, 157 seq.; definition of republic by, 157; democratic program of, 158; on educa- tion and democracy, 159; on local government and democ- racy, 159; on subordination of military to civil authorities, 160; essential principle in democratic theory of, 163; comparison with J. Adams, 164; application of democratic principles by, 164; on agricultural population as basis for democracy, 166; sources of theory of, 167; rank of, as political theorist, 171; sig- nificance of career of, 171; aris-
tocratic elements in democracy of, 174; on relation between church and state, 195. Judiciary: position accorded in Revolutionary state constitutions, 80; theory of Federalist respect- ing, 115; democratization of, 197.
Kent, Chancellor: argument of, against universal suffrage, 189.
Legislature, conflict of, with colo- nial governors, 34; predominant position given in Revolutionary state constitutions, 81; Federal- ist doctrine respecting, 110; Adams's theory of, 138; defence of, against executive by Webster, 179; by Clay, 180; by Calhoun, 181; loss of power during Jack- sonian epoch, 179 seq. Liberty: Puritan theory of, 23; Revolutionary doctrine as to, 49 seq.; constitutional measures de- vised by Fathers to secure, 76; Federalist theory as to guaranty of, 119; anti-slavery doctrine re- specting nature of, 206, 218, 222, 226; pro-slavery idea of, 234, 235; comparison of pro- and anti- slavery theories respecting, 235, 248; modern conception of, 312; Burgess's doctrine of, 312. Lieber, Francis: on difference be-
tween "nation" and "people," 296; influence of, on American political theory, 305; criticism of state of nature by, 307; doctrine of, as to natural rights, 308; dis- tinction drawn by, between Galli- can and Anglican liberty, 309. Lincoln, A.: anti-slavery theory of, 221 seq.; interpretation of Dec- laration of Independence, 222; on Declaration of Independence as an ideal, 223; on negro rights,
223; on danger in pro-slavery theory, 224; on capitalistic theory of society, 224; theory as to place of laboring class, 225; on pres- ervation of the Union, 291. Locke, John: influence of, on American Revolution, 89; con- trast with Jefferson, 170. Lowell, A. L.: on democracy and the constitution, 329.
Madison, James: quoted in dis- cussions of Federalist, 103 seq.; theory of separation of church and state, 195; doctrine of di- visibility of sovereignty, 259; on Union as a binding compact, 263.
Majority, rule of: Jefferson on, 158;
tyranny of, denounced by Cal- houn, 271; theory of " concur- rent majority proposed by Calhoun, 273.
McDuffie, Gov.: on slavery, 238, 239.
Monarchy: opinion of, before
Revolution, 69; Paine's theory of, 70; elimination of, from American political system, 75; Adams's theory as to function of, 138; Jefferson's criticisms on, 153.
Moses, B. J.: on democracy and
social growth, 328.
Mulford, E.: on "historical" and "enacted" constitutions, 292; on sovereignty in United States, 294.
Nationalism: Webster's argument concerning, 284 seq.; later de- velopment of theory of, 289 seq.; summary of American theory regarding, 302. See Union, Se- cession, Nullification. Nature, state of: Revolutionary theory regarding, 47: theory of
repudiated by Cooper, 231; by | Puritans, The: basis of system of
Parties, place of, in American po-
litical system, 323. Penn, William: theory of govern- ment, 29; on democratic spirit in America, 33.
People: Puritan political people, 5; political people in 1776, 87; "people" in Jefferson's day, 175; expansion of concept of, during Jacksonian period, 187; obscurity of term in 1789, 257; Calhoun's interpretation of "people of the United States," 267 seq.; Webster's interpreta- tion, 284 seq.; sovereignty of, see Sovereignty.
Property: protection of, as purpose
of government, 62; as qualifica- tion for suffrage, 84; as qualifica- tion for office, 85; abandonment of, as qualification for suffrage and office, 193.
2; theocratic elements in, 5; theory of, concerning relation between church and state, 7; democratic elements in, 16, 27; contracts made by, in formation of church and state, 17; idea of, regarding liberty, 23; theory of equality held by, 25.
Quakers: political ideas of, 27.
Revolution, right of: Mayhew on, 55; S. Adams on, 56; Dickinson on, 56; state constitutions on, 58; Jefferson's indorsement of, 149; claimed for states, 266. Revolution, period of: historical considerations respecting, 38; constitutional theory of patriots during, 42; doctrine of natural rights, 47; theory of social con- tract, 49; theory of popular sov- ereignty, 53; theory of right of revolution, 55; theory as to pur- pose of government, 60; Loyal- ist theory, 63; idea of monarchy and aristocracy, 70; doctrine of delegated powers, 76; of weak government, 77; of separation of powers, 79; as to short terms of office, 82; qualifications for suf- frage during, 84; qualifications for office during, 85; relation between church and state, 86; source of ideas of, 88. Rights, civil: demanded for negro, 223; pro-slavery theory regard- ing, 237.
Rights, natural: theory of, in 1776, 47; Jefferson on, 147; based on human personality, 218; repudi- ated by Cooper, 232; repudiated by Calhoun, 232; interpretations of, to justify slavery, 233 seq.; Lieber's theory of, 309; Burgess's
Sage, B. J.: on nature of the Union, 283.
Sawyer, G. S.: quoted on slavery, 237.
Secession: Tucker's theory of, 266;
Calhoun's doctrine of, 278 seq.; Madison's opinion regarding, 263; Jackson's attitude toward, 264; Webster's idea of, 284; recent theory respecting, See Calhoun.
Seward, W. H.: doctrine of
"higher law," 212.
Slavery: theory of radical Aboli- tionists regarding, 205; philo- sophic argument against, 217; Lincoln's attack on, 221; basis of pro-slavery argument, 227; inequality as necessitating, 229; natural rights and, 231; theory of liberty in relation to, 234; as natural relation between superior and inferior races, 236; relation of democracy to, 239; ultra- conservative defence of, 243; comparison between pro- and anti-slavery theories, 248. Socialism: Fitz-Hugh on 'relation between slavery and, 244; atti- tude of recent theorists toward individualism, 315 seq. Sovereignty of people in 1776, 53; Federalist doctrine as to
divisibility of, 255; doctrine of U. S. courts as to divisibility of, 258; Madison's theory as division of, 259; Rives's state- ment as to division of, 261; Cal- houn's theory of indivisibility of, 279; Calhoun on location of sovereignty in U. S., 279; Cal- houn's distinction between sov- ereignty and its attributes, 280: Webster's doctrine regarding lo- cation of sovereignty in U. S., 284; location of sovereignty by later Nationalists, 293; doctrine of sovereignty of nation, 294; doctrine of sovereignty of "states united," 295; Nationalist theory of indivisibility of sovereignty, 298; Burgess's theory as to, 300; application of Burgess's theory to federal state, 300; relation of distinction between state and government to sovereignty, 326; sociological discussion of sov- ereignty, 330.
State: see Government, Social Contract, Natural Rights. Stephens, A. H.: on slavery as proper basis for a republic, 239; on nature of Union, 283. Story, Joseph: on contract theory, 201; on double signification of sovereignty, 262; on Constitu- tion as a law, 285. Suffrage: theory and practice of, in 1776, 84; expansion of, dur- ing Jacksonian period, 187 seq.; defence of property qualifi- cation, 188; plea for universal suffrage, 191.
Taylor, John: on aristocracy, 144; on rotation in office, 186. Taxation in relation to repre- sentation, 42; constitutional phase of taxation without repre-
from extreme individualism, 320. Ward, L. F.: doctrine of socioc-
sentation, 42; political phase of, | Walker, F. A.: on tendency away 51. Thoreau, H. D.: opinion of gov- ernment, 213, individualistic ten- dencies of, 214; theory of free
government, 215. Tories: typical theory of, 63. See Boucher.
Tracy, Destutt de: works of, rec- ommended by Jefferson, 168. Tucker, H. St. George: applica- tion of social-contract theory to nature of Union, 266.
Union, nature of: theory respect- ing, in 1789, 253; Madison's doc- trine of, 259; Jackson's theory of, 264 Tucker's social-contract theory of, 266; Calhoun's doc- trine of nullification, 268; Cal- houn's doctrine of secession, 278; Webster's nationalist theory, 284; later nationalist theory, 289; Bur- gess's doctrine of, 299; summary of theories regarding, 302.
Wayland, Francis : anti-slavery theory of, 218 seq.; on man as a person, 218; on rights of per- sonality, 219; on slavery as sub- versive of personal rights, 219; on slavery and democracy, 220. Webster, Daniel: theory of legis- lative power as guardian of lib- erty, 179; theory as to nature of the Union, 285; on constitution as a law, 284; as representative of national spirit, 287; compar- ison of, with Calhoun, 287. Williams, Roger: on nature of the church, 7; on relation between church and state, 9. Willoughby, W. W.: criticism of natural rights by, 310; doctrine as to function of government, 319; on composite state, 301. Wilson, Woodrow on function of government, 317.
Van Zandt, case of: doctrine of Woolsey, T. D.: on function of Chase in, 212.
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