An Exposition of the Constitution of the United StatesFlanders, Henry. An Exposition of the Constitution of the United States. Designed as a Manual of Instruction. Philadelphia: E.H. Butler & Co., 1860. xii, 311 pp. Reprinted 1999 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 99-31594. ISBN 1-58477-014-7. Cloth. $60. * Flanders [1824-1911], a well-known and highly regarded Philadelphia lawyer of his time, clearly describes the origin and organization of the Constitution and the legislature and its branches, the power of Congress and the power denied to Congress and the states under the Constitution. Written for students, and thus written in a lucid and organized manner, with questions for the reader in the notes on each page. The work went through several editions, this being a reprint of the first edition. Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 2821. Bauer, Commentaries on the Constitution 362. Flanders is also the author of A Treatise on Maritime Law which is also available in reprint from The Lawbook Exchange. |
Contents
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THE SENATE | 66 |
THE POWERS OF CONGRESS | 105 |
POWERS DENIED TO CONGRESS | 138 |
POWERS DENIED TO THE STATES | 147 |
THE PRESIDENT | 162 |
His Power to convene Congress | 192 |
May be impeached | 198 |
TRIALS AND IMMUNITIES | 217 |
TREASON | 229 |
Judgment in cases of Impeachment | 77 |
THE MEETING OF CONGRESS | 84 |
POWERS OF THE RESPECTIVE HOUSES | 85 |
Disability to hold Office | 98 |
NEW STATES AND TERRITORIES | 239 |
AMENDMENTS | 246 |
PUBLIC DEBT SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION | 249 |
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