Absent members of Congress, compelled to attend,90,91,292. Absolute governments, the pow- ers of, 46.
Account of the receipts and expen- ditures of all public money, to be published, 144, 145, 296. Accusation, self, criminals not bound to, 230, 233, 304. Accused, in cases of impeachment, 86. Privileges to the, 230- 234, 304. Not bound to testi- fy against themselves, 230, 233, 304. Examination of witnesses against the, 231, 235, 304.|| Counsel for, 231, 236, 304. Confessions of, 241.
Acts, public, of the States, faith to
be given to, 135, 301. Adams, John, Vice-President of the United States, 34. Various offices held by, 325. Minister Plenipotentiary for the conclud- ing and signing the Definitive Treaty of Peace, between the United States of America and his Britannic Majesty, in 1783, 325, 329. Adjournment of Congress, 92, 292. Bills not approved by the President at the time of, 98, 100, 293.
Admiralty and maritime jurisdic- tion, jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in cases of, 186, 187, 194, 196, 221, 300. Admission of New States into the
Union, 137, 301, 307. Affirmation, substitution of, for oath, 252, 298, 303.
289. Of Senators, 73, 291 Of President and Vice-Presi- dent, 167, 298. Agreements between States, for- bidden,156,296. See Alliances. Alexandria, meeting of commis- sioners at, in 1785, 33. Aliens, suits by and against, in the
courts of the United States, 211, 300. See Foreigners. Alliances, States forbidden to make, 146, 296. Washington, on domestic, 313; on foreign, 321. See Agreements, and Combination.
Ambassadors, appointment of, 172, 173, 299. To be received by the President, 176, 299. Suits by and against, 186, 192, 213, 221, 223, 300. Amendments to the Constitution, 161, 303. On the election of President and Vice-President, 161,163,305. On suits by and against the States, 203, 205, 216, 305. On the appellate ju- risdiction of the Supreme Court, both as to law and fact, 225, 304. On trial by jury, 230,
304. On search-warrants, 237, 303. On excessive bail, fines, and punishments, 237,238, 304. Mode of making, 246, 302. Re- specting religious tolerance, 254, 303. Articles of, 303. American, Washington on the name, 310.
American Colonies, history of the, 11. Their title to the soil, 13. Times and manner of the settle- ment of the, 15. Governments
Absent members of Congress, compelled to attend,90,91,292. Absolute governments, the pow- ers of, 46.
Account of the receipts and expen- ditures of all public money, to be published, 144, 145, 296. Accusation, self, criminals not bound to, 230, 233, 304. Accused, in cases of impeachment, 86. Privileges to the, 230- 234, 304. Not bound to testi- fy against themselves, 230, 233, 304. Examination of witnesses against the, 231, 235, 304. Counsel for, 231, 236, 304. Confessions of, 241.
Acts, public, of the States, faith to
be given to, 135, 301. Adams, John, Vice-President of
the United States, 34. Various offices held by, 325. Minister Plenipotentiary for the conclud- ing and signing the Definitive Treaty of Peace, between the United States of America and his Britannic Majesty, in 1783, 325, 329. Adjournment of Congress, 92, 292. Bills not approved by the President at the time of, 98, 100, 293.
Admiralty and maritime jurisdic-
tion, jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in cases of, 186, 187,|| 194, 196, 221, 300. Admission of New States into the
Union, 137, 301, 307. Affirmation, substitution of, for oath, 252, 298, 303.
Ambassadors, appointment of, 172, 173, 299. To be received by the President, 176, 299. Suits by and against, 186, 192, 213, 221, 223, 300. Amendments to the Constitution, 161, 303. On the election of President and Vice-President, 161,163,305. On suits by and against the States, 203, 205, 216, 305. On the appellate ju- risdiction of the Supreme Court, both as to law and fact, 225, 304. On trial by jury, 230, 304. On search-warrants, 237, 303. On excessive bail, fines, and punishments, 237,238, 304. Mode of making, 246, 302. Re- specting religious tolerance, 254, 303. Articles of, 303. American, Washington on the name, 310. American Colonies, history of the, 11. Their title to the soil, 13. Times and manner of the settle- ment of the, 15. Governments
leges of the, 19. Legislative powers of the, 19. Common the Confederation, 281. law of England introduced into || the, 20. Political state of the, at the time of the Revolution, 22. Their connexion with Great Britain and with each other, 22. Controversies between the, de- termined before the King in council, 200. Declaration of Independence of the, 275. American Revolution, see Revo- lution.
ileged as to, 93, 292; under
Arsenals, 129, 295. Reservation respecting, 130.
Annapolis, meeting of commission-
ers at, in 1786, 33. Appellate jurisdiction of the Na- tional Judiciary, 212, 300. Suggestions respecting it, 213- 228. Of inferior tribunals, 214, 218. On the exclusion of, by original jurisdiction, 215. Ex- tent of the, 217. Meaning of and mode of exercising, 224. Qualified, 227, 304. Appointments to office, power of, 172-175, 299. By the Presi- ident, 172, 299. By Congress and the Heads of Departments,
Articles, of Confederation, 279. Of the Constitution, 289. Of Amendments to the Constitution, 303. Provisional, of Peace,sign- ed at Paris, in 1782, 324. the Definitive Treaty of Peace, of 1783, 325. Of compact, be- tween the original States and the People and States in the Territory northwest of the river Ohio, 334. See Confederation. Arts and sciences, promotion of the, 118, 294.
Assemblies of the people, 264,
303. Claimed in the Declara- tion of Rights, of 1774, 274. Assemblies, Provincial, 17. Dis- solution of, by English gover- nors, 92, 272. Attainder, effect of, in treason,
134, 135, 239, 301. Bills of, not to be passed, 144; by Congress, 144, 295; nor by the States, 146, 150, 296.
172, 174, 299. When discre- || Authors, copy-rights for, 118, 294. tionary in Congress, 172, 174, || Ayes and noes, in Congress,92,292. 299. See Commissions, and Vacancies.
Apportionment, of Representa- Bail, excessive, unconstitutional, tives, 56-62, 104, 290. Of di- rect taxes, 56–60, 97, 104, 290. || Appropriations, for armies, 122, 123, 294. Before drawing || money from the treasury, 144,
Aristocracy, absolute, or despotic,
Arms, on keeping and bearing, 264, 303. Army, power of Congress as to the, 43, 122, 141, 294. Rev- olutionary, 122, Restrictions respecting the, 123, 294. A standing impolitic, 265; con- demned in the Declaration of Rights, of 1774, 274.
Baltimore, Lord, 18. William Penn versus, 201. Bankruptcy, power of Congress respecting, 114, 294. Impo- tency of the States as to, 115. Bills, power of the President to approve and negative, 98, 293. Bills for raising revenue and tax- es, 96, 293.
Bills of attainder, not to be passed
by Congress, 144, 295; nor by the States, 146, 150, 296. Bills of credit, 146, 148. States forbidden to emit, 146,147,296. Meaning of, 147. Emission of, under the Confederation, 286.
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