INTRODUCTORY-PRELIMINARY DEFINITIONS State and government distinguished—The unity and in- CHAPTER II THE SUPREMACY OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY Federal supremacy. CHAPTER III 1 18 PRINCIPLES OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTRUCTION-CIRCUM- Extrinsic evidence-Technical terms-The interpretative value of debates in constitutional conventions-The CHAPTER IV THE DIVISION OF POWERS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND Federal powers-Express and implied powers-Federal CHAPTER V THE FEDERAL CONTROL OF THE FORM OF STATE GOVERNMENTS State autonomy-Republican form of government defined -Constitutionality of referendum-Decision as to de jure character of State governments-Public office not a property or contract right. CHAPTER VI FEDERAL SUPERVISION OF STATE ACTIVITIES; THE FOURTEENTH The Fourteenth Amendment-The Slaughter House Cases CHAPTER VII INTERSTATE RELATIONS; FULL FAITH AND CREDIT CLAUSE States independent of one another-Federal judgments and decrees-Full faith and credit clause applies only to civil judgments and decrees-Judgments in rem and in personam-Marriage and divorce. CHAPTER VIII INTERSTATE RELATIONS; THE COMITY CLAUSE Privileges and immunities-Political privileges-Privileges of one State not carried into other States-Corpora- CHAPTER IX INTERSTATE RELATIONS: EXTRADITION CHAPTER X INTERSTATE RELATIONS: COMPACTS BETWEEN THE STATES, Compacts between the States-Compacts between the CHAPTER XI THE PERSONS SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED Territorial sovereignty-Status of aliens-Exclusion and CHAPTER XII AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP Citizenship defined-State and Federal citizenship dis- CHAPTER XIII NATURALIZATION: EXPATRIATION Naturalization by statute-Expatriation. CHAPTER XIV THE LEGAL STATUS OF INDIANS Indian lands—The legal status of Indians-Federal juris- 95 99 104 109 |