American Institutions and Their Influence

Necessity of examining the Condition of the States before that of the Union at large The American System of Townships and municipal Bodies Limits of the Townships Authorities of...

The federal Constitution History of the federal Constitution Summary of the federal Constitution Prerogative of the federal Government Federal Powers Legislative Powers A farthe...

Government of the Democracy in America Universal Suffrage Choice of the People, and instinctive Preferences of the American Democracy Causes which may partly correct the Tendenc...

What the real Advantages are which American Society derives from the Government of the Democracy General Tendency of the Laws under the Rule of the American Democracy, and Habit...

Unlimited Power of the Majority in the United States, and its Consequences How the unlimited Power of the Majority increases in America, the Instability of Legislation inherent...

Causes which Mitigate the Tyranny of the Majority in the United States Absence of central Administration The Profession of the Law in the United States serves to Counterpoise th...

Principal Causes which tend to maintain the democratic Republic in the United States Accidental or providential Causes which contribute to the Maintenance of the democratic Repu...

The present and probable future Condition of the three Races which Inhabit the Territory of the United States The present and probable future Condition of the Indian Tribes whic...

North America divided into two vast regions, one inclining toward the Pole, the other toward the Equator.--Valley of the Mississippi.--Traces of the Revolutions of the Globe.--S...

Utility of knowing the Origin of Nations in order to understand their social Condition and their Laws.--America the only Country in which the Starting-Point of a great People ha...

A Social condition is commonly the result of circumstances, sometimes of laws, oftener still of these two causes united; but wherever it exists, it may justly be considered as t...

It predominates over the whole of Society in America.--Application made of this Principle by the Americans even before their Revolution.--Development given to it by that Revolut...

It is proposed to examine in the following chapter, what is the form of government established in America on the principle of the sovereignty of the people; what are its resourc...

The Anglo-Americans have retained the Characteristics of judicial Power which are common to all Nations.--They have, however, made it a powerful political Organ.--How.--In what...

Definition of political Jurisdiction.--What is understood by political Jurisdiction in France, in England, and in the United States.--In America the political Judge can only pas...

I have hitherto considered each state as a separate whole, and I have explained the different springs which the people sets in motion, and the different means of action which it...

I have hitherto examined the institutions of the United States; I have passed their legislation in review, and I have depicted the present characteristics of political society i...

Great Division to be made between Parties.--Parties which are to each other as rival Nations.--Parties properly so called.--Difference between great and small Parties.--Epochs w...

Difficulty of restraining the Liberty of the Press.--Particular reasons which some Nations have to cherish this Liberty.--The Liberty of the Press a necessary Consequence of the...

Daily use which the Anglo-Americans make of the Right of Association.--Three kinds of political Association.--In what Manner the Americans apply the representative System to Ass...

I am well aware of the difficulties which attend this part of my subject, but although every expression which I am about to make use of may clash, upon some one point, with the...

Before I enter upon the subject of the present chapter, I am induced to remind the reader of what I have more than once adverted to in the course of this book. The political ins...

Natural Strength of the Majority in Democracies.--Most of the American Constitutions have increased this Strength by artificial Means.--How this has been done.--Pledged Delegate...

I have already pointed out the distinction which is to be made between a centralized government and a centralized administration. The former exists in America, but the latter is...

A democratic republic subsists in the United States; and the principal object of this book has been to account for the fact of its existence. Several of the causes which contrib...

The principal part of the task which I had imposed upon myself is now performed: I have shown, as far as I was able, the laws and manners of the American democracy. Here I might...