The Government Class Book Part 45

Chapter x.x.xVII.

--1. What is the first prohibition on congress?

--2. To what has this reference? For what reasons was this prohibition a.s.sented to?

--3. Have men a natural right to buy and sell each other? When was the foreign slave trade prohibited? How is it now punishable?

--4. Define _habeas corpus_. What is the privilege of this writ?

--5. What is a bill of attainder? When is it a bill of pains and penalties?

--6. What is an _ex post facto_ law? Give examples of ex post facto laws.

--7. What is a capitation tax? To what provision of the const.i.tution does this prohibition refer? What does it mean?

--8. Why are duties on exports forbidden? How might the interests of the different states be injuriously affected by taxing exports?

--9. What further reasons are given for this prohibition? How is freedom and equality in trade secured to the states?

--10. By what provision is the proper disposal of the public moneys secured?

--11. Why is the granting of t.i.tles of n.o.bility forbidden? How are public officers guarded against corruption from foreign influence?

Chapter x.x.xVIII.

--1. What is a treaty? An alliance? A confederation? Why are states forbidden to enter into them?

--2. Why should not states issue letters of marque and reprisal?

--3. Why should they not coin money?

--4. Why were they forbidden to emit bills of credit? Does the prohibition extend to bank bills?

--5. What is meant by _tender_, usually termed _lawful_ or _legal tender_? Why should coin only be made tender in payment of debts?

--6. Why is the pa.s.sing of bills of attainder and ex post facto laws by states forbidden? Why are laws impairing the force of contracts prohibited?

--7. Do insolvent or bankrupt laws impair the obligation of contracts?

States have pa.s.sed such laws; were they const.i.tutional? How has the question been decided?

--8. Why is the granting of t.i.tles forbidden to the states?

--9. What objections to the general power of the states to tax exports or imports? What exception is made to the prohibition?

--10. What is the object of this exception?

--11. What other restrictions are there upon the power of the states?

Chapter x.x.xIX.

--1. In whom is the executive power of the nation vested?

--2. For what reasons was this power given to one person only?

--3. Why were four years agreed on as the official term?

--4. By whom is the president elected? Has the mode of election ever been altered?

--5. By what authority is the manner of choosing the electors prescribed?

By whom are they chosen at present?

--6. In what manner are they chosen? Describe particularly the election by general ticket. When are electors chosen?

--7. Where and when do the electors vote for president? How, when, and to whom, are certificates of their votes sent?

--8. When, where, and by whom are the votes counted? How is the election determined? If no person has a majority of all the votes, by whom is the election made? How do the members vote?

--9. Describe the election of president by the house in 1825.

--10. How is the vice-president elected if there is no choice by the electors?

--11. What are the qualifications of the president and vice-president?

--12. How is a vacancy in the office of president supplied? What further provision is made for supplying vacancies?

--13. Why may not the salary of a president be increased or diminished?

--14. When does the presidential term commence and expire?

Chapter XL.

--1. What high military office has the president? Why is the command of the public forces intrusted to him?

--2. For what reasons the power to grant reprieves and pardons?

--3. What other powers has the president? For what purposes are treaties made? Who exercises this power in monarchies? Why is not the house a.s.sociated with the president and senate?

--4. For what reasons is the senate preferred? Who appoint emba.s.sadors?