titutions 58
Amendment in other countries 62

CHAPTER V

THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY

Relation of the judicial to the other checks 65
The constitutional status of judges in England 67
The American was not a copy of the English judicial
system 68
Hamilton's defense of the Federal judiciary 73
His desire to limit the power of the people 82
Relation of the judicial to the executive veto 85
Revival of the judicial veto in the state governments 87
The judicial veto was not mentioned in the Constitution 90
The Federalist appointments to the Supreme Bench 94
Significance of the veto power of the Supreme Court 97
A monarchical survival 103
Political and judicial powers 107
Power to veto laws not judicial 108
Character of the laws vetoed by the Supreme Court 111
Decline of the belief in judicial infallibility 113
Government by injunction 116
The judicial veto in relation to treaties 119
The disadvantages of a deferred veto 123

CHAPTER VI

THE CHECKS AND BALANCES OF THE CONSTITUTION

A cure for the evils of democracy 125
Evolutionary classification of governments 128
Substitutes for king and aristocracy 130
Relation of the theory of checks and balances to
_laissez faire_ and anarchism 131
Purpose of indirect election 134
Subordination of the House of Representatives 137
Impeachment made difficult 142
Significance of the President's oath of office 146
The House of Representatives in relation to the
budget 148
Lack of adequate provision for publicity 150
Attitude of the framers toward criticism of public
officials 152
Federal versus nation