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 THE PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT Law (a) (b) (c) (d)

or when nothing is said about it, so that the matter must depend upon the interpretation of the Supreme Court."

Common Law; Judges. Local Courts. Martial Law; Right to Arms; etc. Military Power.

This is accomplished by an ingenious arrange ment of zones, whose clear fields represent clear powers while their intersections cover cases of doubt or conflict. The zones and their intersections are lettered and explained as follows :—

Property and Trade

(a) Property. (b) Trade. (c) Taxation. Miscellaneous Rights Freedom of Speech. Warrants.

Right of Petition.

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Political Rights (a) Elections. (b) Legislatures. (c) Theory of Government.

A novel feature is the chart which serves as frontispiece to the vol ume. To quote the author's words : — Graphic Chmrt

"The frontispiece graphically represents the exact division of political and legislative power between the States and the Federal Government, as well as the large field reserved by the Constitution to the people; and it does this even to the finer shades of distinction, as when powers delegated to the Nation are, at the same time, forbidden to the States, or when they are shared by the Nation and the States,

AZ.—Federal Powers which are forbidden to the States. A. — Powers granted to the United Stales simply. AB. — Powers common to the Nation aud the States. B. — Powers reserved in the States simply. BX. — Statepowersforbidden to the United States. X. — Powers forbidden to the United States simPly. Z. — Powers forbidden to the States simply. ZX. — Powers expressly forbidden to both the Nation and the States. Y. — Rights reserved or expressly retained in the people. The author says : "If the reader of this book will take the diagram and carefully, for himself, decide (for on some clauses there may be a difference of opinion) just what sentences or sections of the Con stitution, or matters or powers mentioned therein, fall within each of these nine divisions of our sphere of the total powers of government, he will almost, by the very study required, the close examination of the Constitution necessary, become a good American constitutional lawyer."