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CHAPTER XXVIII

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

Their apportionment among the States-Educational
qualifications-Mode of apportionment-Congres-

sional

districts Suffrage

qualifications--Federal
control of congressional elections-Enforcement
clause of the Fifteenth Amendment-Disfranchise-
ment clauses of the Southern States-Election of
Senators-Vacancies in the Senate-Vacancies in the
House of Representatives.

CHAPTER XXIX

THE PROCESS OF LEGISLATION AS CONSTITUTIONALLY DETER-

MINED

Constitutional provisions-Conclusiveness of the records
of congressional proceedings-Constitutional force of
rules of the House and Senate-Revenue measures-
Presidential participation in law-making.

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CHAPTER XXX

THE GENERAL POWERS OF CONGRESS

General powers.

CHAPTER XXXI

FEDERAL POWERS OF TAXATION

Taxes defined-Taxation and eminent domain-The ex-
tent of the taxing power-The use of the taxing
power, not for revenue but for regulation-Federal
powers of taxation-Limitations upon the Federal
taxing power-Due process of law and taxation--
Taxation must be for a public purpose-Power of
Congress to appropriate money-Equality in taxa-
tion-Uniformity of taxation-Protective tariffs-
Bounties-Export duties-Direct taxes-Income Tax
case-Pollock v. Farmers' L. & T. Co.-The Federal
Corporation Tax of 1909-Due process of law and
taxation-Borrowing power of the United States:
legal tender.

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