its Constitution

1. Political Development Prior to 1848
2. The Creation of the Empire
3. The Constitution: Nature of the Empire
4. The Empire and the States

X. The Imperial Government: Emperor, Chancellor, and Bundesrath

1. The Emperor
2. The Chancellor
3. The Bundesrath

XI. The Imperial Government: Reichstag, Parties, Judiciary

1. Composition of the Reichstag—Electoral System
2. Organization and Powers of the Reichstag
3. The Rise of Political Parties
4. Party Politics after 1878
5. Parties since 1907
6. Law and Justice

XII. The Constitution of Prussia—The Crown and the Ministry

1. The German States and their Governments
2. The Rise of Constitutionalism in Prussia
3. The Crown and the Ministry

XIII. The Prussian Landtag—Local Government

1. Composition of the Landtag
2. The Movement for Electoral Reform
3. Organization and Functions of the Landtag
4. Local Government: Origins and Principles
5. Local Government: Areas and Organs

XIV. The Minor German States—Alsace-Lorraine

1. The More Important Monarchies
2. The Lesser Monarchies and the City Republics
3. Alsace-Lorraine

PART III.—FRANCE

XV. Constitutions since 1789

1. A Century of Political Instability
2. The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Era
3. From the Restoration to the Revolution of 1848
4. The Second Republic and the Second Empire
5. The Establishment of the Third Republic
6. The Constitution of To-day

XVI. The President, the Ministry, and Parliament

1. The President
2. The Ministry
3. Parliament: Senate and Chamber of Deputies
4. The Problem of Electoral Reform

XVII. Parliamentary Procedure—Political Parties

1. Organization and Workings of the Chambers
2. Political Parties since 1871

XVIII. Justice and Local Government

1. French Law
2. The Courts