The Political Science of John Adams: A Study in the Theory of Mixed Government and the Bicameral System

xii, 374 pp. CONTENTS: Introduction; The First Period: Early Democratic Views; The Second Period: Writings of the Period; Development of the Theory: Division and Classification of Governments - Badness of Simple Governments, and Need of a Balance - The Orders and Classes in Government and Society - Control of the Aristocrats in Mixed Government; The Plan of Government: The General Structure - The Executive - The Senate - The House of Representatives - The Two Houses and the Executive - The Judiciary - Neglect of the Constitution; Sources and Originality of Adams's Doctrines: Contemporary Expositions of the English Constitution and Unnoticed Changes - Earlier Speculative Authorities and Adams's Development; Attitude Toward the American Governments: Criticism of the Federal Constitution - His Monarchism; The Third Period: Reconcilement with Republicanism - His Typical Scheme of Government; Subsequent History of the Theory: Similar Views Since Held by Others - Comparison with Calhoun - The General Argument for Bicameralism - Tendency of the United States Senate, and Suggestions.