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Chapter XI

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DETAIL, CONTINUED.--THE REMAINING
POWERS OF CONGRESS.--RESTRAINTS UPON CONGRESS AND UPON THE
STATES.

Purpose of the Revenue Power 318-322

Preference of Ports prohibited 323, 324

Duties, &c. to be equal 325

Commerce with the Indian Tribes 325-328

Uniform Rule of Naturalization 328

Coining and Regulating Value of Money 328

Standard of Weights and Measures 328

Post-Offices and Post-Roads 328

Power to borrow Money 328-330

Tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court 330

Rules as to Captures 330

Offences against the Law of Nations 331

Counterfeiting 332

War Power 332

Raising and supporting Armies 333

Navy 334

Power over the Militia 334-338

Necessary and proper Laws to execute the Specific Powers 338

Patents and Copyrights 339

Power over Territories 341-358

Admission of New States 358

Restraints upon Congress 359

Suspension of the _habeas corpus_ 359

Bills of Attainder 360

_Ex post facto_ Laws 360 _et seq._

Titles of Nobility 362

Gifts and Emoluments from foreign Princes 362

Restraints upon the States 362 _et seq._

Obligation of Contracts 365

State Imposts 369

Tonnage Duties 370

Other Restraints 371

CHAPTER XII.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DETAIL, CONTINUED.--SUPREMACY OF
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.--DEFINITION AND PUNISHMENT OF
TREASON.

Principles of the National Supremacy 372

Preamble of the Constitution 373

Supremacy effected through the Judicial Power 374

Ratification 375

Meaning and Operation of the Supremacy 376-381

Its Effect on the Growth of the Country 381-384

Definition and Punishment of Treason 384-387

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