This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ... 24 THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. MINORITY REPRESENTATION, ETC. a. Buckalew (C. R.). Proportional Representation; or, the representation of successive majorities in the federal, state, municipal, corporate and primary elections, with an appendix. Edited by John G. Freese. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1872, $3.00. Dutcher (salem). Minority or Proportional Representation. 8vo. London, 1872, $1.50. Hare (thomas). The Election of Representatives. 8vo. London, 1865, $2.50. b. Quincy (J. P.). The Protection of Majorities; or, Considerations relating to an Electoral Reform, with other papers. 16mo. Boston, 1876, $1.00. Sterne (simon). On Representative Government and Personal Representation. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1871, $1.75. Dobbs (A. E.). General Representation. 8vo. London, $2.50. Contains a modification of Hare's plan. The North American Review for July, 1871, contains an article which gives a good description of the various plans proposed. We would refer those who would enter upon a more thorough study of Economic Science to McOulloch (J. R.). The Literature of Political Economy. 8vo. London, 1846. Contains a list of the most important works on the subject, published before 1845. Cossa (luigi). Guide to the Study of Political Economy. 8vo. London, 1880, $1.25. This is both historical and critical, and contains an excellent catalogue (with criticisms) of the best economic treatises in the English, German and Italian languages. THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. A LIST OF REFERENCES. The following references were prepared by W. E. Foster, librarian of the Providence Public Library, to accompany a series of five lectures delivered at the Rhode Island Normal School, in May and June, 1880, by Prof. J. L. Diman, of Brown University. Lecture I.--Preparatory...