| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第1-12页 |
| ·THE SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF THE THESIS | 第8-10页 |
| ·METHODOLOGY | 第10页 |
| ·ORGANIZATION OF THE THESIS | 第10-12页 |
| CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第12-23页 |
| ·THE EUROPEAN VOICES PRONOUNCING CHECKS AND BALANCES | 第12-16页 |
| ·John Locke’s idea of division of power | 第12-14页 |
| ·Montesquieu’s idea of checks and balances | 第14-16页 |
| ·THE VOICES OF THE CONSTITUTION FRAMERS | 第16-18页 |
| ·THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION | 第18-23页 |
| ·The distinct demarcation of the powers | 第18-21页 |
| ·The intertextures of the branches and checks of the powers | 第21-23页 |
| CHAPTER 3 THE OUTSET OF IMBALANCE BETWEEN THREE BRANCHES DURING THE PRESIDENCY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN | 第23-38页 |
| ·THE ECONOMIC BACKGROUND OF THE CIVIL WAR | 第23-26页 |
| ·The rapid economic development of the USA | 第24页 |
| ·The work ethics and the economic systems of the North and the South | 第24-26页 |
| ·THE POLITICAL BACKGROUND OF THE CIVIL WAR | 第26-29页 |
| ·The territorial expansion | 第26页 |
| ·The party politics before and during the Civil War | 第26-29页 |
| ·THE SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF THE CIVIL WAR | 第29-31页 |
| ·Issues over the slavery | 第29-30页 |
| ·Abolitionist Movement and its effects on the Civil War | 第30-31页 |
| ·THE EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION AND THE OUTSET OF IMBALANCE BETWEEN THREE BRANCHES | 第31-38页 |
| ·The executive administration of President Lincoln and Congress’s approval | 第31-35页 |
| ·The tension between the three branches and the dominant executive power | 第35-38页 |
| CHAPTER 4 THE INTENSIFICATION OF IMBALANCE DURING THE PRESIDENCY OF ANDREW JOHNSON AND REGAIN OF BALANCES IN THE LATER PERIOD | 第38-57页 |
| ·THE CHARACTER OF JOHNSON AND HIS PLAN OF RECONSTRUCTION | 第38-39页 |
| ·RECONSTRUCTION PLANS OF THE DEMOCRATS AND THE REPUBLICANS | 第39-40页 |
| ·THE DEMAND OF FREEDMEN | 第40-44页 |
| ·The demand for land | 第41-43页 |
| ·The demand for equal rights before the law | 第43-44页 |
| ·THE CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE BRANCHES | 第44-47页 |
| ·THE ATTEMPTS TO RESTRAIN AND REMOVE THE PRESIDENT | 第47-51页 |
| ·THE SUPREME COURT AND RECONSTRUCTION | 第51-57页 |
| ·The cases about the writ of habeas corpus | 第52-54页 |
| ·The cases of loyal oath-taking | 第54-55页 |
| ·The Legal Tender Cases | 第55页 |
| ·The matter of fixing a quorum of the Supreme Court | 第55-56页 |
| ·Return to power and prestige | 第56-57页 |
| CHAPTER 5 THE CONCLUSION | 第57-60页 |
| ·THE LATER DEVELOPMENT OF CHECKS AND BALANCES | 第57-58页 |
| ·THE RULE OF CHECKS AND BALANCES IN THE USA GOVERNMENT | 第58页 |
| ·THE SIGNIFICANCE AND LIMITATION OF THE THESIS | 第58-60页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第60-61页 |
