Book excerpt: Introduction.--The erosion of the Constitution.--The right of expulsion and the case of John Wilkes.--The proceedings in the Constitutional convention.--The provisions of the Constitution.--The prima facie validity of certificates of election.--The federal regulation of primary elections.--Appendices: A. The parliamentary precedents in England and the colonies. B. Grenville's speech for John Wilkes. C. The result of the November elections.