BOOK III — _Which treats of political laws, that is to say, of the form of government._

I Government in General II The constituent Principle in the various Forms of Government III The Division of Governments IV Democracy V Aristocracy VI Monarchy VII Mixed Governments VIII That all Forms of Government do not suit all Countries IX The Marks of a good Government X The Abuse of Government and its Tendency to Degenerate XI The Death of the Body Politic XII How the Sovereign Authority maintains itself XIII How the Sovereign Authority maintains itself (continued) XIV How the Sovereign Authority maintains itself (continued) XV Deputies or Representatives XVI That the Institution of Government is not a Contract XVII The Institution of Government XVIII How to check the Usurpations of Government