鲍明钤编著的《中国民治主义(英文版)》底本为1924年商务印书馆版，全书约20万字，共27章。分为两部分：第一部分以中国之危机及问题为背景，论述了中国宪法政体之历史，包括临时约法及其缺点，十余年来之教训，废除督军制，制宪，民国之七大根本，民国之危险及其补救之方法等章；第二部分为民治主义的各方面，包括内阁制，总统制，联邦制，统一制，立法部之构造及组织，立法部之职务及权力，行政部之选举，行政部之权力，司法之独立及职权，省自治政府，地方自治，预算之职务及其程序，政党之功用及要需，私权之种类及保障，国民会议，以及作者为中国拟订的宪法草案）等，最后为附录。

CHAPTEE

　I.Introduction : The Crisis and the Problem

 Book I.Modern Chinese History and Politics

　The Rise of Democracy

　The Triumph of the Republic

　The Return of Monarchy

　The Struggle over the Constitution

　The Civil War

　The Provisional Constitution--and Its Defects

　The Lessons of the Decade

　The Abolition of the Tuchun System

　The Framing and Adoption of the Permanent

　Constitution

　The Perils and the Salvation

　BOOK II. CONSTITUTIONNAL GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT

　Cabinet vs. Presidential System: Cabinet System

　Cabinet vs. 'Presidential System : Presidential System

　Federal vs. Unitary System: Federal System

　Federal vs. Unitary System : Unitary System

　Legislature : Its Structure and Composition

　Legislature : Its Functions add Powers

　Executive: His Election

　Executive: His Powers

　Judiciary: Its Independence and Functions

　Provincial Autonomous Government

　Local Self-Government

CONTENTS

Budget: Its Funotions and Procedure

Political Parties : Their Functions and Requisites

Private Rights: Their Enumeration and Guarantees

National Convention

A Permanent Constitution for China

APPENDICES

Constitutional Documents Under Manohu Regime

The Provisional Constitution

The Constitutional Compact, 1914

Goodnow's Memorandum

Goodnow's Constitution

The National Constitution, 1917

The City Charter of Canton