The English ConstitutionH. S. King & Company, 1872 - 291 páginas A classic study of the British constitution, paying special attention to how Parliament and the monarchy work. The author frequently draws comparisons with the American Constitution, being generally critical of the American system of government. |
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Página xxix
... peers have , from their great possessions , great electioneering in- fluence , but , as a whole , the House of Peers is not a principal electioneering force . It has so many poor men inside it , and so many rich men outside it , that ...
... peers have , from their great possessions , great electioneering in- fluence , but , as a whole , the House of Peers is not a principal electioneering force . It has so many poor men inside it , and so many rich men outside it , that ...
Página xxxi
... House of Lords were abolished ; and that though one or two clever young peers might do better in the Commons , the whole order of peers , young and old , clever and not clever , is much better where it is . The selfish instinct of ...
... House of Lords were abolished ; and that though one or two clever young peers might do better in the Commons , the whole order of peers , young and old , clever and not clever , is much better where it is . The selfish instinct of ...
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... House of Lords should be exercised very timidly and very cautiously . For ... House of Lords in this manner for years , and nothing could prosper ... peers , Lord Derby , when leader of that party , desired to create them . As ...
... House of Lords should be exercised very timidly and very cautiously . For ... House of Lords in this manner for years , and nothing could prosper ... peers , Lord Derby , when leader of that party , desired to create them . As ...
Página xxxiii
... Houses of Lords and Commons is to be remedied . To be effectual in that way , life peerages must be very numerous . Now the House ... peers , pro- bably it will sweep away the hereditary principle in the Upper Chamber entirely . Of ...
... Houses of Lords and Commons is to be remedied . To be effectual in that way , life peerages must be very numerous . Now the House ... peers , pro- bably it will sweep away the hereditary principle in the Upper Chamber entirely . Of ...
Página xxxiv
... peers are just as likely to oppose the Commons as stupid peers . But this I deny . Most clever men who are in such a good place as the House of Lords plainly is , will be very unwilling to lose it if they can help it ; at the clear call ...
... peers are just as likely to oppose the Commons as stupid peers . But this I deny . Most clever men who are in such a good place as the House of Lords plainly is , will be very unwilling to lose it if they can help it ; at the clear call ...
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