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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... Parliament in 1806 , they entered it after 1856 . Such an enormous change in the age of the workers necessarily caused a great change in the kind of work attempted and the way in which it was done . What we call the " spirit " of ...
... Parliament in 1806 , they entered it after 1856 . Such an enormous change in the age of the workers necessarily caused a great change in the kind of work attempted and the way in which it was done . What we call the " spirit " of ...
Página xxvii
... Parliament , as well as by those who send them to Parliament , in my judgment the Lords should yield at once , and should not resist it . My main reason is one which has not been much urged . As a theoretical writer I can venture to say ...
... Parliament , as well as by those who send them to Parliament , in my judgment the Lords should yield at once , and should not resist it . My main reason is one which has not been much urged . As a theoretical writer I can venture to say ...
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... Parliament . Not to mention other things , she could disband the army ( by law she cannot engage more than a certain number of men , but she is not obliged to engage any men ) ; she could dismiss all the officers , from the General ...
... Parliament . Not to mention other things , she could disband the army ( by law she cannot engage more than a certain number of men , but she is not obliged to engage any men ) ; she could dismiss all the officers , from the General ...
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... Parliament which has much to say to this remedy , such as it is : the House of Commons only can remove a Minister by a vote of censure . Most of the Ministries for thirty years have never possessed the confi- dence of the Lords , and in ...
... Parliament which has much to say to this remedy , such as it is : the House of Commons only can remove a Minister by a vote of censure . Most of the Ministries for thirty years have never possessed the confi- dence of the Lords , and in ...
Página xxxix
... Parliament met very seldom , and for other reasons , it was then necessary that , on a multitude of points , the Crown should have much more power than is amply sufficient for it at present . But now the real power is not in the ...
... Parliament met very seldom , and for other reasons , it was then necessary that , on a multitude of points , the Crown should have much more power than is amply sufficient for it at present . But now the real power is not in the ...
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