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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... he is . At every crisis the Assembly feels that after M. Thiers " the deluge , " and he lives upon that feeling . A change of the President , though legally simple , is in practice all but impossible liv INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION .
... he is . At every crisis the Assembly feels that after M. Thiers " the deluge , " and he lives upon that feeling . A change of the President , though legally simple , is in practice all but impossible liv INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION .
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... President , but of much more too : that very probably it might be a change of the polity - that it might bring in a Monarchy or an Empire . Lastly , by a natural consequence of the position , M. Thiers does not govern as a Parliamentary ...
... President , but of much more too : that very probably it might be a change of the polity - that it might bring in a Monarchy or an Empire . Lastly , by a natural consequence of the position , M. Thiers does not govern as a Parliamentary ...
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... President as an executive officer and to compare it with that of a Prime Minister ; and I devoted much space to showing that in one prin- cipal respect the English system is by far the best . The English Premier being appointed by the ...
... President as an executive officer and to compare it with that of a Prime Minister ; and I devoted much space to showing that in one prin- cipal respect the English system is by far the best . The English Premier being appointed by the ...
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... President , became President , and so continued for nearly four years . At such a time the characteristic evils of the Presidential system were shown most conspicuously . The President and the Assembly , so far from being ( as it is ...
... President , became President , and so continued for nearly four years . At such a time the characteristic evils of the Presidential system were shown most conspicuously . The President and the Assembly , so far from being ( as it is ...
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... President's legal power , that it unfairly accused him of acting beyond the law . And the blame thus cast on the American Constitution is so much praise to be given to the American political character . Few nations , perhaps scarcely ...
... President's legal power , that it unfairly accused him of acting beyond the law . And the blame thus cast on the American Constitution is so much praise to be given to the American political character . Few nations , perhaps scarcely ...
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