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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... Whig party when he was only one of several rivals . At the death of Lord Palmerston it is very likely that the Queen may have the opportunity of freely choosing between two , if not three statesmen . But , as a rule , the nominal prime ...
... Whig party when he was only one of several rivals . At the death of Lord Palmerston it is very likely that the Queen may have the opportunity of freely choosing between two , if not three statesmen . But , as a rule , the nominal prime ...
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... Whigs , the crown was settled on the descendants of the " Princess Sophia " of Hanover , a younger daughter of a ... Whigs passed these over because they were Catholics , and selected the Princess Sophia , who , if she was anything ...
... Whigs , the crown was settled on the descendants of the " Princess Sophia " of Hanover , a younger daughter of a ... Whigs passed these over because they were Catholics , and selected the Princess Sophia , who , if she was anything ...
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... Whigs , according to their creed , disliked the king's office . Until the accession of George III . the most vigorous opponents of the Crown were the country gentlemen , its natural friends , and the representatives of quiet rural ...
... Whigs , according to their creed , disliked the king's office . Until the accession of George III . the most vigorous opponents of the Crown were the country gentlemen , its natural friends , and the representatives of quiet rural ...
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... Whig party had determined to set aside both Earl Russell and Lord Palmerston , and to choose for its head an incapable nonentity , the Whig party would probably have been exiled from office at the Schleswig - Holstein difficulty . The ...
... Whig party had determined to set aside both Earl Russell and Lord Palmerston , and to choose for its head an incapable nonentity , the Whig party would probably have been exiled from office at the Schleswig - Holstein difficulty . The ...
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... Whigs . But it is obvious that a union of opposites so marked could not be durable . The Radicals bought it by choosing the men whose principles were most adverse to them ; the Conservatives bought it by agreeing to measures whose scope ...
... Whigs . But it is obvious that a union of opposites so marked could not be durable . The Radicals bought it by choosing the men whose principles were most adverse to them ; the Conservatives bought it by agreeing to measures whose scope ...
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