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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Walter Bagehot. THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION . BY WALTER BAGEHOT .レ NEW EDITION , WITH AN ADDITIONAL CHAPTER . NAT LONDON : HENRY S. KING & CO . , 65 CORNHILL . 1872 . 688511 - B . ( ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW . ) (
Walter Bagehot. THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION . BY WALTER BAGEHOT .レ NEW EDITION , WITH AN ADDITIONAL CHAPTER . NAT LONDON : HENRY S. KING & CO . , 65 CORNHILL . 1872 . 688511 - B . ( ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW . ) (
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... , and the democratic element , have each a share in the supreme sovereignty , and that the assent of all three is necessary to the action of that sovereignty . Kings , lords , and commons , by 2 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .
... , and the democratic element , have each a share in the supreme sovereignty , and that the assent of all three is necessary to the action of that sovereignty . Kings , lords , and commons , by 2 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .
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Walter Bagehot. sovereignty . Kings , lords , and commons , by this theory , are alleged to be not only the outward form , but the inner moving essence , the vitality of the constitution . A great theory , called the theory of " Checks ...
Walter Bagehot. sovereignty . Kings , lords , and commons , by this theory , are alleged to be not only the outward form , but the inner moving essence , the vitality of the constitution . A great theory , called the theory of " Checks ...
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... King ; next , a limited number of subordinate kings or chiefs ; afterwards , the mass of armed freemen , husbandmen , artisans , freebooters , & c .; lowest of all , the free labourers D2 THE MONARCHY . 35.
... King ; next , a limited number of subordinate kings or chiefs ; afterwards , the mass of armed freemen , husbandmen , artisans , freebooters , & c .; lowest of all , the free labourers D2 THE MONARCHY . 35.
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... kings governed their rude age , and has added the feelings by which the constitutions of later Greece ruled in more refined ages . We are a more mixed people than the Athenians , or pro- bably than any political Greeks . We have ...
... kings governed their rude age , and has added the feelings by which the constitutions of later Greece ruled in more refined ages . We are a more mixed people than the Athenians , or pro- bably than any political Greeks . We have ...
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