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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... liament elected to support a particular premier - which was chosen , as Americans might say , upon the " Palmer- ston ticket " -before it had been in existence two years , dethroned Lord Palmerston . Though selected in the interest of a ...
... liament elected to support a particular premier - which was chosen , as Americans might say , upon the " Palmer- ston ticket " -before it had been in existence two years , dethroned Lord Palmerston . Though selected in the interest of a ...
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... choose than a par- liament , so it has worse people to choose out of . The American legislators of the last century have been much blamed for not permitting the ministers of the President to 26 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .
... choose than a par- liament , so it has worse people to choose out of . The American legislators of the last century have been much blamed for not permitting the ministers of the President to 26 THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION .
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... liament are medleys of different motives , because the majority which passed one set of its clauses is different from that which passed another set . But the greatest defect of the House of Commons is that it has no leisure . The life ...
... liament are medleys of different motives , because the majority which passed one set of its clauses is different from that which passed another set . But the greatest defect of the House of Commons is that it has no leisure . The life ...
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... liament ought to be men of moderate sentiments , or they will elect an immoderate ministry , and enact violent laws . But upon the plan suggested , the House would be made up of party politicians selected by a party com- mittee ...
... liament ought to be men of moderate sentiments , or they will elect an immoderate ministry , and enact violent laws . But upon the plan suggested , the House would be made up of party politicians selected by a party com- mittee ...
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... liament does not impair the coincidence of Parliament with public opinion . They are left out in the representa- tion , and also in the thing represented . Nor do I think the number of persons of aristocratic descent in Parliament ...
... liament does not impair the coincidence of Parliament with public opinion . They are left out in the representa- tion , and also in the thing represented . Nor do I think the number of persons of aristocratic descent in Parliament ...
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