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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... object is in constant change . An historical writer does not feel this difficulty : he deals only with the past ; he can say definitely , the Constitution worked in such and such a manner in the year at which he begins , and in a manner ...
... object is in constant change . An historical writer does not feel this difficulty : he deals only with the past ; he can say definitely , the Constitution worked in such and such a manner in the year at which he begins , and in a manner ...
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... objects , is an evil of the first magnitude ; that a permanent combination of them would make them ( now that so many of them have the suffrage ) supreme in the country ; and that their supremacy , in the state they now are , means the ...
... objects , is an evil of the first magnitude ; that a permanent combination of them would make them ( now that so many of them have the suffrage ) supreme in the country ; and that their supremacy , in the state they now are , means the ...
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... object was to contrast the office of 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 ...
... object was to contrast the office of 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 ...
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... objects which every constitution must attain to be successful , which every old and celebrated one must have wonderfully achieved : every constitution must first gain authority , and then use authority ; it must first win the loyalty ...
... objects which every constitution must attain to be successful , which every old and celebrated one must have wonderfully achieved : every constitution must first gain authority , and then use authority ; it must first win the loyalty ...
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... objects of contention ; but if that government had been tried by the English legisla- tion of the last thirty years , the discordant action of the two powers , whose constant co - operation is essential to the best government , would ...
... objects of contention ; but if that government had been tried by the English legisla- tion of the last thirty years , the discordant action of the two powers , whose constant co - operation is essential to the best government , would ...
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