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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... once started into life : the pre - 32 all at once died out . Most of the new politicians were men who might well have been Lord Palmerston's grandchildren . He came into Parliament in 1806 , they entered it after 1856 . Such an enormous ...
... once started into life : the pre - 32 all at once died out . Most of the new politicians were men who might well have been Lord Palmerston's grandchildren . He came into Parliament in 1806 , they entered it after 1856 . Such an enormous ...
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... once . A political country is like an American forest : you have only to cut down the old trees , and immediately new trees come up to replace them ; the seeds were waiting in the ground , and they began to grow as soon as the ...
... once . A political country is like an American forest : you have only to cut down the old trees , and immediately new trees come up to replace them ; the seeds were waiting in the ground , and they began to grow as soon as the ...
Página xiii
... once the idea that it will be altered entirely and altered for the better . I cannot expect that the new class of voters will be at all more able to form sound opinions on complex questions than the old voters . There was indeed an idea ...
... once the idea that it will be altered entirely and altered for the better . I cannot expect that the new class of voters will be at all more able to form sound opinions on complex questions than the old voters . There was indeed an idea ...
Página xxv
... are decided . There are some people who lay down a sort of mechanical test : they say the House of Lords should be at liberty to reject a measure passed by the Commons once or more , and then if the INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . XXV.
... are decided . There are some people who lay down a sort of mechanical test : they say the House of Lords should be at liberty to reject a measure passed by the Commons once or more , and then if the INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . XXV.
Página xxvi
... once only , or whether it has come up several times , is one important fact in judging whether the nation is determined to have that measure enacted ; it is an indication , but it is only one of the indications . There are others ...
... once only , or whether it has come up several times , is one important fact in judging whether the nation is determined to have that measure enacted ; it is an indication , but it is only one of the indications . There are others ...
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