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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Página xv
... oppose it , and the discipline of party carried them with it . On the other side , many , probably most of the intelligent Liberals , were in conster- nation at the Bill ; they had been in the habit for years of proposing Reform Bills ...
... oppose it , and the discipline of party carried them with it . On the other side , many , probably most of the intelligent Liberals , were in conster- nation at the Bill ; they had been in the habit for years of proposing Reform Bills ...
Página xxxiii
... opposition or a contrast between the Houses of Lords and Commons is to be remedied . To be effectual in that way ... oppose the INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . xxxiii.
... opposition or a contrast between the Houses of Lords and Commons is to be remedied . To be effectual in that way ... oppose the INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . xxxiii.
Página xxxiv
... oppose the Commons as stupid peers . But this I deny . Most clever men who are in such a good place as the House of ... opposition of the Commons is the only thing which can endanger the Lords , or which will make an individual peer ...
... oppose the Commons as stupid peers . But this I deny . Most clever men who are in such a good place as the House of ... opposition of the Commons is the only thing which can endanger the Lords , or which will make an individual peer ...
Página xl
... opposition to whatever might occur ; if a good Government were thus placed , I should think it decidedly better that the agreements of the Ad- ministration with foreign powers should be submitted to Parliament . They would then receive ...
... opposition to whatever might occur ; if a good Government were thus placed , I should think it decidedly better that the agreements of the Ad- ministration with foreign powers should be submitted to Parliament . They would then receive ...
Página xli
... opposition to the plain interest of the nation ; if it did , the nation being ( as are all nations capable of Parliamentary institutions ) constantly attentive to public affairs , would inflict on them the maximum Par- liamentary ...
... opposition to the plain interest of the nation ; if it did , the nation being ( as are all nations capable of Parliamentary institutions ) constantly attentive to public affairs , would inflict on them the maximum Par- liamentary ...
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