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 xiv
... Mr. Bright ; and therefore the mass of the Conservatives and of common moderate people , without distinction of party , had no conception of the effect . They said it was " London nonsense " xiv INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION .
... Mr. Bright ; and therefore the mass of the Conservatives and of common moderate people , without distinction of party , had no conception of the effect . They said it was " London nonsense " xiv INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION .
Página xv
... party , as a party , could speak out . Many , perhaps most of the intelligent Conservatives , were fearful of the consequences of the proposal ; but as it was made by the heads of their own party , they did not like to oppose it , and ...
... party , as a party , could speak out . Many , perhaps most of the intelligent Conservatives , were fearful of the consequences of the proposal ; but as it was made by the heads of their own party , they did not like to oppose it , and ...
Página xvii
... party - the " platform , " as the Americans call it , on which they and those asso- ciated with them are to take their stand for the political campaign . It is by that programme , by a comparison of the programmes of different statesmen ...
... party - the " platform , " as the Americans call it , on which they and those asso- ciated with them are to take their stand for the political campaign . It is by that programme , by a comparison of the programmes of different statesmen ...
Página xxxii
... party in the Lords - Lord Lyndhurst - defeated the last proposal to make life peers , Lord Derby , when leader of that party , desired to create them . As I have given in this book what seemed to me good reasons for making them , I need ...
... party in the Lords - Lord Lyndhurst - defeated the last proposal to make life peers , Lord Derby , when leader of that party , desired to create them . As I have given in this book what seemed to me good reasons for making them , I need ...
Página xxxiii
... the objection to life peerages which some of the Radical party take and feel . They think it will strengthen the Lords , b and so make them better able to oppose the Commons INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . Xxxiii.
... the objection to life peerages which some of the Radical party take and feel . They think it will strengthen the Lords , b and so make them better able to oppose the Commons INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . Xxxiii.
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