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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... CABINET GOVERNMENT , AND THE PECULIAR FORM WHICH THEY HAVE ASSUMED IN ENGLAND . 254 No. IX . ITS HISTORY , AND THE EFFECTS OF THAT HISTORY . -CON- CLUSION 272 INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . THERE is a great iv CONTENTS .
... CABINET GOVERNMENT , AND THE PECULIAR FORM WHICH THEY HAVE ASSUMED IN ENGLAND . 254 No. IX . ITS HISTORY , AND THE EFFECTS OF THAT HISTORY . -CON- CLUSION 272 INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . THERE is a great iv CONTENTS .
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... peculiar old system continue and how far will it be altered ? I am afraid I must put aside at 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 ...
... peculiar old system continue and how far will it be altered ? I am afraid I must put aside at 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 ...
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... peculiar difficulty in answering this question . Generally , the debates upon the passing of an Act contain much valuable instruction as to what may be expected of it . But the debates on the Reform Act of 1867 hardly tell anything ...
... peculiar difficulty in answering this question . Generally , the debates upon the passing of an Act contain much valuable instruction as to what may be expected of it . But the debates on the Reform Act of 1867 hardly tell anything ...
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... peculiar guidance . In the meantime our statesmen have the greatest oppor- tunities they have had for many years , and likewise the greatest duty . They have to guide the new voters in the exercise of the franchise ; to guide them ...
... peculiar guidance . In the meantime our statesmen have the greatest oppor- tunities they have had for many years , and likewise the greatest duty . They have to guide the new voters in the exercise of the franchise ; to guide them ...
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... peculiar but effectual way the offender could be con- demned and executed . Against all gross excesses of the prerogative this is a sufficient protection . But it would be no protection against minor mistakes ; any error of judg- ment ...
... peculiar but effectual way the offender could be con- demned and executed . Against all gross excesses of the prerogative this is a sufficient protection . But it would be no protection against minor mistakes ; any error of judg- ment ...
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