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 xix
... requires to be carefully limited . I do not mean that our statesmen should assume a pedantic and doctrinaire tone with the English people ; if there is anything which English people thoroughly detest , it is that tone exactly . And they ...
... requires to be carefully limited . I do not mean that our statesmen should assume a pedantic and doctrinaire tone with the English people ; if there is anything which English people thoroughly detest , it is that tone exactly . And they ...
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... requires that it should yield . I shall be asked , How often is that , and what is the test by which you know it ? I answer that the House of Lords must yield whenever the opinion of the Commons is also the opinion of the nation , and ...
... requires that it should yield . I shall be asked , How often is that , and what is the test by which you know it ? I answer that the House of Lords must yield whenever the opinion of the Commons is also the opinion of the nation , and ...
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... requires . The support of the Lords is an aid and a luxury ; that of the Commons is a strict and indispensable necessary . And in no case has an These difficulties are particularly raised by questions of foreign policy . On most ...
... requires . The support of the Lords is an aid and a luxury ; that of the Commons is a strict and indispensable necessary . And in no case has an These difficulties are particularly raised by questions of foreign policy . On most ...
Página xxxix
... require the elaborate assent of representative assemblies to every word of the law , and not to consult them even as to the essence of the treaty , is primâ facie ludicrous . In the older forms of the English Constitution , this may ...
... require the elaborate assent of representative assemblies to every word of the law , and not to consult them even as to the essence of the treaty , is primâ facie ludicrous . In the older forms of the English Constitution , this may ...
Página xlv
... require that in some form the assent of Parliament shall be given to such treaties , we should have a real discussion prior to the making of such treaties . We should have the reasons for the treaty plainly stated , and also the reasons ...
... require that in some form the assent of Parliament shall be given to such treaties , we should have a real discussion prior to the making of such treaties . We should have the reasons for the treaty plainly stated , and also the reasons ...
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