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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... rules , to establish such ruling but unenacted customs , as will make the House of Lords yield to the Commons when and as often as our new Constitution requires that it should yield . I shall be asked , How often is that , and what is ...
... rules , to establish such ruling but unenacted customs , as will make the House of Lords yield to the Commons when and as often as our new Constitution requires that it should yield . I shall be asked , How often is that , and what is ...
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... rule in this way . This rule would prove that the Lords might have rejected the Reform Act of 1832. Whenever the nation was both excited and determined , such a rule would be an acute and dangerous political poison . It would teach the ...
... rule in this way . This rule would prove that the Lords might have rejected the Reform Act of 1832. Whenever the nation was both excited and determined , such a rule would be an acute and dangerous political poison . It would teach the ...
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... rule : as I have said , I have for practical purposes no belief in unvarying rules . Majorities may be either genuine or fictitious , and if they are not genuine , if they do not embody the opinion of the representative as well as the ...
... rule : as I have said , I have for practical purposes no belief in unvarying rules . Majorities may be either genuine or fictitious , and if they are not genuine , if they do not embody the opinion of the representative as well as the ...
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... rule the multitude . The thing looks like injustice , and in a time of popular passion it would not stand . Much short of the compulsory equal division of the Code Napoleon , stringent clauses might be provided to obstruct and prevent ...
... rule the multitude . The thing looks like injustice , and in a time of popular passion it would not stand . Much short of the compulsory equal division of the Code Napoleon , stringent clauses might be provided to obstruct and prevent ...
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... rules . It is true that a completely new House of Lords , mainly composed of men of ability , selected because they were able , might very likely attempt to make ability the predominant power in the state , and to rival , if not con ...
... rules . It is true that a completely new House of Lords , mainly composed of men of ability , selected because they were able , might very likely attempt to make ability the predominant power in the state , and to rival , if not con ...
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