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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... Sovereign , it is in the Prime Minis- ter and in the Cabinet - that is in the hands of a com- mittee appointed by Parliament , and of the chairman of that committee . Now , beforehand , no one would INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION ...
... Sovereign , it is in the Prime Minis- ter and in the Cabinet - that is in the hands of a com- mittee appointed by Parliament , and of the chairman of that committee . Now , beforehand , no one would INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION ...
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... sovereign it is unstable , capricious , and unruly . The difficulty is the greater because there is no check , or little , from the French nation upon the Assembly . The French , as a nation , do not care for or appreciate Par ...
... sovereign it is unstable , capricious , and unruly . The difficulty is the greater because there is no check , or little , from the French nation upon the Assembly . The French , as a nation , do not care for or appreciate Par ...
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... sovereign only ; and there are vestiges of doubt whether in all cases a sovereign is bound to dissolve parliament when the cabinet asks him to do so . But neglecting such small and dubious exceptions , the cabinet which was chosen by ...
... sovereign only ; and there are vestiges of doubt whether in all cases a sovereign is bound to dissolve parliament when the cabinet asks him to do so . But neglecting such small and dubious exceptions , the cabinet which was chosen by ...
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... sovereign power is most needed , you cannot find the supreme people . You have got a Congress elected for one fixed period , going out perhaps by fixed instalments , which cannot be accelerated or retarded- you have a President chosen ...
... sovereign power is most needed , you cannot find the supreme people . You have got a Congress elected for one fixed period , going out perhaps by fixed instalments , which cannot be accelerated or retarded- you have a President chosen ...
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... sovereigns was at first conclusive . If there was a mystic right in any one , that right was plainly in James II .; if it was an English duty to obey any one whatever he did , he was the person to be so obeyed ; if there was an inherent ...
... sovereigns was at first conclusive . If there was a mystic right in any one , that right was plainly in James II .; if it was an English duty to obey any one whatever he did , he was the person to be so obeyed ; if there was an inherent ...
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