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. |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 29
Página vi
... tion itself , or in the Constitutions compared with it , as seem material . There are in this book various expressions which allude to persons who were living and to events which were happening when it first appeared ; and I have ...
... tion itself , or in the Constitutions compared with it , as seem material . There are in this book various expressions which allude to persons who were living and to events which were happening when it first appeared ; and I have ...
Página xiii
... , for they are labouring the whole day through ; and their early educa- tion was so small that in most cases it is dubious whether , even if they had much time , they could use INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . xiii.
... , for they are labouring the whole day through ; and their early educa- tion was so small that in most cases it is dubious whether , even if they had much time , they could use INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . xiii.
Página xxiii
... tion is on this point quite wrong as usual . According to that theory , the two Houses are two branches of the Legislature , perfectly equal and perfectly distinct . But before the Act of 1832 they were not so distinct ; there was a ...
... tion is on this point quite wrong as usual . According to that theory , the two Houses are two branches of the Legislature , perfectly equal and perfectly distinct . But before the Act of 1832 they were not so distinct ; there was a ...
Página xli
... member of the Opposi- tion declared that the " front benches " of the two sides of the House - that is , the leaders of the Government and the leaders of the Opposition - were in constant tacit INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . xli.
... member of the Opposi- tion declared that the " front benches " of the two sides of the House - that is , the leaders of the Government and the leaders of the Opposition - were in constant tacit INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . xli.
Página liv
... tion . It is the Empire - the Empire which he always opposed that has done him this kindness . For twenty years no great political reputation could arise in France . The Emperor governed , and no one member could show a capacity for ...
... tion . It is the Empire - the Empire which he always opposed that has done him this kindness . For twenty years no great political reputation could arise in France . The Emperor governed , and no one member could show a capacity for ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
administration American arguments aristocracy assembly authority better Bill cabinet government chamber choose committee consti constitutional monarch critical Crown defect despotic difficulty discussion duty eager educated effect elected electors England English Constitution evil executive Executive Government fact feeling foreign function George George III give greatest head hereditary House of Commons House of Lords House of Peers imagine influence interest judgment king lative leader legislation legislature liament look Lord Palmerston majority matter ment mind minister ministry monarch nation nature never opinion organisation Parlia Parliament parliamentary government party peculiar peers perhaps persons plutocracy political popular premier present President presidential government presidential system principle Queen questions royalty rule rulers Sir George Lewis society sort sovereign speak statesmen sure theory things thought tion Tory treaty truth vote Whig whole wish