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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... President as an executive officer and to compare it with that of a Prime Minister ; and I devoted much space to showing that in one prin- cipal respect the English system is by far the best . The English Premier being appointed by the ...
... President as an executive officer and to compare it with that of a Prime Minister ; and I devoted much space to showing that in one prin- cipal respect the English system is by far the best . The English Premier being appointed by the ...
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... President , became President , and so continued for nearly four years . At such a time the characteristic evils of the Presidential system were shown most conspicuously . The President and the Assembly , so far from being ( as it is ...
... President , became President , and so continued for nearly four years . At such a time the characteristic evils of the Presidential system were shown most conspicuously . The President and the Assembly , so far from being ( as it is ...
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... Presidential system . The characteristic of it is that the President is elected from the people by one process , and the House of Representatives by another . The independence of the legislative and executive powers is the specific ...
... Presidential system . The characteristic of it is that the President is elected from the people by one process , and the House of Representatives by another . The independence of the legislative and executive powers is the specific ...
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... system and the presidential system in quiet times - but in times of financial difficulty . Two clever men never exactly agreed about a budget . We have by present practice an Indian Chancellor of the Exchequer talking English finance at ...
... system and the presidential system in quiet times - but in times of financial difficulty . Two clever men never exactly agreed about a budget . We have by present practice an Indian Chancellor of the Exchequer talking English finance at ...
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... system ensures such debates , for it makes them the means by which statesmen advertise themselves for future and con ... presidential countries , have noticed that the nation was " not specially addicted to politics ; " that they ...
... system ensures such debates , for it makes them the means by which statesmen advertise themselves for future and con ... presidential countries , have noticed that the nation was " not specially addicted to politics ; " that they ...
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