The Governmental Instructor, Or, A Brief and Comprehensive View of the Government of the United States, and of the State Governments: In Easy Lessons : Designed for the Use of SchoolsCollins, Brother & Company, 1846 - 182 páginas |
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... body was suspended the birds of the air picked the flesh from his bones . But the treasury of Montezuma , and all the wealth of the Mexican Empire was not sufficient to satisfy the Spaniards ' love of gold . The report of the wealth of ...
... body was suspended the birds of the air picked the flesh from his bones . But the treasury of Montezuma , and all the wealth of the Mexican Empire was not sufficient to satisfy the Spaniards ' love of gold . The report of the wealth of ...
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... body was interred upon the bank of the river , and subse- quently removed , in order to prevent its falling into the hands of his enemies . Doctor Bancroft states that his body was wrapped in a winding sheet and cast into the ...
... body was interred upon the bank of the river , and subse- quently removed , in order to prevent its falling into the hands of his enemies . Doctor Bancroft states that his body was wrapped in a winding sheet and cast into the ...
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... the people of each nation owe allegiance to the sov- ereignty of their own nation and to no other ; that a What had taken place previous to the declaration ? nation or body of men may appoint any person , 34 GOVERNMENTAL.
... the people of each nation owe allegiance to the sov- ereignty of their own nation and to no other ; that a What had taken place previous to the declaration ? nation or body of men may appoint any person , 34 GOVERNMENTAL.
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In Easy Lessons : Designed for the Use of Schools J. B. Shurtleff. nation or body of men may appoint any person , or persons to act in their stead , and that all acts so done in pursuance of that trust are as binding upon the people as ...
In Easy Lessons : Designed for the Use of Schools J. B. Shurtleff. nation or body of men may appoint any person , or persons to act in their stead , and that all acts so done in pursuance of that trust are as binding upon the people as ...
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... bodies , and yet every law of the United States must pass both branches before it can become a law , and , in ordinary cases , it must also receive the signature of the president . The two branches of the legislature operate as a check ...
... bodies , and yet every law of the United States must pass both branches before it can become a law , and , in ordinary cases , it must also receive the signature of the president . The two branches of the legislature operate as a check ...
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Página 171 - Congress shall make. 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall be held in the State where the said crimes shall have been committed ; but when not committed within any State, the trial shall be at such place or places as the Congress may by law have directed.
Página 172 - States. 2 A person charged in any State with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State, shall on demand of the executive authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up to be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.
Página 168 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly until the disability be removed or a President shall be elected. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor...
Página 165 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder, or ex post facto law, shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
Página 158 - That it will meet the full and entire approbation of every state is not perhaps to be expected; but each will doubtless consider, that had her interest been alone consulted, the consequences might have been particularly disagreeable or injurious to others; that it is liable to as few exceptions as could reasonably have been expected, we hope and believe; that it may promote the lasting welfare of that country so dear to us all, and secure her freedom and happiness, is our most ardent wish.
Página 172 - Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Página 165 - ... 6. No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time. 7. No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States, and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever, from any king, prince or foreign...
Página 58 - Each house shall be the judge of the election,, returns, and qualifications of its own members...
Página 164 - To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased, by the consent of the Legislature of the State in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings : and, 17.
Página 174 - All debts contracted, and engagements entered into, before the adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the confederation. 2. -This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be...