The English ConstitutionOxford University Press, 1928 - 312 páginas |
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... vote . From these points of view the position of a Presi- dent is far stronger than that of a Prime Minister ; for he cannot be expelled from office , and his powers cannot be curtailed . But there is another side to the picture . His ...
... vote . From these points of view the position of a Presi- dent is far stronger than that of a Prime Minister ; for he cannot be expelled from office , and his powers cannot be curtailed . But there is another side to the picture . His ...
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... votes , yet unsettled , upon a wavering and veering opinion - effective articles in great journals become of ... voting power ' , and which depended on intellectual strength , the support of the most influential organ of English opinion ...
... votes , yet unsettled , upon a wavering and veering opinion - effective articles in great journals become of ... voting power ' , and which depended on intellectual strength , the support of the most influential organ of English opinion ...
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... discretion , and by independent choice select the president . But the primary electors take too much interest . They only elect a deputy to vote for Mr. Lincoln or Mr. Breckenridge , and the deputy only THE CABINET 21.
... discretion , and by independent choice select the president . But the primary electors take too much interest . They only elect a deputy to vote for Mr. Lincoln or Mr. Breckenridge , and the deputy only THE CABINET 21.
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... vote for a par- ticular ministry , rather than for purely legislative reasons . But - and here is the capital distinction- the functions of the House of Commons are im- portant and continuous . It does not , like the Elec- toral College ...
... vote for a par- ticular ministry , rather than for purely legislative reasons . But - and here is the capital distinction- the functions of the House of Commons are im- portant and continuous . It does not , like the Elec- toral College ...
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... vote away except he votes as part of some great organiza- tion ; and if he votes as a part , he abdicates his electoral function in favour of the managers of that association . The nation , even if it chose for itself , would , in some ...
... vote away except he votes as part of some great organiza- tion ; and if he votes as a part , he abdicates his electoral function in favour of the managers of that association . The nation , even if it chose for itself , would , in some ...
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