The British ConstitutionMacmillan, 1963 - 572 páginas |
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... REFORM OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS EARLY ATTEMPTS AT REFORM As the right to vote was extended during the 19th century , so the gulf between the elected Chamber and the Lords widened . Yet in 1856 the peers refused to accept the opportunity of ...
... REFORM OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS EARLY ATTEMPTS AT REFORM As the right to vote was extended during the 19th century , so the gulf between the elected Chamber and the Lords widened . Yet in 1856 the peers refused to accept the opportunity of ...
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... reform . In 1776 , Wilkes moved in Parliament for a ' just and equal representation of the people in Parliament ' and demands were made to limit bribery and corrupt practices at elections . Pitt himself was in sympathy with the movement ...
... reform . In 1776 , Wilkes moved in Parliament for a ' just and equal representation of the people in Parliament ' and demands were made to limit bribery and corrupt practices at elections . Pitt himself was in sympathy with the movement ...
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... REFORM ACT , 1867 The 1832 Reform Act did not introduce democracy - far from it , for only 5 out of every 100 adults had the vote . But it had shown that the ancient system could be successfully assaulted . Neverthe- less , after the ...
... REFORM ACT , 1867 The 1832 Reform Act did not introduce democracy - far from it , for only 5 out of every 100 adults had the vote . But it had shown that the ancient system could be successfully assaulted . Neverthe- less , after the ...
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WHAT IS A CONSTITUTION? | 1 |
ITS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT | 17 |
THE HOUSE OF LORDS | 26 |
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