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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... executive branch ; " they believed such a separation to be essential to a ... government , it is not for that rea- son a small evil . It causes the ... executive ( and this is no inapt description of a congress under a ...
... executive branch ; " they believed such a separation to be essential to a ... government , it is not for that rea- son a small evil . It causes the ... executive ( and this is no inapt description of a congress under a ...
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... government , by its nature , divides political life into two halves , an executive half and a legislative half ; and , by so dividing it , makes neither half worth a man's having - worth his making it a continuous career - worthy to ...
... government , by its nature , divides political life into two halves , an executive half and a legislative half ; and , by so dividing it , makes neither half worth a man's having - worth his making it a continuous career - worthy to ...
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... government . The President is elected by processes which forbid the election of known men , except at peculiar con ... governments - the fusion of the executive power with the legislative power - is of such cardinal importance . I ...
... government . The President is elected by processes which forbid the election of known men , except at peculiar con ... governments - the fusion of the executive power with the legislative power - is of such cardinal importance . I ...
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... executive of the British Con- stitution , and the sovereign a cog in the mechanism . There is , indeed , much excuse ... government of Lord North , George III . was the government . Lord North was not only his appointee , but his ...
... executive of the British Con- stitution , and the sovereign a cog in the mechanism . There is , indeed , much excuse ... government of Lord North , George III . was the government . Lord North was not only his appointee , but his ...
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Walter Bagehot. likely to exhibit its merits . The defining characteristic of that government is the choice of the executive ruler by the legislative assembly ; but when there are three parties a satisfactory choice is impossible . A ...
Walter Bagehot. likely to exhibit its merits . The defining characteristic of that government is the choice of the executive ruler by the legislative assembly ; but when there are three parties a satisfactory choice is impossible . A ...
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