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 . When the Secretary of the Treasury of the Federal Government wants a tax he consults upon it with the Chairman of the Financial Committee of Congress . He cannot go down to Congress himself and propose what he wants ; he can ...
... executive . When the Secretary of the Treasury of the Federal Government wants a tax he consults upon it with the Chairman of the Financial Committee of Congress . He cannot go down to Congress himself and propose what he wants ; he can ...
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... executive government ; and it * It is worth observing that even during the short existence of the Con- federate Government these evils distinctly showed themselves . Almost the last incident at the Richmond Congress was an angry ...
... executive government ; and it * It is worth observing that even during the short existence of the Con- federate Government these evils distinctly showed themselves . Almost the last incident at the Richmond Congress was an angry ...
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... executive , and the executive is forced to fight the legislative ; and so very likely they contend to the conclusion ... government had been tried by the English legisla- tion of the last thirty years , the discordant action of the two powers ...
... executive , and the executive is forced to fight the legislative ; and so very likely they contend to the conclusion ... government had been tried by the English legisla- tion of the last thirty years , the discordant action of the two powers ...
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... government will go out or remain is determined by the debate , and by the ... government a nation has , except at the electing moment , no influence ... executive , the great centre of power and place , sticks irremovable ; you ...
... government will go out or remain is determined by the debate , and by the ... government a nation has , except at the electing moment , no influence ... executive , the great centre of power and place , sticks irremovable ; you ...
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... executive in presidential governments weakens the legis- lative power , it may seem a contradiction to say that it ... government — the entire imperial power ; and therefore it weakens both its halves . The executive is weakened in ...
... executive in presidential governments weakens the legis- lative power , it may seem a contradiction to say that it ... government — the entire imperial power ; and therefore it weakens both its halves . The executive is weakened in ...
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