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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... tion to do this was very great , because it gave at once a great war fund when it was needed , and with no pain to any one . If the notes of a Government supersede the metallic currency medium of a country to the extent of $ 80,000,000 ...
... tion to do this was very great , because it gave at once a great war fund when it was needed , and with no pain to any one . If the notes of a Government supersede the metallic currency medium of a country to the extent of $ 80,000,000 ...
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... tion would create discontent , and thereby interfere with a vigorous prosecution of hostilities . Congress , therefore , confined itself at first to the enactment of measures looking to an increase of revenue from the increase of ...
... tion would create discontent , and thereby interfere with a vigorous prosecution of hostilities . Congress , therefore , confined itself at first to the enactment of measures looking to an increase of revenue from the increase of ...
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... tion is like an old man who still wears with attached fondness clothes in the fashion of his youth : what you see of him is the same ; what you do not see is wholly altered . There are two descriptions of the English Constitution which ...
... tion is like an old man who still wears with attached fondness clothes in the fashion of his youth : what you see of him is the same ; what you do not see is wholly altered . There are two descriptions of the English Constitution which ...
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... tion of the executive power by the legislative power ; it is a fusion of the two . Either the cabinet legislates and acts , or else it can dissolve . It is a creature , but it has the power of destroying its creators . It is an ...
... tion of the executive power by the legislative power ; it is a fusion of the two . Either the cabinet legislates and acts , or else it can dissolve . It is a creature , but it has the power of destroying its creators . It is an ...
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... tion , and the threat of dissolution ; but neither of these can be used in a presidential state . There the legislature cannot be dissolved by the executive government ; and it * It is worth observing that even during the short ...
... tion , and the threat of dissolution ; but neither of these can be used in a presidential state . There the legislature cannot be dissolved by the executive government ; and it * It is worth observing that even during the short ...
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