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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... critical moment . If a Washington newspaper could have turned out Mr. Lincoln , there would have been good writing and fine argument in the Washington newspapers . But the Washington newspapers can no more remove a president 22 THE ...
... critical moment . If a Washington newspaper could have turned out Mr. Lincoln , there would have been good writing and fine argument in the Washington newspapers . But the Washington newspapers can no more remove a president 22 THE ...
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... critical periods , because government itself is more important . A formed public opinion , a respectable , able , and disciplined legislature , a well - chosen executive , a parliament and an administration not thwarting each other ...
... critical periods , because government itself is more important . A formed public opinion , a respectable , able , and disciplined legislature , a well - chosen executive , a parliament and an administration not thwarting each other ...
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... critical year of every war would be managed by a peace premier , and the first and most critical years of peace by a war premier . In each case the period of transition would be irrevocably governed by a man selected not for what he was ...
... critical year of every war would be managed by a peace premier , and the first and most critical years of peace by a war premier . In each case the period of transition would be irrevocably governed by a man selected not for what he was ...
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... critical period she had no children . She had once had thirteen , but they all died in her lifetime , and it was necessary either to revert to the Stuarts or to make a new king by Act of Parliament . According to the Act of Settlement ...
... critical period she had no children . She had once had thirteen , but they all died in her lifetime , and it was necessary either to revert to the Stuarts or to make a new king by Act of Parliament . According to the Act of Settlement ...
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... critical case of cabinet government the case of three parties . This is the case in which that species of government is most sure to exhibit its defects , and least likely to exhibit its merits . The defining characteristic of F2 THE ...
... critical case of cabinet government the case of three parties . This is the case in which that species of government is most sure to exhibit its defects , and least likely to exhibit its merits . The defining characteristic of F2 THE ...
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