The English ConstitutionA 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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Page v
... difficulty is that the object is in constant change . An historical writer does not feel this difficulty : he deals only with the past ; he can say definitely , the Constitution worked in such and such a manner in the year at which he ...
... difficulty is that the object is in constant change . An historical writer does not feel this difficulty : he deals only with the past ; he can say definitely , the Constitution worked in such and such a manner in the year at which he ...
Page vi
... difficulty has been constantly in my way in preparing a second edition of this book . It describes the English Constitution as it stood in the years 1865 and 1866. Roughly speaking , it de- scribes its working as it was in the time of ...
... difficulty has been constantly in my way in preparing a second edition of this book . It describes the English Constitution as it stood in the years 1865 and 1866. Roughly speaking , it de- scribes its working as it was in the time of ...
Page xiv
... difficulty in answering this question . Generally , the debates upon the passing of an Act contain much valuable instruction as to what may be expected of it . But the debates on the Reform Act of 1867 hardly tell anything . They are ...
... difficulty in answering this question . Generally , the debates upon the passing of an Act contain much valuable instruction as to what may be expected of it . But the debates on the Reform Act of 1867 hardly tell anything . They are ...
Page xxv
... difficulty ; we have to surmount the whole one . We have to frame such tacit rules , to establish such ruling but unenacted customs , as will make the House of Lords yield to the Commons when and as often as our new Constitution ...
... difficulty ; we have to surmount the whole one . We have to frame such tacit rules , to establish such ruling but unenacted customs , as will make the House of Lords yield to the Commons when and as often as our new Constitution ...
Page xxxviii
... difficulties are particularly raised by questions of foreign policy . On most domestic subjects , either custom or legislation have limited the use of the prerogative . The mode of governing the country , according to the Xxxviii ...
... difficulties are particularly raised by questions of foreign policy . On most domestic subjects , either custom or legislation have limited the use of the prerogative . The mode of governing the country , according to the Xxxviii ...
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