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Walter Bagehot. م ا م م CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND
EDITION . . . . . vii No . I . . . ' . THE CABINET . . . . . . . 1 No . II . . . i . The
MonARCHY . . . . . 33 No . III . The Monarchy ( continued ) . . . . . . . 67 i The House
of LORDS .
Walter Bagehot. م ا م م CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND
EDITION . . . . . vii No . I . . . ' . THE CABINET . . . . . . . 1 No . II . . . i . The
MonARCHY . . . . . 33 No . III . The Monarchy ( continued ) . . . . . . . 67 i The House
of LORDS .
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... began ; it has completed the change which that Act made in the relation of the
House of Lords to the House of Commons . ... According to that theory , the two
Houses are two branches of the Legislature , perfectly equal and perfectly distinct
.
... began ; it has completed the change which that Act made in the relation of the
House of Lords to the House of Commons . ... According to that theory , the two
Houses are two branches of the Legislature , perfectly equal and perfectly distinct
.
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what pains he took to induce the Lords to submit to their new position , and to
submit , time after time , their will to the will of ... If you examine carefully the lists
of members , especially of the most prominent members , of either side of the
House ...
what pains he took to induce the Lords to submit to their new position , and to
submit , time after time , their will to the will of ... If you examine carefully the lists
of members , especially of the most prominent members , of either side of the
House ...
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The complete consequences of the Act of 1832 upon the House of Lords could
not be seen while the Commons were subject to such aristocratic guidance .
Much of the change which might have been expected from the Act of 1832 was
held in ...
The complete consequences of the Act of 1832 upon the House of Lords could
not be seen while the Commons were subject to such aristocratic guidance .
Much of the change which might have been expected from the Act of 1832 was
held in ...
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This rule would prove that the Lords might have rejected the Reform Act of 1832 .
Whenever the nation was both excited and determined , such a rule would be an
acute and dangerous political poison . It would teach the House of Lords that it ...
This rule would prove that the Lords might have rejected the Reform Act of 1832 .
Whenever the nation was both excited and determined , such a rule would be an
acute and dangerous political poison . It would teach the House of Lords that it ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The English Constitution Volume 3 of The Paternoster library |
| Author | Walter Bagehot |
| Publisher | Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1900 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 30 Jul 2008 |
| Length | 292 pages |
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