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33 No . III . The Monarchy ( continued ) . . . . . . . 67 i The House of LORDS . . . . .
No . IV . . . No . V . . . 1 . - The House of Commoss . . . . . No . VI . ON CHANGES
OF MINISTRY . . . . . 176 No . VII . ITS SUPPOSED CHECKS AND BALANCES .
33 No . III . The Monarchy ( continued ) . . . . . . . 67 i The House of LORDS . . . . .
No . IV . . . No . V . . . 1 . - The House of Commoss . . . . . No . VI . ON CHANGES
OF MINISTRY . . . . . 176 No . VII . ITS SUPPOSED CHECKS AND BALANCES .
Page xvii
... they had been in the habit for years of proposing Reform Bills ; they knew the
points of difference between each Bill , and perceived that this was by far the
most sweeping which had ever been proposed by any Ministry . But they were
almost ...
... they had been in the habit for years of proposing Reform Bills ; they knew the
points of difference between each Bill , and perceived that this was by far the
most sweeping which had ever been proposed by any Ministry . But they were
almost ...
Page xxxix
Any Minister who advised the Queen so to use her prerogative as to endanger
the safety of the realm , might be impeached for high treason , and would be so .
Such a minister would , in our technical law , be said to have levied , or aided to ...
Any Minister who advised the Queen so to use her prerogative as to endanger
the safety of the realm , might be impeached for high treason , and would be so .
Such a minister would , in our technical law , be said to have levied , or aided to ...
Page xl
Against such misuses of the prerogative our remedy is a change of Ministry . And
in general this works very well . Every Minister looks long before he incurs that
penalty , and no one incurs it wantonly . But , nevertheless , there are two defects
...
Against such misuses of the prerogative our remedy is a change of Ministry . And
in general this works very well . Every Minister looks long before he incurs that
penalty , and no one incurs it wantonly . But , nevertheless , there are two defects
...
Page xlii
But now the real power is not in the Sovereign , it is in the Prime Minister and in
the Cabinet — that is , in the hands of a committee appointed by Parliament , and
of the chairman of that committee . Now , beforehand , no one would have ...
But now the real power is not in the Sovereign , it is in the Prime Minister and in
the Cabinet — that is , in the hands of a committee appointed by Parliament , and
of the chairman of that committee . Now , beforehand , no one would have ...
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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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