The Referendum in America: Together with Some Chapters on the Initiative and the RecallC. Scribner, 1911 - 533 páginas |
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... kind passed without its influence in America in the years prior to and during the Revolution , is , it would appear , a grave historical error . In America as well as in Europe , these theories ( it may be admitted that they were not ...
... kind passed without its influence in America in the years prior to and during the Revolution , is , it would appear , a grave historical error . In America as well as in Europe , these theories ( it may be admitted that they were not ...
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... kind of American Mirabeau without the power of declamation , who , however , wrote Eng- lish savagely and unscrupulously , and somehow met with many attentive readers . His Common Sense passed through several editions , and appearing as ...
... kind of American Mirabeau without the power of declamation , who , however , wrote Eng- lish savagely and unscrupulously , and somehow met with many attentive readers . His Common Sense passed through several editions , and appearing as ...
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... kind , predominated in the councils of the Convention . Phil- adelphia was naturally the center for such scholarship as ex- isted at that day in the colony , and it was then the leading American city , being the assembling place of the ...
... kind , predominated in the councils of the Convention . Phil- adelphia was naturally the center for such scholarship as ex- isted at that day in the colony , and it was then the leading American city , being the assembling place of the ...
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... kind who should stand as an obstacle between the people and the State . For the people were the State , and the State was the people . Like Paine , who said in his Common Sense , that he took his rule from a " principle in nature which ...
... kind who should stand as an obstacle between the people and the State . For the people were the State , and the State was the people . Like Paine , who said in his Common Sense , that he took his rule from a " principle in nature which ...
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... kind in the first instance , and then against those which were most democratic . It is thus that it was possible for the 67 Art . i , sec . 1 . 68 08 James Madison in The Federalist , no . xlix , says that the early con- stitutions of ...
... kind in the first instance , and then against those which were most democratic . It is thus that it was possible for the 67 Art . i , sec . 1 . 68 08 James Madison in The Federalist , no . xlix , says that the early con- stitutions of ...
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Adams adopted American approved Assembly authority ballot bill body California called cent chap charter citizens Code Code of Iowa Colorado Consti constitutional amendment convention corporations Council county seat court declared delegates districts enacted established favor framed Franklin freeholders Governor Home Rule Ibid Illinois initiative instance interest Iowa John Adams Kansas Kentucky lature law-making legal voters legis legislative legislature majority Massachusetts mayor measure ment method Minnesota Mississippi Missouri municipal Nebraska number of votes officers Ohio opinion option laws ordinance Oregon passed Pennsylvania petition plebiscite political poll popular vote prohibition proposed proposition provision qualified electors question recall referendum referred regard repealed representative respect Session Laws South Carolina South Dakota special election submission submitted to popular suffrage Texas tion town township tution two-thirds vention Virginia votes cast West Virginia
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Página 146 - ... then it shall be the duty of the legislature to submit such proposed amendment or amendments to the people...
Página 203 - Federal constitution providing for the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people, and we favor direct legislation wherever practicable.
Página 494 - That perfect toleration of religious sentiment shall be secured, and that no Inhabitant of said State shall ever be molested in person, or property on account of his or her mode of religious worship: Provided, That polygamous or plural marriages are forever prohibited.
Página 13 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs, has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.
Página 341 - ... in harmony with and subject to the Constitution and laws of the State.
Página 192 - Indian descent, not members of any tribe; provided, that the legislature may at any time extend by law the right of suffrage to persons not herein enumeraled ; but no such law shall be in force until the same shall have been submitted to a vote of the people at a general election, and approved by a majority of all the votes cast at such election...
Página 439 - Under such general laws, the electors of each city and village shall have power and authority to frame, adopt and amend its charter...
Página 438 - Corporations may be formed under general laws, but shall not be created by the Legislative Assembly by special laws. The Legislative Assembly shall not enact, amend or repeal any charter or act of incorporation for any municipality, city or town.
Página 111 - ... election shall have voted for a convention, the legislature shall at the next session provide by law for calling the same; and such convention shall consist of a number of members, not less than double that of the most numerous branch of the legislature.
Página 146 - Any amendment or amendments to this constitution may be proposed in either house of the general assembly; and if the same shall be agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, such proposed amendment shall be entered on their journals, with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and referred to the legislature to be chosen at the next general election...