The American Commonwealth -

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Cosimo, Inc., 2007 M11 1 - 740 páginas
First published in 1888, The American Commonwealth was an instant classic, a three-volume set discussing the political structure of American society, its legal system, and its people with an analysis that is both broad and in-depth. Volume I covers the Constitution and the American political system. It discusses the structure of American government and the ways in which the living American government as an entity responds to crisis. The possibilities and power struggles inherent in the American system of government are examined and documented with a fair hand. Bryce goes into further detail about state constitutions and the differing legal structures that exist on a more local level. Anyone with an interest in politics or American history will find Bryce's commentary penetratingly insightful. British historian VISCOUNT JAMES BRYCE (1838-1922) attended the University of Glasgow and Trinity College, Oxford. He is best known for his scholarship of the Holy Roman Empire. His popular works include Studies in History and Jurisprudence (1901) and Studies in Contemporary Biography (1903).

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GROWth and DeveLOPMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
359
THE AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
364
THE INTERPRETATION OF THE CONSTITUTION
372
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION BY USAGE
391
THE RESULTS OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
400
THE STATE GOVERNMENTS
409
NATURE OF THE AMERICAN STATE
411
STATE CONSTITUTIONS
427

WHY GREAT MEN ARE NOT CHOSEN PRESIDENTS
78
THE CABINET
86
THE SENATE
97
THE SENATE AS AN EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL BODY
106
ITS WORKING AND INFLUENCE
111
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
124
THE HOUSE AT WORK
142
THE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS
154
CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION
165
CONGRESSIONAL FINANCE
174
THE RELATIONS OF THE TWO HOUSES
183
CHAP PAGE XIX GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON CONGRESS
189
THE RELATIONS OF CONGRESS TO THE PRESIDENT
208
THE LEGISLATURE AND THE EXECUTIVE
215
THE FEDERAL COURTS
228
THE COURTS AND THE CONSTITUTION
241
THE WORKING OF THE COURTS
261
COMPARISON OF THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN SYSTEMS
277
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE FRAME OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
298
THE FEDERAL SYSTEM
312
Working RelaTIONS OF THE NATIONAL AND THE STATE GOVERNMENTS
325
CRITICISM OF THE FEDERAL SYSTEM
342
MERITS OF THE FEDERAL SYSTEM
350
THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATE CONSTITUTIONS
450
DIRECT LEGISLATION BY THE PEOPLE
463
STATE LEGISLATURES
477
THE STATE EXECUTIVE
494
THE STATE JUDICIARY
501
STATE FINANCE
512
THE WORKING OF STATE GOVERNMENTS
528
XLV REMEDIES FOR THE FAULTS OF STATE GOVERNMENTS
549
STATE POLITICS
565
THE TERRITORIES
578
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
589
OBSERVATIONS ON RURAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT
611
THE GOVERNMENT OF CITIES
622
THE WORKING OF CITY GOVERNMENTS
635
AN AMERICAN VIEW OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
650
ON CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS
667
EXTRACTS FROM THE RULES OF THE SENATE
673
THE FEDERAL SYSTEM OF THE ENGLISH UNIVERSITIES
682
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION 178188
690
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
697
EXTRACTS FROM THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALI
711
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