Political Science and Comparative Constitutional Law ...: Government

John William Burgess

Ginn, 1890 - Comparative law

Contents

• BOOK III: 1
• B Government is consolidated or coordinate: 8
• THE APPLICATION OF THE TESTS: 17
• The Form of the English Government: 32
• Its demerits: 41
• where two or more returns are sent in by two or more sets: 43
• Principle of representation in the Senate 49: 49
• The Principle of the Quorum: 55
• 9: 57
• THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE: 59
• Qualifications of Membership: 69
• 138: 71
• Omissions in the: 74
• The Mode of Legislation: 75
• THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GERMAN IMPERIAL: 77
• Harmony in practice in the matter of qualifications: 91
• THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FRENCH: 94
• The Qualifications of Members: 98
• COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE LEGISLATIVE: 106
• Qualifications and Disqualifications of Legislative Members: 117
• Advantages of the presence of the heads of the executive departments: 118
• The Principle of the Quorum: 124
• THE POWERS OF THE CONGRESS OF: 133
• Legislation in respect to the monetary system: 142
• Legislation in respect to the organization and procedure of the courts: 156
• CHAPTER VIII: 168
• Legislation in respect to medical and veterinary practice: 174
• Legislation in respect to imperial territory not under the federal: 180
• THE CROWN OF GREAT BRITAIN: 185
• Character and Privileges of the Crown: 192
• The powers of the Crown over the Established Church: 207
• THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EXECUTIVE IN: 216
• II The Law of Succession to the Presidency: 238
• THE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT: 248
• The dismissal of officials: 251
• The order in which the President may use the means confided to: 257
• CONSTRUCTION OF THE EXECUTIVE IN: 264
• PAGE: 276
• THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EXECUTIVE: 288
• Civil Administrative Powers: 298
• COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EXECUTIVE: 307
• The Personal Irresponsibility of the Executive: 312
• The Judicial Powers: 325
• THE CONSTITUTIONAL JUDICIARY IN: 338
• THE ORGANIZATION AND POWERS OF: 347
• THE ORGANIZATION AND POWERS OF: 352
• The Position of the Judiciary over against the Other Departments: 361
• 31: 368
• Legislature in respect to territories districts and places not under: 372
• The Privileges of the Emperor: 377
• 126 127: 379
• The Powers of the President in Civil Administration: 381

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Bibliographic information

• Title: Political Science and Comparative Constitutional Law ...: Government; Making of modern law: Foreign, comparative and international law, 1600-1926; Volume 2 of Political Science and Comparative Constitutional Law, John William Burgess; Systematic series; Systematic series, ed. by the faculty of political science in Columbia college
• Author: John William Burgess
• Publisher: Ginn, 1890
• Original from: the New York Public Library
• Digitized: Dec 14, 2005