American Government and PoliticsMacmillan, 1910 - 772 pages |
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Page 73
... Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives with this sentence : " The House of Representatives 1 See Readings , p . 21. ? The Law and Custom of the Constitution , chap . i . choose their own Speaker . " This statement throws as The ...
... Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives with this sentence : " The House of Representatives 1 See Readings , p . 21. ? The Law and Custom of the Constitution , chap . i . choose their own Speaker . " This statement throws as The ...
Page 74
... Speaker is chosen by the House of Representatives . In fact , he is selected by a caucus of the majority members of the House . 4. In the view of the Constitution the Speaker is the impartial presiding officer of the House . In fact ...
... Speaker is chosen by the House of Representatives . In fact , he is selected by a caucus of the majority members of the House . 4. In the view of the Constitution the Speaker is the impartial presiding officer of the House . In fact ...
Page 170
Charles Austin Beard. he is often compelled to choose from among five or ten speakers trying to get the floor at the same time ; and it is , therefore , im- portant that he should be master of the rules of procedure , and capable of ...
Charles Austin Beard. he is often compelled to choose from among five or ten speakers trying to get the floor at the same time ; and it is , therefore , im- portant that he should be master of the rules of procedure , and capable of ...
Page 174
... speakers , organizers , and publicity agents scattered over the Union , and as the day of election approaches surveys the whole field with the eye of an experienced general , discovering weak places in his battle array , hurrying up ...
... speakers , organizers , and publicity agents scattered over the Union , and as the day of election approaches surveys the whole field with the eye of an experienced general , discovering weak places in his battle array , hurrying up ...
Page 176
... speakers , and others 1 The evidence for these statements is in the Congressional Record , Vol . XL , part vi , pp . 5336 ff . In 1907 Congress passed an act forbidding corporations to make contributions to campaign funds in federal ...
... speakers , and others 1 The evidence for these statements is in the Congressional Record , Vol . XL , part vi , pp . 5336 ff . In 1907 Congress passed an act forbidding corporations to make contributions to campaign funds in federal ...
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