American Government and PoliticsMacmillan, 1910 - 772 pages |
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... Civil War , remains unchanged so far as the machinery of government and the powers of its three departments are concerned . It is , therefore , from Amer- ican history alone that one can learn , for instance , why there are two Senators ...
... Civil War , remains unchanged so far as the machinery of government and the powers of its three departments are concerned . It is , therefore , from Amer- ican history alone that one can learn , for instance , why there are two Senators ...
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... civil and military - the power of legislation so far as the crown has such - its judicial and executive powers , its powers of chancery , admiralty jurisdiction , and that of supreme ordinary . " As the chief executive , he supervised ...
... civil and military - the power of legislation so far as the crown has such - its judicial and executive powers , its powers of chancery , admiralty jurisdiction , and that of supreme ordinary . " As the chief executive , he supervised ...
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... civil officers ; in South Carolina the governor had to secure the approval of the council before taking any important action or making an official appointment ; in Rhode Island the assistants shared the executive power of the governor ...
... civil officers ; in South Carolina the governor had to secure the approval of the council before taking any important action or making an official appointment ; in Rhode Island the assistants shared the executive power of the governor ...
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... civil matters , these justices had jurisdiction over cases involving small amounts , under five pounds in New York and under forty shillings in Massachusetts . In criminal matters they were competent to try only the pettiest offences ...
... civil matters , these justices had jurisdiction over cases involving small amounts , under five pounds in New York and under forty shillings in Massachusetts . In criminal matters they were competent to try only the pettiest offences ...
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... civil jurisdiction in cases involving certain amounts . Each colony had a high court which decided weighty matters and appeals from the lower courts . In the royal colonies the governor as chancellor and his council generally composed ...
... civil jurisdiction in cases involving certain amounts . Each colony had a high court which decided weighty matters and appeals from the lower courts . In the royal colonies the governor as chancellor and his council generally composed ...
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