American Government and PoliticsMacmillan, 1910 - 772 pages |
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... legislative , and judicial offices in all of the colonies , and the Revolutionists merely took posses- sion of them . Unlike the French popular party , they did not have to exercise their political ingenuity in creating any fun ...
... legislative , and judicial offices in all of the colonies , and the Revolutionists merely took posses- sion of them . Unlike the French popular party , they did not have to exercise their political ingenuity in creating any fun ...
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... legislative powers , that is , the right to discuss and vote on laws , the council had executive and judicial functions . It advised the governor ; in conjunction with him it formed a judicial tribunal ; it frequently controlled him in ...
... legislative powers , that is , the right to discuss and vote on laws , the council had executive and judicial functions . It advised the governor ; in conjunction with him it formed a judicial tribunal ; it frequently controlled him in ...
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... legislative powers in any complete written instru- ments . Such a procedure was almost unknown to the political practice of England ; and no concrete need for it had arisen in the colonies . In the charters , the legislative power ...
... legislative powers in any complete written instru- ments . Such a procedure was almost unknown to the political practice of England ; and no concrete need for it had arisen in the colonies . In the charters , the legislative power ...
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... legislative power asserted and enjoyed by the colonial assemblies , there were certain legal limitations on their authority . In the provincial and proprie- tary colonies , the governor exercised the right to veto laws , 1 and in all ...
... legislative power asserted and enjoyed by the colonial assemblies , there were certain legal limitations on their authority . In the provincial and proprie- tary colonies , the governor exercised the right to veto laws , 1 and in all ...
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... legislative , and judicial functions in the hands of the same body ; and it is interesting to note that the commission form of municipal government now being widely adopted throughout the United States is the return to the original ...
... legislative , and judicial functions in the hands of the same body ; and it is interesting to note that the commission form of municipal government now being widely adopted throughout the United States is the return to the original ...
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