American Government and PoliticsMacmillan, 1910 - 772 pages |
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... legislature , the royal governor also enjoyed extensive powers . In all of the eight colonies men- tioned above , except Massachusetts , he nominated the council which composed the upper house of the legislature . He sum- moned ...
... legislature , the royal governor also enjoyed extensive powers . In all of the eight colonies men- tioned above , except Massachusetts , he nominated the council which composed the upper house of the legislature . He sum- moned ...
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... legislature in Maryland suc- ceeded , toward the Revolution , in securing a tolerably effective control over the governor in the exercise of these large powers . Colonial Legislatures In all of the colonies , except Pennsylvania , there ...
... legislature in Maryland suc- ceeded , toward the Revolution , in securing a tolerably effective control over the governor in the exercise of these large powers . Colonial Legislatures In all of the colonies , except Pennsylvania , there ...
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... legislature ; in Pennsylvania , where it was the proprietor's advisory board , it lost almost all legislative power , and in the royal provinces it became an aristocratic body , sympathizing generally with the governor and king in the ...
... legislature ; in Pennsylvania , where it was the proprietor's advisory board , it lost almost all legislative power , and in the royal provinces it became an aristocratic body , sympathizing generally with the governor and king in the ...
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... legislature the advis- ability of calling a national assembly to settle upon and define the powers of Congress ; and the legislature resolved that the government under the Articles of Confederation was inefficient and should be reformed ...
... legislature the advis- ability of calling a national assembly to settle upon and define the powers of Congress ; and the legislature resolved that the government under the Articles of Confederation was inefficient and should be reformed ...
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... legislatures , which had been so negligent in paying their quotas under the Articles and which had been so jealous of ... legislature , for their assent and ratification ; and each con- vention assenting thereto and ratifying the same ...
... legislatures , which had been so negligent in paying their quotas under the Articles and which had been so jealous of ... legislature , for their assent and ratification ; and each con- vention assenting thereto and ratifying the same ...
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