American Government and PoliticsMacmillan, 1910 - 772 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 11
... practice of England ; and no concrete need for it had arisen in the colonies . In the charters , the legislative power conferred was general , not specific . For example , the Massachusetts charter of 1691 provided that the assembly ...
... practice of England ; and no concrete need for it had arisen in the colonies . In the charters , the legislative power conferred was general , not specific . For example , the Massachusetts charter of 1691 provided that the assembly ...
Page 13
... practice of uniting all the justices of the county in a general court of quarter sessions was followed ; and this court , in addi- tion to exercising criminal jurisdiction , supervised roads , bridges , inns , and other county affairs ...
... practice of uniting all the justices of the county in a general court of quarter sessions was followed ; and this court , in addi- tion to exercising criminal jurisdiction , supervised roads , bridges , inns , and other county affairs ...
Page 14
... practice of carrying important cases to a tribunal above all colonial courts was steadily maintained . Consequently , when the colonists were later called upon to organize their own judicial system , they had to make but slight changes ...
... practice of carrying important cases to a tribunal above all colonial courts was steadily maintained . Consequently , when the colonists were later called upon to organize their own judicial system , they had to make but slight changes ...
Page 46
... practice . Everywhere in Europe the government was in the hands of a ruling monarch or at best a ruling class ; everywhere the mass of the people had been regarded principally as an arms - bearing and tax - paying multitude , uneducated ...
... practice . Everywhere in Europe the government was in the hands of a ruling monarch or at best a ruling class ; everywhere the mass of the people had been regarded principally as an arms - bearing and tax - paying multitude , uneducated ...
Page 61
... practice , with the exception of the first eleven articles , no change has been made save under circumstances of a serious character . There are , in reality , four possible ways of amending the Con- stitution , although in practice ...
... practice , with the exception of the first eleven articles , no change has been made save under circumstances of a serious character . There are , in reality , four possible ways of amending the Con- stitution , although in practice ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
administration adopted amendment American appointed army Articles of Confederation assembly authority ballot bill campaign candidates caucus cent chap charge citizens colonies commerce commission committee commonwealth Congress congressional convention declared delegates Democratic departments district duties election electors established example executive federal Constitution federal courts federal government Federalist foreign freehold gerrymander Gouverneur Morris governor House of Representatives important interests judges judicial judiciary jurisdiction land large number legislative legislature majority Massachusetts matter measures ment municipal nominations officers organization party passed Pennsylvania persons political Political Science popular practice President presidential principles question ratified regulate Reinsch Republican Republican party resolution revenue Rhode Island rules Secretary secure Senate slavery South Carolina South Dakota Speaker statute suffrage Supreme Court Tammany Society term territory tion treaty United United States Senate vested veto vote voters York York City