The Performance of American Government: Checks and MinusesFree Press, 1972 - 372 pages |
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... constitution depends on what laws are involved . To understand any constitution , we must discover the political theory it embodies ; to evaluate it , we need a political theory of our own . Mechanistic and Organic Theories Americans ...
... constitution depends on what laws are involved . To understand any constitution , we must discover the political theory it embodies ; to evaluate it , we need a political theory of our own . Mechanistic and Organic Theories Americans ...
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... constitution is designed to enable the " true will " of men to prevail over their " apparent will , " whether the constitution is thought to embody the real will or only to contain checks and procedures which will force men to go slowly ...
... constitution is designed to enable the " true will " of men to prevail over their " apparent will , " whether the constitution is thought to embody the real will or only to contain checks and procedures which will force men to go slowly ...
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... Constitution . Under this approach the Constitution is regarded as so superior to ordinary legislation that law - making bodies are subject to its ultimate rules . The judges , as the guardians of the Constitution , are expected to ...
... Constitution . Under this approach the Constitution is regarded as so superior to ordinary legislation that law - making bodies are subject to its ultimate rules . The judges , as the guardians of the Constitution , are expected to ...
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