Democracy in America, Volume 1Saunders and Otley, 1838 |
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... ment in civil causes ; nay , more , he may readily elude the punishment which awaits him for a delinquency by breaking his bail . So that all the penalties of the law are , for him , reducible to fines * . Nothing can be more ...
... ment in civil causes ; nay , more , he may readily elude the punishment which awaits him for a delinquency by breaking his bail . So that all the penalties of the law are , for him , reducible to fines * . Nothing can be more ...
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... 1830 there were 305 townships in the State of Massachusetts , and 610,014 inhabitants ; which gives an average of about 2000 in- habitants to each township . ment does the body of citizens exercise a more imme- D 5 57.
... 1830 there were 305 townships in the State of Massachusetts , and 610,014 inhabitants ; which gives an average of about 2000 in- habitants to each township . ment does the body of citizens exercise a more imme- D 5 57.
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Alexis de Tocqueville. ment does the body of citizens exercise a more imme- diate influence . In America , the people is a master whose exigencies demand obedience to the utmost limits of possibility . In New England the majority acts by ...
Alexis de Tocqueville. ment does the body of citizens exercise a more imme- diate influence . In America , the people is a master whose exigencies demand obedience to the utmost limits of possibility . In New England the majority acts by ...
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... ment exercise , in certain cases , a sort of inspection or control over the secondary bodiest . At other times they constitute a court of appeal for the decision of affairs . In the State of New York judicial penalties * In some of the ...
... ment exercise , in certain cases , a sort of inspection or control over the secondary bodiest . At other times they constitute a court of appeal for the decision of affairs . In the State of New York judicial penalties * In some of the ...
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... ment , and the centralization of the local administration . — Local administration not centralized in the United States ; great general centralization of the Government . - Some bad consequences result- ing to the United States from the ...
... ment , and the centralization of the local administration . — Local administration not centralized in the United States ; great general centralization of the Government . - Some bad consequences result- ing to the United States from the ...
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Page 296 - ... then it shall be the duty of the Legislature to submit such proposed amendment or amendments to the people, in such manner and at such time as the Legislature shall prescribe...
Page 274 - ... 2. A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another state, shall, on demand of the executive authority of the state from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the state having jurisdiction of the crime.
Page 272 - Term, be elected as follows: 2. Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress...
Page 271 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken.
Page 273 - No person, except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President...
Page 274 - Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Page 296 - Any amendment or amendments to this constitution may be proposed in the senate and assembly; and if the same shall be agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their journals with the yeas and nays taken thereon...
Page 265 - Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.
Page 293 - Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.
Page 270 - To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased, by the consent of the Legislature of the State in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings : and, 17.