The American Republic and Its Government: An Analysis of the Government of the United States, with a Consideration of Its Fundamental Principles and of Its Relations to the States and TerritoriesG. P. Putnam's sons, 1908 - 410 pages |
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Page 51
... department being under the control of a chief , each chief being responsible to some central head . Under such a system few interests are left to private individuals , and the interference of the state is carried to an extreme ex- cess ...
... department being under the control of a chief , each chief being responsible to some central head . Under such a system few interests are left to private individuals , and the interference of the state is carried to an extreme ex- cess ...
Page 60
... departments or provinces or counties , but these subdi- visions are subject to the sovereign will exercised at the common centre , and they exist for administrative pur- poses only ; that is , the divisions exist in order that the ...
... departments or provinces or counties , but these subdi- visions are subject to the sovereign will exercised at the common centre , and they exist for administrative pur- poses only ; that is , the divisions exist in order that the ...
Page 63
... departments of France . They have over their citizens an authority which is their own , and not delegated by the Central Government . They have not been called into being by that government . They existed be- fore it ; they could exist ...
... departments of France . They have over their citizens an authority which is their own , and not delegated by the Central Government . They have not been called into being by that government . They existed be- fore it ; they could exist ...
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... United States Bank , Writings of Jefferson , Ford's ed . , vol . v . , p . 284 . This is the well - known expression of the " sweeping clause " of the ernment of the United States , or any department thereof 74 The American Republic.
... United States Bank , Writings of Jefferson , Ford's ed . , vol . v . , p . 284 . This is the well - known expression of the " sweeping clause " of the ernment of the United States , or any department thereof 74 The American Republic.
Page 75
... department thereof , goes to the destruction of all the limits prescribed to their power by the Constitution . Words meant to be subsidiary to the execu tion of limited powers ought not to be so construed as to give un- limited powers ...
... department thereof , goes to the destruction of all the limits prescribed to their power by the Constitution . Words meant to be subsidiary to the execu tion of limited powers ought not to be so construed as to give un- limited powers ...
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