The Development of Parliament During the Nineteenth CenturyLongmans, Green, and Company, 1895 - 183 Seiten |
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... majority into whose hands they have resigned the power . From these conditions arises the problem of present politics which will be considered in the concluding chapter . The first step in the transition of which we are to trace the ...
... majority into whose hands they have resigned the power . From these conditions arises the problem of present politics which will be considered in the concluding chapter . The first step in the transition of which we are to trace the ...
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... majority of the boroughs were regarded as the property of certain proprietors , whose names are to be found printed in Oldfield's ' Representative History ; ' 2 that by these pro- prietors they were commonly sold for sums which ranged ...
... majority of the boroughs were regarded as the property of certain proprietors , whose names are to be found printed in Oldfield's ' Representative History ; ' 2 that by these pro- prietors they were commonly sold for sums which ranged ...
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... majority . Repre- sentatives who had bought their seats expected a return for their money . As Romilly puts it : Many men who buy seats do it as a matter of pecuniary speculation , as a profitable way of employing their money ; they ...
... majority . Repre- sentatives who had bought their seats expected a return for their money . As Romilly puts it : Many men who buy seats do it as a matter of pecuniary speculation , as a profitable way of employing their money ; they ...
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... majority was pur- chased to approve the peace . ' 1 Under these con- ditions it is clear that the power of the Commons to check the executive was seriously impaired , and that under a strong king or a strong minister the government ...
... majority was pur- chased to approve the peace . ' 1 Under these con- ditions it is clear that the power of the Commons to check the executive was seriously impaired , and that under a strong king or a strong minister the government ...
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... majority . But behind the minister stood the crown ; and a strong or an obstinate sovereign , as was shown in the case of George III . , might initiate and carry through a disastrous policy , in defiance of the opposition not only of ...
... majority . But behind the minister stood the crown ; and a strong or an obstinate sovereign , as was shown in the case of George III . , might initiate and carry through a disastrous policy , in defiance of the opposition not only of ...
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