The Growth of Democracy in the United States: Or, The Evolution of Popular Co-operation in Government and Its ResultsQuadrangle Press, 1898 - 532 Seiten |
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... federal and state government , 98-99 . The prin- ciples underlying our government , 99. The necessity of making our government responsible and responsive to the people , 100. Means employed to this end , 100-101 . Popu- lar co ...
... federal and state government , 98-99 . The prin- ciples underlying our government , 99. The necessity of making our government responsible and responsive to the people , 100. Means employed to this end , 100-101 . Popu- lar co ...
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... federal constitution and provided for the admission of other States on the same footing . Instead of that sov- ereignty being vested in a King , it was retained by the people whose interests it was organized to protect . The sovereignty ...
... federal constitution and provided for the admission of other States on the same footing . Instead of that sov- ereignty being vested in a King , it was retained by the people whose interests it was organized to protect . The sovereignty ...
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... Federal gov- ernment.22 Their constitutions were short and confined to structural provisions and guarantees to the general social state . They were " more fundamental and less particular " than those based on the county . Local in ...
... Federal gov- ernment.22 Their constitutions were short and confined to structural provisions and guarantees to the general social state . They were " more fundamental and less particular " than those based on the county . Local in ...
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... federal government by the people of the United States having certain of the more general powers which were to be exercised over and in behalf of all of the people of the United States ; second , for the organization of separate State ...
... federal government by the people of the United States having certain of the more general powers which were to be exercised over and in behalf of all of the people of the United States ; second , for the organization of separate State ...
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... federal establishment popular co- operation was not as extensively employed as it was many years later ; at that time we had just broken away from the forms of monarchy and absolutism ; popular government was in its infancy and all its ...
... federal establishment popular co- operation was not as extensively employed as it was many years later ; at that time we had just broken away from the forms of monarchy and absolutism ; popular government was in its infancy and all its ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 168 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience, and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other.
Seite 52 - King, defender of the faith, &c., having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Seite 172 - Freedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any court, or place out of Congress...
Seite 169 - Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of the right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions for libel the truth may be given in evidence to the jury, and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted.
Seite 233 - No county, city, township, school district, or other municipal corporation, shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner or for any purpose, to an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for the state and county taxes, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness.
Seite 236 - ... without the assent of two-thirds of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an election to be held for that purpose, nor unless, before or at the time of incurring such indebtedness, provision shall be made for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness as it falls due, and also provision to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof on or before maturity, which shall not exceed forty years from the time of contracting the same.
Seite 116 - ... found necessary — the General Court, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, shall issue precepts to the Selectmen of the several towns, and to the Assessors of the unincorporated plantations, directing them to convene the qualified voters of their respective towns and plantations for the purpose of collecting their sentiments on the necessity or expediency of revising the Constitution, in order to amendments.
Seite 474 - ... in order to induce or compel such person to vote or refrain from voting, or on account of such person having voted or refrained from voting at any election, or who shall by abduction, duress, or any fraudulent device or contrivance impede or prevent the free exercise of the franchise of any elector, or shall thereby compel, induce, or prevail upon any elector either to give or to refrain from giving his vote at any election, shall be guilty of undue influence. 3. The expression "corrupt practice...
Seite 233 - The credit of the State shall not in any manner be given, or loaned to, or in aid of any individual association or corporation; nor shall the...
Seite 163 - The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man ; and every citizen may freely speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty.