Free Government in England and America: Containing the Great Charter, the Petition of Right, the Bill of Rights, the Federal Constitution, Band 25Carleton, 1864 - 576 Seiten |
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... Authority - This Right an Indefeasible Inheritance of their Posterity - Case of the Greek Christians - Summary - Case of Hezekiah --Arbitrary Rulers put themselves into a State of War with the People -Thereby Absolving them from ...
... Authority - This Right an Indefeasible Inheritance of their Posterity - Case of the Greek Christians - Summary - Case of Hezekiah --Arbitrary Rulers put themselves into a State of War with the People -Thereby Absolving them from ...
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... authority to alter constitutional covenants is lodged in the States , which must act in strict obedi- ence to the organic law . Statute laws , State and federal , come within the legislative authority . It is now proposed to ordain a ...
... authority to alter constitutional covenants is lodged in the States , which must act in strict obedi- ence to the organic law . Statute laws , State and federal , come within the legislative authority . It is now proposed to ordain a ...
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... authority . It was fearfully menaced , not by mere casual disobedience , but by organic , internal convulsion . Its authority was openly set aside by large and influential States , four of which were original parties to the Union . Our ...
... authority . It was fearfully menaced , not by mere casual disobedience , but by organic , internal convulsion . Its authority was openly set aside by large and influential States , four of which were original parties to the Union . Our ...
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... authority over individuals within the scope of the powers delegated to it by the States , but in nothing else . This is seen in the act of confederation , and in the fact that it is a govern- ment of States . It contains not one ...
... authority over individuals within the scope of the powers delegated to it by the States , but in nothing else . This is seen in the act of confederation , and in the fact that it is a govern- ment of States . It contains not one ...
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... authority of the Union , professing to sustain it , as the rebel who openly defies its authority . We have no right to make war for anything else than the enforcement of the laws , as we have no right to punish rebels for anything else ...
... authority of the Union , professing to sustain it , as the rebel who openly defies its authority . We have no right to make war for anything else than the enforcement of the laws , as we have no right to punish rebels for anything else ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
absolute ancient Anglo-Saxon appointed arbitrary army Articles Articles of Confederation assembled authority barons called cause Charles charter citizens civil colonies command common law confederation Congress consent Constitution council court crown declared delegates despotism duties Edward enforcement England English equal established executive exercise Federal feudal force free government free system freedom freemen grant habeas corpus imprisoned independent institutions judges judicial judiciary jurisdiction jury justice king king's kingdom land legislative legislature liberty limited lord Lord Coke Lords Spiritual Magna Charta majesty martial law matters ment military nation oath offence officers Parliament party peace persons Petition of Right political prerogative present President principles privileges privy council proceedings punishment realm reason rebellion reign resolution royal Saxon ship money South Carolina sovereign Star Chamber statute supreme system of laws tenants things tion tonnage and poundage trial Union United vassal vote writ
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 387 - That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of parliament, is against law.
Seite 532 - Person. 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 herein before directed to be taken.
Seite 516 - And the articles of this Confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State, and the union shall be perpetual ; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them, unless such alteration be agreed to in a Congress of the United States, and be afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every State.
Seite 529 - Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside. And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
Seite 495 - ... of establishing rules for deciding in all cases, what captures on land or water shall be legal, and in what manner prizes taken by land or naval forces in the service of the United States shall be divided or appropriated...
Seite 570 - The question with me is not whether you have a right to render your people miserable, but whether it is not your interest to make them happy. It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do, but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.
Seite 468 - All charges of war and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defence or general welfare, and allowed by the United States in congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury...
Seite 452 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the united colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.
Seite 534 - States shall be necessary to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice President.] 3.
Seite 74 - It is also not entirely unworthy of observation, that in declaring what shall be the supreme law of the land, the Constitution itself is first mentioned ; and not the laws of the United States generally, but those only which shall be made in pursuance of the Constitution, have that rank.