Democracy in America, Том 1Saunders and Otley, 1838 |
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... by the custom of gavelkind is undoubtedly of British origin , and obtained universally before the æra of the Nor- man Conquest . The constitution of general public assemblies ; the election of their magis- trates by viii.
... by the custom of gavelkind is undoubtedly of British origin , and obtained universally before the æra of the Nor- man Conquest . The constitution of general public assemblies ; the election of their magis- trates by viii.
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Alexis de Tocqueville. public assemblies ; the election of their magis- trates by the people , their sheriffs , their coro- ners , their port - reeves , and even their tithing- men ; the dispensation of justice in the county- courts ...
Alexis de Tocqueville. public assemblies ; the election of their magis- trates by the people , their sheriffs , their coro- ners , their port - reeves , and even their tithing- men ; the dispensation of justice in the county- courts ...
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... Assembly of Rhode Island unanimously declared that the government of the State was a democracy , and that the power was vested in the body of free citizens , who alone had the right to make the laws and to watch their execution . Code ...
... Assembly of Rhode Island unanimously declared that the government of the State was a democracy , and that the power was vested in the body of free citizens , who alone had the right to make the laws and to watch their execution . Code ...
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... assembly of the citizens . In studying the laws which were promulgated at this first æra of the American republics , it is impossible not to be struck by the remarkable acquaintance with the science of government , and the advanced ...
... assembly of the citizens . In studying the laws which were promulgated at this first æra of the American republics , it is impossible not to be struck by the remarkable acquaintance with the science of government , and the advanced ...
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... assemblies , and especially in the townships . American society was not yet prepared to adopt it with all its consequences . The intelligence of New England , and the wealth of the country to the south of the Hudson , ( as I have shown ...
... assemblies , and especially in the townships . American society was not yet prepared to adopt it with all its consequences . The intelligence of New England , and the wealth of the country to the south of the Hudson , ( as I have shown ...
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Страница 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...
Страница 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.
Страница 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...
Страница 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.
Страница 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...
Страница 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.
Страница 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...
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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.