The American Commonwealth -First published in 1888, The American Commonwealth was an instant classic, a three-volume set discussing the political structure of American society, its legal system, and its people with an analysis that is both broad and in-depth. Volume I covers the Constitution and the American political system. It discusses the structure of American government and the ways in which the living American government as an entity responds to crisis. The possibilities and power struggles inherent in the American system of government are examined and documented with a fair hand. Bryce goes into further detail about state constitutions and the differing legal structures that exist on a more local level. Anyone with an interest in politics or American history will find Bryce's commentary penetratingly insightful. British historian VISCOUNT JAMES BRYCE (1838-1922) attended the University of Glasgow and Trinity College, Oxford. He is best known for his scholarship of the Holy Roman Empire. His popular works include Studies in History and Jurisprudence (1901) and Studies in Contemporary Biography (1903). |
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Merits of the Federal System | 350 |
Growth akb Development of thb Constitution | 359 |
Thb Amendment or thb Constitution | 364 |
xwiH The Interpretation of thb Constitution | 372 |
The Development of tub Constitution bt Usage | 391 |
Thb Results of Constitutional Development | 400 |
Nature of the American State | 411 |
Statb Constitutions | 427 |
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The Hocse at Work | 142 |
xti Congressional Legislation | 165 |
Congressional Finance | 174 |
xvni The Relations op the Two Houses | 183 |
Gbhbral Observations on Cokrbss | 189 |
This Relations of Congress to the Pbesibbnt | 208 |
The Legislature and the Executive | 215 |
The Federal Courts | 228 |
The Court and the Constitution | 241 |
The Working of the Courts | 261 |
Comparison of tub American and European Systems | 277 |
xxvn The Federal System | 312 |
xxrur Working Relations of tub National and thb State Governments | 325 |
xxjx Criticism of tub Federal System | 342 |
The Development of Statb Constitutions | 450 |
Direct Legislation by the People | 463 |
xu State Legislatures | 477 |
xu Thb State Executive | 494 |
xlh The State Judiciary | 501 |
Statb Finance | 512 |
The Working of State Governments | 528 |
Remedies for the Faults of State Governments | 549 |
xlvm The Territories 678 | 578 |
Local Government | 589 |
Observations on Rural Local Government | 611 |
The Government of Cities 822 | 622 |
The Working of City Governments | 635 |
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| Наслов | The American Commonwealth - |
| Аутор | Viscount James Bryce |
| Издавач | Cosimo, Inc., 2007 |
| ISBN | 160206881X, 9781602068810 |
| Дужина | 740 страница |
| Извоз навода | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |