 | Jean Louis de Lolme - 1853 - 416 pagina’s
...temptations to set himself above them. The basis of the English constitution, the capital principle on which all others depend, is, that the legislative power...explaining them. The constituent parts of Parliament are,—the King, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. The House of Commons, otherwise the... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1854 - 286 pagina’s
...involves the prerogative of the crown. The capital principle of the English constitution, on which all others depend, is, that the legislative power belongs to parliament alone; that is, the power of making laws, of abrogating them,c: of changing them. The constituent parts of parliament... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee, Edward Nares - 1857 - 294 pagina’s
...involves the prerogative of the crown. The capital principle of the English constitution, on which all others depend, is, that the legislative power belongs to parliament alone; that is, the power of • making laws, of abrogating them, o: of changing them. The constituent parts of parliament... | |
 | Samuel Freeman Miller - 1891 - 800 pagina’s
...presented to men." 3 Works, 12. The basis of the English constitution, the capital principle on which all others depend, is that the legislative power belongs...laws and of abrogating, changing, or explaining them. De Lolme, Constitution of England (London, 1834), p. 49. 1 16 Missouri, 3, 18. A pure monarchy means... | |
 | William Henry Pope Clement - 1898 - 382 pagina’s
...law-enforcing branch. In theory, the two were entirely separate. Parliament, the law-making body, consisted of the King, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons, the latter (often called the "people's house") being composed of members elected by the people of the various... | |
 | Alexander Wood Renton, Maxwell Alexander Robertson - 1908 - 698 pagina’s
...were merged in the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the Acts of Union with Scotland and Ireland. The constituent parts of Parliament are the King, the HOUSE OF LORDS (gv), and the HOUSE OF COMMONS (qv). Summons. — The prerogative of summoning Parliament is in the... | |
 | Frank Dilnot - 1917 - 204 pagina’s
...The hot hopes were to have a speedy quenching. The laws of England are passed by the joint consent of the King, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. The House of Commons is an electoral body, but the House of Lords has a hereditary membership, descending from father to... | |
 | 1928 - 848 pagina’s
...(1910) 48 OLR 474 at p. 476. "The basis of the English constitution, the capital principle upon which all others depend, is, that the legislative power...laws, and of abrogating, changing, or explaining them ... no man in England . . . can oppose the irresistible power of the Laws"—De Lolme, The Rise and... | |
 | Co-operative Union Ltd. Education Department - 1923 - 236 pagina’s
...DEFINITIONS : Citizen, nation, state. Types of states. Functions of Government. THE CONSTITUTION : The King, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. The Representation of the People Act, 1918. FUNCTIONS OF PARLIAMENT : Parliamentary Procedure, Bills and... | |
 | Chester Ora Mathews - 1926 - 168 pagina’s
...Parliamentary (Cabinet) Government The British government consists today of three parts, the Crown (that is the king), the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The real law-making power is now in the House of Commons. Members of the House serve for five years. Every... | |
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The basis of the English constitution, the capital principle on which all others depend, is, that the legislative power belongs to parliament alone : that is to say, the power of establishing laws, and of abrogating, changing, or explaining them. The... 
