Two Aspects of the German ConstitutionYale Publishing, 1894 - 39 pages |
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... German publicists agree that the emperor is not the sovereign . They differ , however , with regard to the positive side of the question . Almost all of them de- clare that the allied governments together are the Imperial sovereign ...
... German publicists agree that the emperor is not the sovereign . They differ , however , with regard to the positive side of the question . Almost all of them de- clare that the allied governments together are the Imperial sovereign ...
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... emperor not long ago in a public speech used a phrase which evidently referred to the princes as the members of the empire ; for he spoke , if my memory does not deceive me , of his " high allies " . Now the underlying idea of this ...
... emperor not long ago in a public speech used a phrase which evidently referred to the princes as the members of the empire ; for he spoke , if my memory does not deceive me , of his " high allies " . Now the underlying idea of this ...
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... emperor , but is vested in the totality of the allied governments " .1 And it was in a speech which the Secretary of ... German newspaper . The emperor is always spoken of as the monarch , or the sovereign . When one reads a German ...
... emperor , but is vested in the totality of the allied governments " .1 And it was in a speech which the Secretary of ... German newspaper . The emperor is always spoken of as the monarch , or the sovereign . When one reads a German ...
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... emperor is not a sovereign ; and the popular view is that the emperor is a monarch and the sovereign of Germany , and the Federal Council , if anything , is the upper House of the German Empire . Now , if this is a correct statement of ...
... emperor is not a sovereign ; and the popular view is that the emperor is a monarch and the sovereign of Germany , and the Federal Council , if anything , is the upper House of the German Empire . Now , if this is a correct statement of ...
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... German Empire and the German states which are con- stitutional monarchies . This analogy is a very close one , indeed ; and ... emperor to sub- mit the bill to the Imperial Diet . In harmony with this in- terpretation Article 16 declares ...
... German Empire and the German states which are con- stitutional monarchies . This analogy is a very close one , indeed ; and ... emperor to sub- mit the bill to the Imperial Diet . In harmony with this in- terpretation Article 16 declares ...
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Page 4 - And the use of all of these terms, 'treaty', 'agreement', 'compact', show that it was the intention of the framers of the Constitution to...
Page 2 - The presidency of the union belongs to the King of Prussia who, in this capacity, shall be entitled German Emperor.
Page 3 - Chief Executive with a general power to direct and control the administrative acts of subordinate federal officers. Any powers exercised by the President in this area, therefore, must emanate from statutory delegations or the clear implication of a course of legislative action. Consistent...
Page 1 - Bavaria, etc., as far as I know. I say as far as I know, because the meetings of the Federal Council are secret.
Page 1 - The Federal Council consists of the Representatives of the members of the Confederation, amongst whom the votes are divided according to the rules for the full assembly of the late Germanic Confederation, so that Prussia, with the late votes of Hanover...
Page 11 - Diet in the name of the emperor according to the resolutions of the Federal Council".