Two Aspects of the German Constitution |
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... upon in law as bills of the Federal Council ; the emperor is only the means for their passage from the Federal Council to the Imperial Diet ; and the Imperial Chancellor actually submits them as the first servant of the emperor .
... upon in law as bills of the Federal Council ; the emperor is only the means for their passage from the Federal Council to the Imperial Diet ; and the Imperial Chancellor actually submits them as the first servant of the emperor .
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But if we can prove that the Imperial bills are actually prepared , not by Prussia , but by the Imperial government , then we must say that the truth is the Imperial Chancellor , happening to be a Prussian member of the Federal Council ...
But if we can prove that the Imperial bills are actually prepared , not by Prussia , but by the Imperial government , then we must say that the truth is the Imperial Chancellor , happening to be a Prussian member of the Federal Council ...
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... an acknowledgment that the German Constitution has changed , and that Imperial bills are actually prepared now by the Imperial government , that is by a third independent factor besides the Federal Council and the Imperial Diet .
... an acknowledgment that the German Constitution has changed , and that Imperial bills are actually prepared now by the Imperial government , that is by a third independent factor besides the Federal Council and the Imperial Diet .
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According to the written Constitution the Imperial bills are bills of the Federal Council ; but actually they now are bills of the Imperial government as a third factor of Imperial legislation . Seeing this contrast , we must ask ...
According to the written Constitution the Imperial bills are bills of the Federal Council ; but actually they now are bills of the Imperial government as a third factor of Imperial legislation . Seeing this contrast , we must ask ...
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... the Federal Council is the upper House and the Imperial Diet the lower House of the empire , -they interpret correctly the unwritten Constitution of to - day as it actually is . THE TUTTLE , MOREHOUSE & TAYLOR PRESS , NEW HAVEN -39—
... the Federal Council is the upper House and the Imperial Diet the lower House of the empire , -they interpret correctly the unwritten Constitution of to - day as it actually is . THE TUTTLE , MOREHOUSE & TAYLOR PRESS , NEW HAVEN -39—
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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".