Two Aspects of the German ConstitutionYale Publishing, 1894 - 39 pages |
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Page 12
... consider his words as of the greatest weight for an interpretation of the Constitu- tion . One wished to give the governments the feeling that they together were the empire , that the two conceptions , the empire and the allied ...
... consider his words as of the greatest weight for an interpretation of the Constitu- tion . One wished to give the governments the feeling that they together were the empire , that the two conceptions , the empire and the allied ...
Page 13
... consider them in detail : I : To : Is it true that all Imperial bills must be first resolved upon by the Federal Council ? No ! the Imperial bills may also be proposed by the Imperial Diet . For Article 23 of the Constitution reads ...
... consider them in detail : I : To : Is it true that all Imperial bills must be first resolved upon by the Federal Council ? No ! the Imperial bills may also be proposed by the Imperial Diet . For Article 23 of the Constitution reads ...
Page 23
... considers the overwhelming im- portance of Prussia over against all other member states of the union together . This explains the fact that , from the foundation of the North German Federation , it was Prussia that proposed almost all ...
... considers the overwhelming im- portance of Prussia over against all other member states of the union together . This explains the fact that , from the foundation of the North German Federation , it was Prussia that proposed almost all ...
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... consider the interests of the nation as a whole , it would be simply suicidal for the reign- ing princes to stand for particularism in the Federal Coun- cil . Above all , by opposing the Imperial government they would lose the support ...
... consider the interests of the nation as a whole , it would be simply suicidal for the reign- ing princes to stand for particularism in the Federal Coun- cil . Above all , by opposing the Imperial government they would lose the support ...
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... consider themselves as the great vassals of the emperor , as an Impe- rial aristocracy . And the mere title Emperor , which is a monarchical one , has been doing , and still is doing , a great deal in this change of the Constitution ...
... consider themselves as the great vassals of the emperor , as an Impe- rial aristocracy . And the mere title Emperor , which is a monarchical one , has been doing , and still is doing , a great deal in this change of the Constitution ...
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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".