Two Aspects of the German ConstitutionYale Publishing, 1894 - 39 pages |
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... organ of the empire ! ' Has the German Consti- tution changed ? Is there a difference between the written Constitution and the actual Constitution of to - day ? Yes , there is one great difference between the two : the written ...
... organ of the empire ! ' Has the German Consti- tution changed ? Is there a difference between the written Constitution and the actual Constitution of to - day ? Yes , there is one great difference between the two : the written ...
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... organs for different administrative functions , the so - called " Imperial offices " . To - day there exist about half a dozen of these Imperial offices , each of them being under a Secretary of State . These Secretaries of State may be ...
... organs for different administrative functions , the so - called " Imperial offices " . To - day there exist about half a dozen of these Imperial offices , each of them being under a Secretary of State . These Secretaries of State may be ...
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... organ . The change that has taken place in this respect may be described in this way one of the princes , the mightiest of them , the king of Prussia , has subdued the others , and in doing so has had the people on his side ; the ...
... organ . The change that has taken place in this respect may be described in this way one of the princes , the mightiest of them , the king of Prussia , has subdued the others , and in doing so has had the people on his side ; the ...
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... organ to the sovereign of the empire , and by be- coming sovereign , he has made the German princes his sub- jects . But it seems only natural to me that the emperor has assumed the position of sovereign in the empire , when one ...
... organ to the sovereign of the empire , and by be- coming sovereign , he has made the German princes his sub- jects . But it seems only natural to me that the emperor has assumed the position of sovereign in the empire , when one ...
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... organ of the empire , —they give the correct in- terpretation of the written Constitution from the standpoint of the framers of it ; but when the people hold that the em- peror is the monarch and sovereign of the empire , the Fed- eral ...
... organ of the empire , —they give the correct in- terpretation of the written Constitution from the standpoint of the framers of it ; but when the people hold that the em- peror is the monarch and sovereign of the empire , the Fed- eral ...
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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".