Two Aspects of the German ConstitutionYale Publishing, 1894 - 39 pages |
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... position of the Federal Council is the point in which I am chiefly interested here . Whoever may be the " members of the union " , Article 6 declares " the Federal Council consists of the representatives of the members of the union ...
... position of the Federal Council is the point in which I am chiefly interested here . Whoever may be the " members of the union " , Article 6 declares " the Federal Council consists of the representatives of the members of the union ...
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... position of the Federal Council . But if they were pressed to form- ulate one , educated people would probably liken it to the American Senate , or the English House of Lords , in short to an upper House . I , therefore , may state the ...
... position of the Federal Council . But if they were pressed to form- ulate one , educated people would probably liken it to the American Senate , or the English House of Lords , in short to an upper House . I , therefore , may state the ...
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... positions in his hands . He was first the Prussian prime minister , secondly a Prussian member of the Federal Council , thirdly the chairman of the Federal Council , and fourthly the chief of the Imperial administra- 1 Dr. Georg Meyer ...
... positions in his hands . He was first the Prussian prime minister , secondly a Prussian member of the Federal Council , thirdly the chairman of the Federal Council , and fourthly the chief of the Imperial administra- 1 Dr. Georg Meyer ...
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... position in the empire . of the princes who appoint the members of the Federal Council , —until to - day we cannot any longer say that they are in their totality the sovereign of the empire , but we would better call them a privileged ...
... position in the empire . of the princes who appoint the members of the Federal Council , —until to - day we cannot any longer say that they are in their totality the sovereign of the empire , but we would better call them a privileged ...
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... ; and the second resolution only was legally binding , was the one spoken of in and required by Article 5 of the Constitu- tion . But now , since the Federal Council has dropped down to the position of an upper House and can no -34-
... ; and the second resolution only was legally binding , was the one spoken of in and required by Article 5 of the Constitu- tion . But now , since the Federal Council has dropped down to the position of an upper House and can no -34-
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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".