Two Aspects of the German ConstitutionYale Publishing, 1894 - 39 pages |
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... House of Lords , in short to an upper House . I , therefore , may state the difference between the orthodox view and the popular view in this way : The orthodox view is that the Federal Council represents the sovereign of the empire ...
... House of Lords , in short to an upper House . I , therefore , may state the difference between the orthodox view and the popular view in this way : The orthodox view is that the Federal Council represents the sovereign of the empire ...
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... upper and the Imperial Diet the lower House of the German Empire . But when we supplement our interpretation of Article 5 by our knowl- edge gained from a study of Article 7 , No. 1 , then we must say that the concurrence required by ...
... upper and the Imperial Diet the lower House of the German Empire . But when we supplement our interpretation of Article 5 by our knowl- edge gained from a study of Article 7 , No. 1 , then we must say that the concurrence required by ...
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... upper House , so sank simultaneously the 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 ...
... upper House , so sank simultaneously the 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 ...
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... 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-
... 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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Jean Du Buy. to the position of an upper House and can no longer be called the representative of the sovereign , we have to give a different interpretation to the resolutions of the Federal Council . The way of Imperial legislation is ...
Jean Du Buy. to the position of an upper House and can no longer be called the representative of the sovereign , we have to give a different interpretation to the resolutions of the Federal Council . The way of Imperial legislation is ...
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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".