Two Aspects of the German ConstitutionYale Publishing, 1894 - 39 pages |
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... German princes are near relatives of the German Emperor , and therefore not inclined to make much trouble for the emperor and his government . A second reason is that the North German Federation and the German Empire were formed upon ...
... German princes are near relatives of the German Emperor , and therefore not inclined to make much trouble for the emperor and his government . A second reason is that the North German Federation and the German Empire were formed upon ...
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... princes . It was only after the adoption of the Constitution and in the way described . above that the emperor became the superior of the other German princes , and they consequently his inferiors and subjects . I do not mean by this ...
... princes . It was only after the adoption of the Constitution and in the way described . above that the emperor became the superior of the other German princes , and they consequently his inferiors and subjects . I do not mean by this ...
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Jean Du Buy. As to the question how soon the German Empire will pre- sumably ... Germany . And of those Germans who are not Prussians , the older people think ... princes themselves , I am convinced , are getting a different view of their ...
Jean Du Buy. As to the question how soon the German Empire will pre- sumably ... Germany . And of those Germans who are not Prussians , the older people think ... princes themselves , I am convinced , are getting a different view of their ...
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... German sense of the word . If this is true , then we must say that the German Emperor has developed from a mere executive organ to the sovereign of the empire , and by be- coming sovereign , he has made the German princes his sub- jects ...
... German sense of the word . If this is true , then we must say that the German Emperor has developed from a mere executive organ to the sovereign of the empire , and by be- coming sovereign , he has made the German princes his sub- jects ...
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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".