Two Aspects of the German ConstitutionYale Publishing, 1894 - 39 pages |
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Page 33
... true that the personal influence of the German Emperor goes very far to - day even in internal politics in spite of the existence of the Federal Council and the Imperial Diet . But I do not claim that absolutism is something absolutely ...
... true that the personal influence of the German Emperor goes very far to - day even in internal politics in spite of the existence of the Federal Council and the Imperial Diet . But I do not claim that absolutism is something absolutely ...
Page 34
... true legislator who makes the laws with the consent of the Imperial Diet . Looked upon from this standpoint , the first resolution of the Federal Council on a bill meant the approval of the sover- eign to submit that bill to the ...
... true legislator who makes the laws with the consent of the Imperial Diet . Looked upon from this standpoint , the first resolution of the Federal Council on a bill meant the approval of the sover- eign to submit that bill to the ...
Page 36
... 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 . But it seems only natural to me ...
... 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 . But it seems only natural to me ...
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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".