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 French Constitution a single document, D spirit of political powers,

145-

147

Immigration

—

U.S., policy

public powers created by, 151 analogies to Constitutions of States (U.S.), 71, 152 founded on imperative law, 154 relation of individual rights to, 155, 162, 164, 167 effect of popular excitement on,

162-165 logical character of, 167-170 Sovereignty, basis of, 144-147,

162-175 modification, possibility of, 171 contrast to English, 172 French Constitutions, number of,

129

of,

religious liberty in relation to,

130 Imperial Federation

an estimate of

its

likelihood, 16

Indian Government Act place in Constitution, 13 Individuals, right of see English, French, United States Constitutions Ireland Act of Union, a treaty, 8 separate parliament, danger of in regency, 9 separate laws of, 11

49

French Public Powers, 151 French Revolution political conditions of, 143-147

Jefferson, maxim government, 71

on

federal

Johnson, President conflict with Senate, 92 Judges (English) irremovable, 35, 36 (U.S.) irremovable, 117 see also Supreme Court (U.S.) Jury trial, place of, in U.S. Constitution, 65

Geographical

position, effect of on Constitutions, 104-110 Gladstone, Mr., on right of resistance, 37 Great Britain, origin of name, 10

H King, Senator, 101

Hales, Sir Edward, case of, 44 House of Representatives (U.S.) original powers of, 80 Bills, practice

Money

M as

to,

81-83

powers as to treaties, 92 Committees of, 96 change in character of, 98 smallness of debate, 98 connection of ministers with,

100 composition of, 101 fixed duration of, 113, 115

Magna Charta— basis of written Constitution, 26,

27

obsolete as a document, 29 Man, Isle of, not part of United Kingdom, 11 Ministerial responsibility in England and U.S., 142 Ministers in U.S., see Congress