Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »
Sign in
Books Books
" ... a government which derives all its powers directly or indirectly from the great body of the people, and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure for a limited period, or during good behavior. "
Annals of the Congress of the United States - Page 335
by United States. Congress - 1855
Full view - About this book

The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Volume 1

Constitutional law - 1802 - 344 pages
...extreme inaccuracy with which the term has been used in political disquisitions. If we resort fora criterion, to the different principles on which different...powers directly or indirectly from the great body of the people : and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited...
Full view - About this book

The Federalist: On the New Constitution

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1817 - 570 pages
...republic, show the extreme inaccuracy with which the term has been used in political disquisitions. If we resort for a criterion, to the different principles...powers directly or indirectly from the great body of the people ; and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited...
Full view - About this book

The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788, by Mr ...

James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1818 - 882 pages
...republic, show the extreme inaccuracy with which the term has been used in political disquisitions. If we resort for a criterion, to the different principles...powers directly or indirectly from the great body of the people ; and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited...
Full view - About this book

The Federalist: On the New Constitution

James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1826 - 736 pages
...republic, show the extreme inaccuracy with which the term has been used in political disquisitions. If we resort, for a criterion, to the different principles...powers directly or indirectly from the great body of the people, and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited...
Full view - About this book

The Federalist: On the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional history - 1837 - 516 pages
...been used in political disquisi* lions. If we resort, for a criterion, to the different principles OD which different forms of government are established,...powers directly or indirectly from the great body of the people, and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited...
Full view - About this book

Report of the Select Committee [on] the Memorial of the Democratic Members ...

Edmund Burke - 1841 - 1092 pages
...determination of the majority, and to 6e cmclvded by it.'* Mr. Madison, in relation to the same subject, says : "If we resort for a criterion to the different principles...bestow that name on, a government which derives all it* pavers directly or indirectly from the great body of the peofd"." * * ult is essential to such...
Full view - About this book

Considerations on the Questions of the Adoption of a Constitution, and ...

Elisha Reynolds Potter - Rhode Island - 1842 - 76 pages
...modern theorisers and visionaries. Mr. Madison (Federalist, No. 39, p. 204) gives us his definition : " If we resort for a criterion to the different principles...powers directly or indirectly from the great body of the people, and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited...
Full view - About this book

The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788

Constitutional history - 1842 - 492 pages
...republic, show the extreme inaccuracy with which the term has been used in political disquisitions. If we resort, for a criterion, to the different principles...bestow that name on, a government which derives all its power directly or indirectly from the great body of the people, and is administered by persons holding...
Full view - About this book

Debates and Proceedings of the Maryland Reform Convention to Revise the ...

Maryland. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1851 - 620 pages
...détermination of the majority, and obe concluded by it." Mr. Madison, in relation to the same subject *ys: "If we resort for a criterion to the different principles on which different forms of Governnent are established, we may define a republic о be, or at least may bestow that name on a Government...
Full view - About this book

Commentaries on Universal Public Law

George Bowyer - Jurisprudence - 1854 - 424 pages
...in political disquisitions." " If we resort for a criterion to the different principles on which the different forms of government are established, we...powers, directly or indirectly, from the great body of the people ; and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF