The English Constitution

by Walter Bagehot

EN·~9 hours·10 chapters

Chapters

10 total

By - Walter Bagehot

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NO. I. - INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION.

1:40:41

NO. II. - THE CABINET.

53:48

NO. III. - THE MONARCHY.

1:30:55

NO. IV. - THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

1:07:49

NO. V. - THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

1:15:51

NO. VI. - ON CHANGES OF MINISTRY.

1:11:15

NO. VII. - ITS SUPPOSED CHECKS AND BALANCES.

58:22

NO. VIII. - THE PREREQUISITES OF CABINET GOVERNMENT, AND THE PECULIAR FORM WHICH THEY HAVE ASSUMED IN ENGLAND.

29:35

NO. IX. - ITS HISTORY, AND THE EFFECTS OF THAT HISTORY.—CONCLUSION.

33:43

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Release date

2003-08-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4351

Subjects

Great Britain -- Politics and government Constitutional history -- Great Britain Constitutional law -- Great Britain JN KD

About the author

Walter Bagehot

1826–1877

Best known for making politics and banking readable, this sharp Victorian writer explained how power really worked behind the scenes. His books on the British constitution and financial crises still shape how people think about government and markets.

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