A Course of Lectures on the Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States: Delivered Annually in Columbia College, New York |
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Page 76
... requisite in re- gard to those whose conduct may be submitted to their scrutiny . It would be improper , too , to commit the cognizance of those offences which are the objects of an impeachment to the ordina- ry courts of justice , as ...
... requisite in re- gard to those whose conduct may be submitted to their scrutiny . It would be improper , too , to commit the cognizance of those offences which are the objects of an impeachment to the ordina- ry courts of justice , as ...
Page 79
... requisite to all treaties which are sub- mitted by the consideration of the Senate alone . The Senate , however , is not consulted in the first instance ; but when a treaty is agreed on by the agents employed for its negotiation , the ...
... requisite to all treaties which are sub- mitted by the consideration of the Senate alone . The Senate , however , is not consulted in the first instance ; but when a treaty is agreed on by the agents employed for its negotiation , the ...
Page 83
... requisite that it should be held respon . sible to the people for official delinquencies . These three qualities of promptness , vigour , and responsibility are certainly most likely to exist where the executive authority is limited to ...
... requisite that it should be held respon . sible to the people for official delinquencies . These three qualities of promptness , vigour , and responsibility are certainly most likely to exist where the executive authority is limited to ...
Page 84
... requisite to secure the responsibility of the executive power . Where there is but one agent , every act can be traced and brought home to him ; nor can there be any concealment of the real author , and generally none of the true mo ...
... requisite to secure the responsibility of the executive power . Where there is but one agent , every act can be traced and brought home to him ; nor can there be any concealment of the real author , and generally none of the true mo ...
Page 87
... requisite to preserve the stability of the government . The state of society and property in this country , and the moral and political habits of the people , have enabled us to adopt the Republican principle in rela- tion to the chief ...
... requisite to preserve the stability of the government . The state of society and property in this country , and the moral and political habits of the people , have enabled us to adopt the Republican principle in rela- tion to the chief ...
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