The English Constitution (1894)

by Walter Bagehot

THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION.

BY
WALTER BAGEHOT.

SEVENTH EDITION.

LONDON:
KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRÜBNER & CO., Lt^d
1894

 

CONTENTS.

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Introduction to the Second Edition

vii

 

No. I

The Cabinet

1

 

No. II.

The Monarchy

33

 

No. III.

The Monarchy (continued)

57

 

No. IV.

The House of Lords

89

 

No. V.

The House of Commons

130

 

No. VI.

On Changes of Ministry

176

 

No. VII

Its Supposed Checks and Balances

219

 

No. VIII.

The Pre-Requisites of Cabinet Government, and the Peculiar Form which they have assumed in England

254

 

No. IX.

Its History, and the Effects of that History.—Conclusion

272