ISBN: 9781155080246

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1922. Not illustrat… More...

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1922. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXIII THE STRUCTURE OF CONGRESS '' Congress,'' writes a former distinguished member of that body, is the law-making department of the government, and this function, in a government which is theoretically one of law, entitles it to preeminence under our system. It is the established organ by which the people are supposed to declare the policies that are to govern them.''1 The two houses do not, of course, form such a sovereign, omnipotent assembly as is the British Parliament. Their, powers, taken as a group, are distinctly inferior to those of the parliaments of France, Italy, Canada, and many other countries, Congress is strictly bound by the constitution, which it has no power to amend; it cannot appoint or fully control the executive; it is hedged about by the reserved authority of forty-eight state legislatures, whose functions are just as well based as its own and cannot be invaded by it. Nevertheless, whatever legislative power the nation possesses is vested exclusively and permanently in Congress and, as has already appeared, and will be more fully explained below, to its strictly legislative powers are added, largely as a result of the application of the principle of checks and balances, four or five other powers of first-rate practical importance.1 We now turn to a study of this interesting and imposing part of our governmental system--its sirjiciur.e, organization, procpdnrp functions, poveerg, limitations, features of strength and ejemPSHtSof_ weakness. Theeasiest decision that the framers of the constitution had to make was to provide in their plan for a national congress. For thirteen years the common affairs of the colonies and later states had been managed by such an agency; the constitutional convention was itself held by congressional ... Frederic Austin Ogg, Books, Reference and Language, Introduction to American Government Books>Reference and Language, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781155080246

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1922. Not illustrat… More...

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1922. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXIII THE STRUCTURE OF CONGRESS '' Congress,'' writes a former distinguished member of that body, is the law-making department of the government, and this function, in a government which is theoretically one of law, entitles it to preeminence under our system. It is the established organ by which the people are supposed to declare the policies that are to govern them.''1 The two houses do not, of course, form such a sovereign, omnipotent assembly as is the British Parliament. Their, powers, taken as a group, are distinctly inferior to those of the parliaments of France, Italy, Canada, and many other countries, Congress is strictly bound by the constitution, which it has no power to amend; it cannot appoint or fully control the executive; it is hedged about by the reserved authority of forty-eight state legislatures, whose functions are just as well based as its own and cannot be invaded by it. Nevertheless, whatever legislative power the nation possesses is vested exclusively and permanently in Congress and, as has already appeared, and will be more fully explained below, to its strictly legislative powers are added, largely as a result of the application of the principle of checks and balances, four or five other powers of first-rate practical importance.1 We now turn to a study of this interesting and imposing part of our governmental system--its sirjiciur.e, organization, procpdnrp functions, poveerg, limitations, features of strength and ejemPSHtSof_ weakness. Theeasiest decision that the framers of the constitution had to make was to provide in their plan for a national congress. For thirteen years the common affairs of the colonies and later states had been managed by such an agency; the constitutional convention was itself held by congressional ... Frederic Austin Ogg, Books, Reference and Language, Introduction to American Government Books>Reference and Language <

ISBN: 9781155080246

Frederic Austin Ogg, Paperback, English-language edition, Pub by General Books LLC Books, Law~~General, Introduction-to-American-Government~~Frederic-Austin-Ogg, 999999999, Introduction T… More...

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