CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION

Legislative remedies-General character of British legislation—
Great expenditure of labour and time requisite to carry a
measure through Parliament-Questions now awaiting settle-
ment-How such slow progress is made

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Insolent and tyrannical during the third

The Peers in no sense representatives

Earliest Parliaments at which representatives were present

The Parliament of 1295

Subordinate position of representatives in the early Parliaments

Usage with regard to the assembling of

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The unprincipled character of English political parties
Recent origin of Government by Party

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Government by Party not government by the majority

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made a party question

Government by Party at variance with representative institutions

Instances where the ministry of the day have overruled the

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The Walpole and Pitt administrations compared with those of
Earl Grey and Mr. Gladstone

The danger of strong governments

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The natural results of Government by Party exhibited in the
political history of Italy

Singular position taken up by the advocates of party government
The general tendency of Government by Party

The system confined to political life

The Commons have repeatedly rejected measures approved of by

the constituent body because public opinion had not endorsed

them

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No rule determining what is, or what is not, a cabinet question... 153

The incoming ministry do not always assume the responsibility of

the policy on which they may have obtained office