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Excerpt from A Treatise on Government, and Constitutional Law: Being an Inquiry Into the Source and Limitation of Governmental Authority, According to the American Theory
There are two theories respecting the source of governmental authority, which may be denominated the Monarchical and the Democratic. The first, is that of the monarch, who claims authority to govern by'' divine right. The second, is that of the people, who claim that all governmental authority proceeds from them; that governments derive «their authority from the consent of the governed, and are amen able to them. This latter theory is denominated the American Theory; and the following treatise has been constructed upon such hypothesis.
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There are two theories respecting the source of governmental authority, which may be denominated the Monarchical and the Democratic. The first, is that of the monarch, who claims authority to govern by'' divine right. The second, is that of the people, who claim that all governmental authority proceeds from them; that governments derive «their authority from the consent of the governed, and are amen able to them. This latter theory is denominated the American Theory; and the following treatise has been constructed upon such hypothesis.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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Joel Tiffany
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ISBN - 9780331963564
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm
Page Count - 577
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Joel Tiffany
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ISBN - 9781330168325
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm
Page Count - 579
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