The Governments of Europe
by Frederic Austin Ogg
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Contents
- Preface
- Chapter I. The Foundations of the Constitution I. The Importance of Historical Background
- Chapter II. The Constitution Since the Seventeenth Century I. Crown and Parliament after 1789
- Chapter III. The Crown and the Ministry I. The Crown: Legal Status and Privileges
- Chapter IV. Parliament: The House of Commons
- Chapter V. Parliament: The House of Lords I. Composition
- Chapter VI. Parliament: Organization, Functions, Procedure I. The Assembling of the Chambers
- Chapter VII. Political Parties I. Parliamentarism and the Party System
- Chapter VIII. Justice and Local Government I. English Law
- Chapter IX. The Empire and Its Constitution I. Political Development Prior to 1848
- Chapter X. The Imperial Government: Emperor, Chancellor, and Bundesrath I. The Emperor
- Chapter XI. The Imperial Government: Reichstag, Parties, Judiciary I. Composition of the Reichstag—Electoral System
- Chapter XII. The Constitution of Prussia-the Crown and the Ministry I. The German States and their Governments
- Chapter XIII. The Prussian Landtag—Local Government I. Composition of the Landtag
- Chapter XIV. The Minor German States—Alsace-Lorraine
- Chapter XV. Constitutions Since 1789 I. A Century of Political Instability
- Chapter XVI. The President, the Ministry, and Parliament I. The President
- Chapter XVII. Parliamentary Procedure—Political Parties I. Organization and Workings of the Chambers
- Chapter XVIII. Justice and Local Government I. French Law
- Chapter XIX. Constitutional Development in the Nineteenth Century I. The Era of Napoleon
- Chapter XX. The Italian Governmental System I. The Crown and the Ministry
- Chapter XXI. State and Church—Political Parties I. Quirinal and Vatican
- Chapter XXII. The Constitutional System—The Cantons I. The Confederation and Its Constitution
- Chapter XXIII. The Federal Government I. The Executive
- Chapter XXIV. Austria-Hungary Prior to the Ausgleich
- Chapter XXV. The Government and Parties of Austria I. The Constitution
- Chapter XXVI. The Government and Parties of Hungary I. The Constitution
- Chapter XXVII. Austria-Hungary: The Joint Government
- Chapter XXVIII. The Government of Holland I. A Century of Political Development
- Chapter XXIX. The Government of Belgium I. The Constitution—the Crown and the Ministry
- Chapter XXX. The Government of Denmark I. Development Prior to 1814
- Chapter XXXI. The Swedish-Norwegian Union and the Government of Norway I. Political Development to 1814
- Chapter XXXII. The Government of Sweden I. The Constitution—the Crown and the Ministry
- Chapter XXXIII. The Government of Spain I. The Beginnings of Constitutionalism
- Chapter XXXIV. The Government of Portugal I. A Century of Political Development