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The Lesson of Popular Government, Vol. 2
Excerpt from The Lesson of Popular Government
All the States place their executive power, at least nominally, in the hands Of a governor elected by the peo ple, to whom in most a lieutenant-governor is added. In all the States there are two branches Of the legislature also elected by the people and practically with universal manhood suffrage. In all there is a written constitution regularly adopted by the people and supposed to be supe rior to either legislature or executive. In nearly all the governor has a veto, more or less restricted, upon legisla tion. In all the judiciary has much the same organiza tion, and in all but one or two is filled by popular election....
All the States place their executive power, at least nominally, in the hands Of a governor elected by the peo ple, to whom in most a lieutenant-governor is added. In all the States there are two branches Of the legislature also elected by the people and practically with universal manhood suffrage. In all there is a written constitution regularly adopted by the people and supposed to be supe rior to either legislature or executive. In nearly all the governor has a veto, more or less restricted, upon legisla tion. In all the judiciary has much the same organiza tion, and in all but one or two is filled by popular election....
608 pages, Hardcover
Published August 24, 2018
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