MODERN DEMOCRACIES

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

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MODERN DEMOCRACIES

BY

JAMES BRYCE

(VISCOUNT BRYCE)

AUTHOR OF

"THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE," "the amerICAN COMMONWEALTH, ETC.

IN TWO VOLUMES
VOL. II

New York

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

1921

All rights reserved

CONTENTS

PART II (Continued)

SOME DEMOCRACIES IN THEIR WORKING

CHAPTER

XXXVIII

XXXIX

THE BEGINNINGS OF DEMOCRACY IN NORTH AMERICA

THE FRAME OF GOVERNMENT: STATE, LOCAL, AND

FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONS

XL THE PARTY SYSTEM

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3

XLI THE ACTUAL WORKING OF THE NATIONAL AND STATE

GOVERNMENTS

XLII THE STATE GOVERNMENTS IN THEIR WORKING

XLIII THE JUDICIARY AND CIVIL ORDER.

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY AND FRAME OF GOVERNMENT

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THE EXECUTIVE AND THE CIVIL SERVICE.

AUSTRALIAN PARTIES AND POLICIES

QUESTIONS NOW BEFORE THE AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE

LABOUR POLICIES AND PROPOSALS .

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