The Governments of Europe

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Ogg, Frederic Austin, 1878-1951

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E-text prepared by Dave Kline, Christine P. Travers, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net)

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English

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JF: Political science: Political institutions and public administration

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Europe -- Politics and government

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21006

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April 7, 2007

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE GOVERNMENTS OF EUROPE
2. 2.THE GOVERNMENTS OF EUROPE — BY — PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AUTHOR OF "SOCIAL PROGRESS IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPE" — To My Father
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.TABLE OF CONTENTS
5. 5.PART I.—GREAT BRITAIN — CHAPTER I — I. The Importance of Historical Background — II. Anglo-Saxon Beginnings — III. The Norman-Plantagenet Period — IV. The Rise of Parliament — V. Administrative and Judicial Development — VI. The Tudor Monarchy — VII. Parliament under the Tudors — VIII. The Stuarts: Crown and Parliament — IX. The Later Stuarts: the Revolution of 1688-1689 — CHAPTER II — I. Crown and Parliament after 1789 — II. Rise of the Cabinet and of Political Parties — III. The Scottish and Irish Unions — IV. The Nature and Sources of the Constitution — V. The Flexibility of the Constitution — CHAPTER III — I. The Crown: Legal Status and Privileges — II. The Powers of the Crown — III. The Importance and Strength of the Monarch — IV. Privy Council, Ministry, and Cabinet — V. The Executive Departments — VI. The Cabinet: Composition and Character — VII. The Cabinet in Action — CHAPTER IV — I. The House of Commons Prior to 1832 — II. Parliamentary Reform , 1832-1885 — III. The Franchise and the Electoral Questions of To-day — IV. Electoral Procedure and Regulations — CHAPTER V — I. Composition — II. The Reform of the Lords: the Question prior to 1909 — III. The Question of the Lords , 1909-1911 — IV. The Parliament Act of 1911 and After — CHAPTER VI — I. The Assembling of the Chambers — II. Organization of the House of Commons — III. Organization of the House of Lords — IV. Privileges of the Houses and of Members — V. The Functions of Parliament — VI. General Aspects of Parliamentary Procedure — VII. The Conduct of Business in the Two Houses — CHAPTER VII — I. Parliamentarism and the Party System — II. Parties in the Later Eighteenth and Earlier Nineteenth Centuries. — III. The Second Era of Whig [Liberal] Ascendancy , 1830-1874 — IV. The Second Era of Conservative Ascendancy , 1874-1905 — V. The Liberal Revival — VI. The Rule of the Liberals , 1906-1912 — VII. The Parties of To-day — CHAPTER VIII — I. English Law — II. The Inferior Courts — III. The Higher Courts — IV. Local Government to the Municipal Corporations Act , 1835 — V. Local Government Reform , 1835-1912 — VI. Local and Central Government — VII. Local Government To-day: Rural — VIII. Local Government To-day: Urban
6. 6.PART II.—GERMANY — CHAPTER IX — I. Political Development Prior to 1848 — II. The Creation of the Empire — III. The Constitution: Nature of the Empire — IV. The Empire and the States — CHAPTER X — I. The Emperor — II. The Chancellor — III. The Bundesrath — CHAPTER XI — I. Composition of the Reichstag—Electoral System — II. Organization and Powers of the Reichstag — III. The Rise of Political Parties — IV. Party Politics after 1878 — V. Parties since 1907 — VI. Law and Justice — CHAPTER XII — I. The German States and their Governments — II. The Rise of Constitutionalism in Prussia — III. The Crown and the Ministry — CHAPTER XIII — I. Composition of the Landtag — II. The Movement for Electoral Reform — III. Organization and Functions of the Landtag — IV. Local Government: Origins and Principles [388] — V. Local Government: Areas and Organs — CHAPTER XIV — I. The More Important Monarchies — II. The Lesser Monarchies and the City Republics — III. Alsace-Lorraine
7. 7.PART III.—FRANCE — CHAPTER XV — I. A Century of Political Instability — II. The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Era — III. From the Restoration to the Revolution of 1848 — IV. The Second Republic and the Second Empire — V. The Establishment of the Third Republic — VI. The Constitution of To-day — CHAPTER XVI — I. The President — II. The Ministry — III. Parliament: Senate and Chamber of Deputies — IV. The Problem of Electoral Reform — CHAPTER XVII — I. Organization and Workings of the Chambers — II. Political Parties since 1871 — CHAPTER XVIII — I. French Law — II. The Courts — III. Local Government: Development since 1789 — IV. Local Government To-day
8. 8.PART IV. ITALY — CHAPTER XIX — I. The Era of Napoleon — II. The Restoration and the Revolution of 1848 — III. The Achievement of Unification — IV. The Constitution — CHAPTER XX — I. The Crown and the Ministry — II. Parliament: the Senate — III. The Chamber of Deputies—Parliamentary Procedure — IV. The Judiciary — V. Local Government — CHAPTER XXI — I. Quirinal and Vatican — II. Parties and Ministries , 1861-1896 — III. The Era of Composite Ministries , 1896-1912 — IV. Phases of Party Politics
9. 9.PART V.—SWITZERLAND — CHAPTER XXII — I. The Confederation and Its Constitution — II. The Nation and the States — III. Cantonal Legislation: the Referendum and the Initiative — IV. The Cantonal Executive and Judiciary — CHAPTER XXIII — I. The Executive — II. Legislation: the Federal Assembly — III. Legislation: the Referendum and the Initiative — IV. Political Parties — V. The Judiciary
10. 10.PART VI—AUSTRIA-HUNGARY — CHAPTER XXIV — I. Austrian Political Development to 1815 — II. Hungarian Political Development to 1815 — III. The Era of Metternich — IV. The Revolution of 1848 — V. The Revival of Constitutionalism: the Ausgleich — CHAPTER XXV — I. The Constitution — II. The Crown and the Ministry — III. The Reichsrath—the Electoral System — IV. Political Parties — V. The Judiciary and Local Government — CHAPTER XXVI — I. The Constitution — II. The Crown and the Ministry — III. Parliament—the Electoral System — IV. Political Parties — V. The Judiciary and Local Government — CHAPTER XXVII — I. The Common Organs of Government — II. The Territories of Bosnia and Herzegovina
11. 11.PART VII.—THE LOW COUNTRIES — CHAPTER XXVIII — I. A Century of Political Development — II. The Crown and the Ministry — III. The States-General and Political Parties — IV. The Judiciary and Local Government — CHAPTER XXIX — I. The Constitution—the Crown and the Ministry — II. The Houses of Parliament—the Electoral System — III. Parties and Electoral Reform Since 1894—Parliamentary Procedure — IV. The Judiciary and Local Government
12. 12.PART VIII.—SCANDINAVIA — CHAPTER XXX — I. Development Prior to 1814 — II. The Rise of Constitutionalism, 1814-1866 — III. The Crown and the Ministry — IV. The Rigsdag—Political Parties — V. The Judiciary and Local Government — CHAPTER XXXI — I. Political Development to 1814 — II. The Swedish-Norwegian Union , 1814-1905 — III. The Norwegian Constitution—Crown and Ministry — IV. The Storthing—Political Parties — V. The Judiciary and Local Government — CHAPTER XXXII — I. The Constitution—the Crown and the Ministry — III. The Riksdag in Operation—Political Parties — IV. The Judiciary and Local Government
13. 13.PART IX.—THE IBERIAN STATES — CHAPTER XXXIII — I. The Beginnings of Constitutionalism — II. Political and Constitutional Development , 1833-1876 — III. The Present Constitution — IV. The Crown and the Ministry — V. The Cortes — VI. Political Parties — VII. The Judiciary and local Government — CHAPTER XXXIV — I. A Century of Political Development — II. The Government of the Kingdom — III. The Revolution of 1910 — IV. The Constitution of 1911
14. 14.INDEX — Printed in the United States of America — Social Progress in Contemporary Europe — The Opening of the Mississippi — Readings in American Government and Politics — American Government and Politics — A History of Political Theories — The American Commonwealth — The Government of American Cities — The Government of European Cities — The Government of England — PUBLISHED BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Publishers 64-66 Fifth Avenue New York

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