The Woman Voter's ManualCentury Company, 1918 - 180 頁 A good general explanation of American government. There are some interesting illustrations here summarizing legislation affecting women and children throughout the United States. |
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第 4 頁
... chosen agents ( repre- sentatives ) of the people , instead of being exercised directly by the people . A country which is governed by representatives elected by the people is a repre- sentative democracy or republic . In a ...
... chosen agents ( repre- sentatives ) of the people , instead of being exercised directly by the people . A country which is governed by representatives elected by the people is a repre- sentative democracy or republic . In a ...
第 17 頁
... chosen di- rectly by the people and answerable to them alone for its acts . Each State is represented in the Senate by two senators , making 96 in all . A candidate for sen- ator must be at least 30 years old , have been nine years a ...
... chosen di- rectly by the people and answerable to them alone for its acts . Each State is represented in the Senate by two senators , making 96 in all . A candidate for sen- ator must be at least 30 years old , have been nine years a ...
第 20 頁
... chosen from among the repre- sentatives . After the election of the Speaker the other officers of the House ( 14 ) , the sergeant - at - arms , the clerk and the doorkeeper are elected , and the work of the session begins . The ...
... chosen from among the repre- sentatives . After the election of the Speaker the other officers of the House ( 14 ) , the sergeant - at - arms , the clerk and the doorkeeper are elected , and the work of the session begins . The ...
第 23 頁
... chosen by the Senate from among its members , holds office for an undefinite period and takes the place of the permanent presiding officer during his absence . The committees of the Senate are elected by the Senate itself , although ...
... chosen by the Senate from among its members , holds office for an undefinite period and takes the place of the permanent presiding officer during his absence . The committees of the Senate are elected by the Senate itself , although ...
第 37 頁
... chosen by the voters . In the other States they are either appointed by the governor or chosen by the legislature . Their terms . vary in length , the average term being about eight years . In a very few States they hold office for life ...
... chosen by the voters . In the other States they are either appointed by the governor or chosen by the legislature . Their terms . vary in length , the average term being about eight years . In a very few States they hold office for life ...
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第 164 頁 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
第 31 頁 - Agriculture, the general design and duties of which shall be to acquire and to diffuse among the people of the United States useful information on subjects connected with agriculture, in the most general and comprehensive sense of that word, and to procure, propagate, and distribute among the people new and valuable seeds and plants.
第 148 頁 - States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice President. The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.
第 163 頁 - The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president and vice president, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as president, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as vice...
第 7 頁 - ... that it is bona fide his Intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly, by name to the prince, potentate, state or sovereignty of which the alien may be at the time a citizen or subject.
第 127 頁 - An Act to establish a United States Shipping Board for the purpose of encouraging, developing, and creating a naval auxiliary and naval reserve and a merchant marine to meet the requirements of the commerce of the United States with its Territories and possessions and with foreign countries ; to regulate carriers by water engaged in the foreign and interstate commerce of the United States ; and for other purposes.
第 150 頁 - The president shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session. SECTION 3. He shall, from time to time, give to the congress information of the state of the Union...
第 47 頁 - The referendum may be demanded by the people against one or more items, sections, or parts of any act of the Legislature in the same manner in which such power may be exercised against a complete act.
第 159 頁 - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press ; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
第 46 頁 - Representatives, but the people reserve to themselves power to propose laws and amendments to the Constitution, and to enact or reject the same at the polls, independent of the Legislative Assembly...