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A Survey of the various Powers included in the English Constitu-
tion, and of the Laws both in Civil and Criminal Cases.
CHAPTER
I. Causes of the Liberty of the English Nation.-
Reasons of the Difference between the Government
of England and that of France.-In England, the
great Power of the Crown, under the Norman Kings,
created an Union between the Nobility and the
People
II. A second Advantage England had over France: it
formed one undivided State
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III. The Subject continued
IV. Of the Legislative Power
Notes
V. Of the Executive Power
the Royal Prerogative
VII. The same Subject continued
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VI. The Boundaries which the Constitution has set to
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VIII. New Restrictions
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IX. Of Private Liberty, or the Liberty of Individuals
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CONTENTS.
X. On the Law that is observed in England, in regard
XIV. The Subject concluded.-Laws relative to Imprison-
A View of the Advantages of the English Government, and of the
Rights and Liberties of the People; and a Confirmation, by
reference to Facts, of the Principles stated in the Work.
I. Some Advantages peculiar to the English Constitu-
tion. The Unity of the Executive Power
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II. The Subject concluded.-The Executive Power is
more easily confined when it is ONE
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III. A Second Peculiarity.-The Division of the Legis-
lative Power
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IV. A Third Advantage peculiar to the English Govern-
ment. The Business of proposing Laws, lodged
in the hands of the People
V. In which an Inquiry is made, whether it would be
an Advantage to Public Liberty, that the Laws
should be enacted by the Votes of the People
at large
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VI. Advantages that accrue to the People from appoint-
ing Representatives
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VII. The Subject continued.-The Advantages that
accrue to the People from their appointing Repre-
sentatives are very inconsiderable, unless they also
entirely trust their Legislative Authority to them
VIII. The Subject concluded.-Effects that have resulted
in the English Government, from the People's
Power being completely delegated to their Repre-
sentatives
IX. A farther Disadvantage of Republican Governments.
-The People are necessarily betrayed by those in
whom they trust
X. Fundamental Difference between the English Go-
vernment and the Governments just described.—
In England, all Executive Authority is placed out
of the Hands of those in whom the People trust.
-Usefulness of the Power of the Crown
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XI. The Power which the People themselves exercise.
-The Election of Members of Parliament
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XII. The same Subject continued.-Liberty of the Press -
XIII. The Subject continued
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XIV. Right of Resistance
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XV. Proofs, drawn from Facts, of the Truth of the Prin
ciples laid down in the present Work.-1. The
peculiar Manner in which Revolutions have always
been concluded in England
XVI. Second Difference.-The Manner after which the
Laws for the Liberty of the Subject are executed
in England
XVII. A more inward View of the English Government
than has hitherto been offered to the Reader in the
Course of this Work.-Very essential Differences
between the English Monarchy, as a Monarchy,
and all those with which we are acquainted
Second Part of the same Chapter
XVIII. How far the Examples of Nations who have lost
their Liberty are applicable to England
XIX. A few Additional Thoughts on the Attempts that
at particular Times may be made to abridge the
Power of the Crown, and some of the Dangers by
which such Attempts may be attended
XX. A few additional Observations on the Right of
Taxation, which is lodged in the Hands of the
Representatives of the People.-What kind of
Danger this Right may be exposed to
XXI. Conclusion.-A few Words on the Nature of the
Divisions that take place in England
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