The Government of England (Vol. I)

by A. Lawrence Lowell

TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME I
PAGE
Introductory Note on the Constitution	[1]
PART I.—THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER I
The Crown	[16]
CHAPTER II
The Crown and the Cabinet	[27]
CHAPTER III
The Cabinet and the Ministers	[53]
CHAPTER IV
The Executive Departments	[81]
CHAPTER V
The Treasury	[115]
CHAPTER VI
Miscellaneous Offices	[131]
CHAPTER VII
The Permanent Civil Service	[145]
CHAPTER VIII
The Ministers and the Civil Service	[173]
CHAPTER IX
The House of Commons—Constituencies and Voters	[195]
CHAPTER X
The House of Commons—Electoral Procedure	[219]
CHAPTER XI
The House of Commons—Disqualifications, Privilege, Sessions	[239]
CHAPTER XII
Procedure in the House of Commons—The House, its Rules and Officers	[248]
CHAPTER XIII
Procedure in the House of Commons—Committees and Public Bills	[264]
CHAPTER XIV
Procedure in the House of Commons—Money Bills and Accounts	[279]
CHAPTER XV
Procedure in the House of Commons—Closure	[292]
CHAPTER XVI
Procedure in the House of Commons—Sittings and Order of Business	[302]
CHAPTER XVII
The Cabinet's Control of the Commons	[309]
CHAPTER XVIII
The Commons' Control of the Cabinet	[327]
CHAPTER XIX
The Form and Contents of Statutes	[356]
CHAPTER XX
Private Bill Legislation	[367]
CHAPTER XXI
The House of Lords	[394]
CHAPTER XXII
The Cabinet and the House of Lords	[405]
CHAPTER XXIII
The Cabinet and the Country	[423]
PART II.—THE PARTY SYSTEM
CHAPTER XXIV
Party and the Parliamentary System	[435]
CHAPTER XXV
Party Organisation in Parliament	[448]
CHAPTER XXVI
Non-party Organisations outside of Parliament	[458]
CHAPTER XXVII
Local Party Organisations	[466]
CHAPTER XXVIII
Action of Local Organisations	[491]
CHAPTER XXIX
The Rise and Fall of the Caucus—The Liberals	[501]
CHAPTER XXX
The Rise and Fall of the Caucus—The Conservatives	[535]
VOLUME II
CHAPTER XXXI
Ancillary Party Organisations	1
CHAPTER XXXII
The Functions of Party Organisations	18
CHAPTER XXXIII
The Labour Party	24
CHAPTER XXXIV
Candidates and Elections	46
CHAPTER XXX
The Strength of Party Ties	71
CHAPTER XXXV
Political Oscillations	101
CHAPTER XXXVII
The Existing Parties	113
PART III.—LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER XXXVIII
Areas of Local Government	129
CHAPTER XXXIX
Boroughs—The Town Council	144
CHAPTER XL
Boroughs—The Permanent Officials	171
CHAPTER XLI
Boroughs—Powers and Resources	181
CHAPTER XLII
London	202
CHAPTER XLIII
The London County Council	215
CHAPTER XLIV
Municipal Trading	233
CHAPTER XLV
Other Local Authorities	268
CHAPTER XLVI
Central Control	284
PART IV.—EDUCATION
CHAPTER XLVII
Public Elementary Education	295
CHAPTER XLVIII
Secondary Education	324
CHAPTER XLIX
The Universities	343
CHAPTER L
Education in Scotland	354
PART V.—THE CHURCH
CHAPTER LI
Organisation of the Church	362
CHAPTER LII
Revenues of the Church	374
CHAPTER LIII
The Free Church Federation	380
PART VI.—THE EMPIRE
CHAPTER LIV
Component Parts of the Empire	386
CHAPTER LV
The Self-governing Colonies	392
CHAPTER LVI
The Crown Colonies	408
CHAPTER LVII
India and the Protectorates	420
CHAPTER LVIII
Imperial Federation	430
PART VII.—THE COURTS OF LAW
CHAPTER LIX
History of the Courts	439
CHAPTER LX
The Existing Courts	451
CHAPTER LXI
The English Conception of Law	471
CHAPTER LXII
Effects of the Conception of Law	489
PART VIII.—REFLECTIONS
CHAPTER LXIII
Aristocracy and Democracy	505
CHAPTER LXIV
Public, Private and Local Interests	514
CHAPTER LXV
The Growth of Paternalism	520
CHAPTER LXVI
Party and Class Legislation	531
CHAPTER LXVII
Conclusion	539
INDEX	541

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