+===+==============+==========+======================================+ | | | | Both Houses | | | | +——————-+————————-+———+ | |Names of |Kind of |Name applied |Names of the |Mtgs. | | | Nations. | Gov't. | to the | Houses. | | | | | | Legislative | | | | | | | Body. | | | +===+==============+==========+=============+=================+======+ |1 |Austria- |F.H.M. |Delegations. |Upper, |A | | | Hungary | | | Lower | | |2 |Austria |S.H.M. |Diet or |Herrenhaus, |A | | | | | Reichsrath. | Abgeordnetenhaus| | |3 |Hungary |S.H.M. |Diet or |Magnates, |A | | | | | Reichstag. | Representatives.| | |4 |Belgium |S.H.M. |Legislative |Senate, |A | | | | | Chambers. | Deputies. | | |5 |Denmark |S.H.M. |Diet or |Landsthing, |A | | | | | Rigsdag. | Folkething. | | |6 |France |S.R. |Assembly. |Senate, |A | | | | | | Deputies. | | |7 |Germany |F.H.M. |………… |Bundesrath, |A | | | | | | Reichstag. | | |8 |Prussia |S.H.M. |Legislative |Herrenhaus, |A | | | | | Chambers. | Abgeordnetenhaus| | |9 |Great Britain |F.H.M. |Parliament. |Lords, |A | | | | | | Commons. | | |10 |Italy |S.H.M. |Legislative |Senate, |A | | | | | Chambers. | Deputati. | | |11 |Netherlands |S.H.M. |States- |Upper, |A | | | | | General. | Lower. | | |12 |Spain |S.H.M. |Cortex. |Senate, |A | | | | | | Congress. | | |13 |Sweden |S.H.M.[3] |Diet. |Upper, |A | | | | | | Lower. | | |14 |Norway |S.H.M. |Storthing. |Lagthing, |A | | | | | | Odolsthing. | | |15 |Switzerland |F.R. |Bundes- |Standerath, |A | | | | | Versammlung.| Nationalrath. | | |16 |Argentina |F.R. |Congress. |Senate, |A | | | | | | Deputies | | |17 |Columbia |F.R. |Congress. |Senate, |A | | | | | | H. of R. | | |18 |Mexico |F.R. |Congress. |Senate, |A | | | | | | H. of R. | | |19 |Brazil |F.R. |Legislative |Senate, |A | | | | | Assembly. | Congress. | | +===+==============+==========+=============+=================+======+
COMPARATIVE LEGISLATIVE TABLE OF PRINCIPAL CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENTS.
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+===+=================================================+ | | Upper House | | +———————-+—————-+——-+———————-+ | |How Composed. |Election |Term |Qualifications | +===+===============+===========+=====+===============+ |1 |20 Austrians, |State Leg. | | | | |20 Hungarians | | | | |2 {Royal Princes, | |life | | | { Nobles, | | | | |3 { Archbishops, | |life | | | { Appointees | | | | |4 |68 |People |8 |40,c,r,P | |5 |66 |{12 ap, |8 |25,r | | | |{54 el | | | |6 |300 |{75 for |life |40,c | | | |{225 for |9 | | |7 |59 |States |1 | | |8 |Royal Princes, |Sovereign |life | | | | Hered Nobles, | | | | | | Appointees, &c| | | | |9 |Hered Nobles, |Sovereign |life | | | | Bishops, Life | | | | | | Peers, etc. | | | | |10 |Royal Princes, |Sovereign |life | | | | Appointees | | |40[2] | |11 |39 |By |2 | | | | | Divisions | | | |12 |Hered Nobles, |Sovereign | | | | | 100 Life Sen | | | | | | 130 elected by|States |10 | | |13 |137, one for | |9 |35,P | | | 30,000 | | | | |14 |One-fourth of |People |3 | | | | Storthing | indirectly| | | |15 |44, 2 from |By cantons |3 |Voter | | | each canton | | | | |16 |28, 2 from |By | | | | | each province | provinces | | | |17 |27, 3 from |By the | | | | | each state | states | | | |18 |54, 2 from |State Leg. |6 |30 | | | each state | | | | |19 |58 |People | |40,N,P | | | | indirectly| | | +===+===============+===========+=====+===============+
COMPARATIVE LEGISLATIVE TABLE OF PRINCIPAL CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENTS.
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+===+==============+===========+=====+===============+==========+ | | Lower House | | | +———————+—————-+——-+———————-+ | | |How Composed. |Election |Term |Qualifications |Salaries | +===+==============+===========+=====+===============+==========+ |1 |40 Austrians, |State Leg. | | | | | |40 Hungarians | | | | | |2 |353 |People |6 | |$1780, yr | |3 |445 |" |3 | | | |4 |136, one for |" |4 |25,c,r |$84, m h | | | 40,000 inh | | | | | |5 |102 |" |3 |25,r |$4, day | |6 |557 |" |4 |25,c |$1780, yr | |7 |397 |" |3 | | | |8 |433 |People |3 |30,c | | | | | indirectly| | | | |9 |658 |People |7 |21,c |None | | | | indirectly| | | | |10 |508, one for |" |5 |30,V,P |None | | | 40,000 inh | | | | | |11 | 86, one for |" |3 | |$830, yr | | | 45,000 inh | | | | | |12 |One for |" |5 |25 | | | | 50,000 inh | | | | | |13 | 64, town, |" |3 |21,P | | | |140, country | | | | | |14 |3/4 of |People |3 | | | | | Storthing | indirectly| | | | |15 |135, one for |People |3 |Voter |$2.50, dy | | | 20,000 inh | | | | | |16 |50 |" | | |$1040, yr | |17 |66, one for |" |2 | | | | | 50,000 inh | | | | | |18 |331, one for |" |2 |25,r,8 | | | | 80,000 inh | | | | | |19 |122 |People |4 |N,P | | | | | indirectly| | | | +===+==============+===========+=====+===============+==========+
[Transcriber's Note: Perhaps because of a poor scan, I cannot find the places where footnotes 1 and 2 are referenced.]
[Footnote 1: The Chancellor is responsible only to the Emperor. The administration is through the Bundesrath in seven standing committees.]
[Footnote 2: These appointees must have held high office, or be eminent in science, literature or art, or pay annual taxes of at least $600.]