Section 3. The State Governments.
Later modifications
Universal suffrage
Separation between legislative and executive departments; its advantages and disadvantages as compared with the European plan
In our system the independence of the executive is of vital importance
The state executive
The governor's functions: 1. Adviser of legislature; 2. Commander of state militia; 3. Royal prerogative of pardon; 4. Veto power
Importance of the veto power as a safeguard against corruption In building the state, the local self-government was left unimpaired
Instructive contrast with France
Some causes of French political incapacity