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The English Constitution

Name: The English Constitution
Author: Walter Bagehot

Walter Bagehot

Read by sawasawaya, Jim Locke, Gina Eltora and Bev J Stevens · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Chapters

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01 - Introduction to the Second Edition, part 1 (23:54)
02 - Introduction to the Second Edition, part 2 (28:01)
03 - Introduction to the Second Edition, part 3 (25:35)
04 - Introduction to the Second Edition, part 4 (36:49)
05 - The Cabinet, part 1 (29:26)
06 - The Cabinet, part 2 (29:50)
07 - The Monarchy, part 1 (22:48)
08 - The Monarchy, part 2 (20:09)
09 - The Monarchy, part 3 (28:25)
10 - The Monarchy, part 4 (29:40)
11 - The House of Lords, part 1 (26:30)
12 - The House of Lords, part 2 (23:58)
13 - The House of Lords, part 3 (21:34)
14 - The House of Commons, part 1 (27:54)
15 - The House of Commons, part 2 (29:22)
16 - The House of Commons, part 3 (27:07)
17 - On Changes of Ministry, part 1 (27:07)
18 - On Changes of Ministry, part 2 (21:54)
19 - On Changes of Ministry, part 3 (27:13)
20 - Its Supposed Checks and Balances, part 1 (37:57)
21 - Its Supposed Checks and Balances, part 2 (36:48)
22 - The Prerequisites of Cabinet Government, and The Peculiar Form which They Have Assumed in England (34:34)
23 - Its History, and the Effects of that History - Conclusion (34:46)

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