The monarchy and the constitution / / Vernon Bogdanor

• Autore: Bogdanor Vernon <1943->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Clarendon Press; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1995
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 328 pages)
• Disciplina: 320.441
• Soggetto topico: Constitutional history - Great Britain; Monarchy - Great Britain - History
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- 1. The Evolution of Constitutional Monarchy -- 2. The Basic Constitutional Rules: The Rules of Succession -- 3. The Basic Constitutional Rules: Influence and the Prerogative -- 4. The Appointment of a Prime Minister -- 5. Three Constitutional Crises -- 6. Hung Parliaments and Proportional Representation -- 7. The Financing of the Monarchy -- 8. The Sovereign's Private Secretary -- 9. The Sovereign and the Church -- 10. The Sovereign and the Commonwealth -- 11. The Future of Constitutional Monarchy -- Appendices -- 1. Sovereigns since Henry VIII -- 2. British prime ministers since 1782 -- 3. Private secretaries since 1870 -- 4. Member states of the Commonwealth, 1995 -- 5. Some constitutional episodes involving the use of royal power since 1900 -- Select Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: An analysis of how constitutional monarchy functions in a modern democracy, showing how it serves to stabilize and sustain democratic government. The book offers reflections on the future of the monarchy, based firmly upon its history.
• Titolo autorizzato: Monarchy and the constitution
• ISBN: 1-281-98935-5; 9786611989354; 0-19-152089-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815730603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II