Government in Great Britain, the Empire, and the Commonwealth

First published in 1958, this book aims to describe 'the main features of government in Great Britain, the Empire and the Commonwealth'.

L. W. White (Author), W. D. Hussey (Author)

9781107587052, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 3 December 2015

294 pages
18 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.3 kg

First published in 1958, this book was created with the aim of describing 'the main features of government in Great Britain, the Empire and the Commonwealth'. The text is divided into two main parts: part one focuses on British political institutions as they existed at the time of publication; part two takes a more historical approach, providing an account of the constitutional development of the British Empire from the seventeenth century onwards. Illustrative figures, an index of Acts of Parliament and a bibliography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in British politics, the British Empire and political history.

List of illustrations
Preface
Part I. Great Britain: 1. The nature of the British constitution
2. The sovereign
3. Parliament - its origins and development
4. The parties, the electors and the elected
5. The House of Commons, its customs and its privileges
6. The House of Commons - timetable, the passing of a law and the elements of procedure
7. The House of Lords
8. The Prime Minister and the cabinet
9. The departments of state and the civil service
10. Finance and government
11. The courts of law, the judges and the magistrates
12. The police and the armed forces
13. Local government I: its development and present-day organisation
14. Local government I: its scope, finance, and relations with the central government
15. The government and the citizen
Part II. The Empire and the Commonwealth: Introduction
16. The constitutional doctrine of the first British Empire
17. The old representative system of government
18. The American Revolution
19. Constitutional developments, 1763–1815
20. Crown colony government
21. Federation
22. The self-governing colonies
23. The Dominions in the twentieth century
Postscript
Appendix. The advance representative and responsible government
Glossary
Book list
Index of acts of Parliament
General index.

Subject Areas: Constitution: government & the state [JPHC]