The English Constitution
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The English Constitution is Walter Bagehot’s influential 19th-century analysis of the practical workings and unwritten principles of the British constitutional system.
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| The English Constitution canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: The English Constitution Context triple: [Walter Bagehot, notableWork, The English Constitution]
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An Historical View of the English Government
An Historical View of the English Government is an 18th-century historical and political treatise by Scottish philosopher John Millar that analyzes the development of English constitutional and social institutions.
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B.
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is a 1689 act of the English Parliament that limited the powers of the monarchy, affirmed certain civil liberties, and helped establish principles of constitutional government and the rule of law.
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C.
Soulbury Constitution
The Soulbury Constitution was the post–World War II constitutional framework that established Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) as a self-governing Dominion within the British Commonwealth, shaping its parliamentary democracy until the 1972 republican constitution.
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D.
The Governance of Britain
The Governance of Britain is a political work by former UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson that analyzes and critiques the structures and functioning of British government and democracy.
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E.
The Statutes of the Realm
The Statutes of the Realm is an authoritative multi-volume collection of English and later British parliamentary statutes, covering legislation from the medieval period through the early modern era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The English Constitution Target entity description: The English Constitution is Walter Bagehot’s influential 19th-century analysis of the practical workings and unwritten principles of the British constitutional system.
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A.
An Historical View of the English Government
An Historical View of the English Government is an 18th-century historical and political treatise by Scottish philosopher John Millar that analyzes the development of English constitutional and social institutions.
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B.
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is a 1689 act of the English Parliament that limited the powers of the monarchy, affirmed certain civil liberties, and helped establish principles of constitutional government and the rule of law.
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C.
Soulbury Constitution
The Soulbury Constitution was the post–World War II constitutional framework that established Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) as a self-governing Dominion within the British Commonwealth, shaping its parliamentary democracy until the 1972 republican constitution.
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D.
The Governance of Britain
The Governance of Britain is a political work by former UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson that analyzes and critiques the structures and functioning of British government and democracy.
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E.
The Statutes of the Realm
The Statutes of the Realm is an authoritative multi-volume collection of English and later British parliamentary statutes, covering legislation from the medieval period through the early modern era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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political science work ⓘ |
| analyzes |
the Cabinet
NERFINISHED
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the House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ the House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ the monarchy ⓘ the party system ⓘ the role of the Prime Minister ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
cabinet government
ⓘ
parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Queen Victoria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Ewart Gladstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Walter Bagehot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizesCabinetAs | efficient part of the constitution ⓘ |
| characterizesMonarchyAs | dignified part of the constitution ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | formal legal constitution ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
dignified parts of the constitution
ⓘ
efficient parts of the constitution ⓘ |
| describesElectorateAs | deferential in Victorian Britain ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
conventions of the constitution
ⓘ
political practice over legal form ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs | series of essays ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
practical workings of the British constitution
ⓘ
unwritten principles of the British constitution ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional analysis
ⓘ
political theory ⓘ |
| hasEdition | multiple later editions and reprints ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept | fusion of powers in the British system ⓘ |
| hasReception | highly influential in constitutional thought ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
comparative constitutional scholarship
ⓘ
later studies of the British constitution ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
British history
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | The Fortnightly Review NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposesConcept |
dignified institutions
ⓘ
efficient institutions ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chapman and Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
British constitution
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom government NERFINISHED ⓘ parliamentary system ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | mid-19th-century British politics ⓘ |
| viewsHouseOfCommonsAs | predominant political body ⓘ |
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