01727cam a2200241   4500001000800000005001700008008004100025010001700066040001800083043001200101050001500113100002200128245006100150250001100211260003100222300003300253350001100286504002000297505105000317650004301367651004401410700003101454314717720210414114446.0740114s1972    enka     b    001 0 eng    a   73180126   aDLCcDLCdDLC  ae-uk---00aJN118.H28 1 aHarvey, J.d1917-14aThe British constitution. /cby J. Harvey and L. Bather.  a3d ed.  aLondon:bMacmillan,c1972.  axii, 585 p.:bills.;c22 cm.  a£2.10  aIncludes index.  aContents: Introductory: What is a constitution? -- Principles of the British constitution: An outline -- The Legislature: Parliament: Its historical development -- The House of lords -- The House of commons: An elected chamber -- The Member of parliament -- The Party system -- The Work of the house of commons -- Her Majesty's opposition -- Making the law -- The control of finance -- The executive: The monarchy -- The Prime minister -- The Cabinet -- Government departments -- The Civil service -- The Public corporation -- The Judiciary: The judiciary -- The Separation of powers -- Delegated legislation -- Administrative justice -- The Rule of law -- Local government: The Functions of local authorities -- The Constitution of local authorities -- The Finance of local authorities -- The Control of local authorities -- The Commonwealth: The commonwealth -- Reflections on the British constitution: The nature of the British constitution -- Democracy in the United Kingdom -- International political institutions: Towards world government? 0aConstitutional historyzGreat Britain. 0aGreat BritainxPolitics and government.1 aBather, L.,ejoint author.