Track | Section | Reader | Length |
01 | 01 - Introduction to the Second Edition part 1 | sawasawaya | 23:45 |
02 | 02 - Introduction to the Second Edition part 2 | sawasawaya | 27:49 |
03 | 03 - Introduction to the Second Edition part 3 | Jim Locke | 25:26 |
04 | 04 - Introduction to the Second Edition part 4 | Jim Locke | 36:38 |
05 | 05 - The Cabinet part 1 | Jim Locke | 29:16 |
06 | 06 - The Cabinet part 2 | Jim Locke | 29:39 |
07 | 07 - The Monarchy part 1 | Jim Locke | 22:45 |
08 | 08 - The Monarchy part 2 | Jim Locke | 20:03 |
09 | 09 - The Monarchy part 3 | Jim Locke | 28:21 |
10 | 10 - The Monarchy part 4 | Jim Locke | 29:35 |
11 | 11 - The House of Lords part 1 | Gina Eltora | 26:20 |
12 | 12 - The House of Lords part 2 | Gina Eltora | 23:49 |
13 | 13 - The House of Lords part 3 | Gina Eltora | 21:23 |
14 | 14 - The House of Commons part 1 | Jim Locke | 27:45 |
15 | 15 - The House of Commons part 2 | Jim Locke | 29:12 |
16 | 16 - The House of Commons part 3 | Jim Locke | 26:58 |
17 | 17 - On Changes of Ministry part 1 | Jim Locke | 26:57 |
18 | 18 - On Changes of Ministry part 2 | Jim Locke | 21:47 |
19 | 19 - On Changes of Ministry part 3 | Jim Locke | 27:05 |
20 | 20 - Its Supposed Checks and Balances part 1 | Bev J Stevens | 37:41 |
21 | 21 - Its Supposed Checks and Balances part 2 | Bev J Stevens | 36:32 |
22 | 22 - The Prerequisites of Cabinet Government and The Peculiar Form which They Have Assumed in England | Bev J Stevens | 34:18 |
23 | 23 - Its History and the Effects of that History - Conclusion | Jim Locke | 34:38 |
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Artwork
Cover: Big Ben, 2007, by Jon Sullivan
Inset: Title page of the first edition The English Constitution, 1867, London: Chapman and Hill
Inset: Portrait of Walter Bagehot, 1891, by Norman Hirst after an unknown artist, National Portrait Gallery
Insert: The English Parliament Meets before Edward by Anonymous, c.1327
Label: The 1297 version of Magna Carta
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The United Kingdom does not have a single document that sets forth the structure and governance of the body politic. The term “constitution’ instead refers to a collection of laws and principles drawn from statutes, common law,parliamentary convention and works of authority that define the relationship between the individual and the state and the functioning of the legislature,the executive and the judicial branches of government. The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot is considered by many to be the most accessible work on the subject. The focus is on the functioning of Parliament and the Monarchy, defining the rights of the monarch, and dividing the principles into two groups, the dignified and the efficient. Bagehot gives considerable attention to the contrasts between the British and American systems, finding considerable flaws and absurdities in the American methods, particularly the lack of flexibility and accountability and the fact that Congress cannot effect a change of government. His remarks on the selection of the president are especially relevant today: "Under a presidential constitution the preliminary caucuses that choose the president need not care as to the ultimate fitness of the person they choose. They are solely concerned with his attractiveness as a candidate; they need not regard his efficiency as a ruler." The book was an inspiration for Woodrow Wilson’s Congressional Government: A Study in American Politics and is a standard guidebook for British monarchs past, present and future.
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0701236969535 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0687700170563 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD Case |
Author | Walter Bagehot (1826-1877) |
Year | 1867 |
Recording | |
Read by | Read by multiple readers. |
Length | 10 hours and 48 minutes |
Type of Reading | Collaborative |
The English Constitution
- Author: Walter Bagehot
- Product Code: DB-1234
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