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On the other hand the Canadian cabinet is the cabinet of the English system of modern times and is formed so as to work in harmony with the legislative department, which is a copy, so far as possible, of the English legislature.
Lord Elgin Bourinot, John G 1903
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On the other hand the Canadian cabinet is the cabinet of the English system of modern times and is formed so as to work in harmony with the legislative department, which is a copy, so far as possible, of the English legislature.
Lord Elgin John George Bourinot 1869
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Creating prospective rules is emphatically the province and duty of the legislative department.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Legislating Miranda Rights for Terrorism Cases? 2010
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By 1979, he was directing the federation's legislative department.
Three Named To Board Of Federal Prison Industries ITY National Archives 1994
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The legislative department is that by which the laws of the state are made.
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In regard to government, this increase of complexity is most strikingly observable in the executive department; and it is worthy of notice that while this department of government is in general becoming less tyrannical and relatively weaker with reference to the legislative department, it is also becoming more complex: as tyranny recedes, complexity advances.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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The judiciary here assumed the function of the legislative department.
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The President represents in the executive department the whole people of the United States, as each member of the legislative department represents portions of them.
State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.
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"Has it ever been held that the judiciary should overturn a statute, because the legislative department did not accurately recite therein the particular provision of the constitution authorizing its enactment?"
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Although he was not an orator, no man wielded more influence over the legislative department than did Franklin.
Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail Harry A. Lewis
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