Word: popularly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Godkin Lectures. "Democracy and Responsibility. V. The Mechanism of Popular Representation. Mr. Herbert Croly. Emerson...
...professionalism is bound to arise as well as the problem of commercialism. To intercollegiate athletes who are accustomed to look upon these matters as pastimes primarily this elaborate system of public athletic education will perhaps seem a little overdone. The relation between the movements which seems to be very popular, and the remarkable vigor now being displayed by France in various other lines--philosophy and international politics for example--may not be overlooked...
...ruler and the colonists, and the customary method of guaranteeing the rights of both parties was by drawing up a charter. The colonists liked the security of these contracts, and did not object to any accompanying subordination. Consequently, constitutions were drawn up for the new states, and thus popular law, but not popular government, was established. This plan made law superior to public reason, because amendments were made so hard to effect that any modification required unanimous popular consent...
...colonial distrust of power, regardless of whether it was exercised by a king or by a popular assembly, led the founders of the nation to divide their government into three branches, administrative, legislative, and judicial. Through their power of interpreting the laws, the courts have assumed the constitutional development and the other divisions of government have been unable to interfere...
...initiative and the referendum, is revolutionary in its underlying theory, and cannot be introduced into our system of government by law, as advocated by radical politicians. Government by law, founded by practical men of affairs, has succeeded most of the time in supporting public opinion; but if the popular will changes, we must determine to what extent the living popular will can amend the dying will as expressed in the traditional system...