“In England the practice of "virtual" representation provided reasonably well for the actual representation of the major interests of the society, and it raised no widespread objection.” WellsInterestPracticeMajorsEnglandRaisedRepresentationObjections Book:The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Source: The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
“The primary function of a constitution was to mark out the boundaries of governmental powers-hence in England, where there was no constitution , there were no limits (save for the effect of trail by jury) to what the legislature might do.” MightEffectsLimitsFunctionConstitutionMarkEnglandBoundariesPrimariesTrailsJuryLegislature Book:The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Source: The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution