CHAPTER III
THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE
SECTION 1
THE PRINCIPLE
The power of the state is derived from the people 75
The system of councils, or the dictatorship of the proletariat 77
The Chamber of Labour, or the Vocational Parliament 82
The Political Activity of the Unions 91
SECTION 2
THE APPLICATIONS
The republic 98
Universal suffrage, the political parties and the electoral law 100
General principles 103
The electorate and eligibility 109
Preparations for elections 112
Distribution of seats 113
The actual working of the law 115
Direct government 118