It suggested that the state, as a public authority, is sovereign, and Emperor exercises sovereignty as the highest organ while being given hohitsu (an advice on affairs of state, assistance, or counsel) by other organs such as Cabinet
主権は法人たる国家にあり、天皇はその最高機関として、内閣をはじめとする他の機関からの輔弼を得ながら統治権を行使すると説いた。