Reichstag of the North German Confederation

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The Reichstag of the North German Confederation was the elected legislative assembly of the federal state formed under Prussian leadership after the Austro-Prussian War, serving as a precursor to the parliament of the German Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative assembly
parliament
appliesToJurisdiction North German Confederation
Prussia
coLegislatorWith Bundesrat
surface form: Bundesrat of the North German Confederation
composition elected representatives
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the North German Confederation
surface form: Constitution of the North German Confederation of 1867
country North German Confederation
Prussia
dissolved 1871
electorate male citizens over 25 years of age
establishedBy Constitution of the North German Confederation
surface form: North German Confederation Constitution
followedBy Reichstag of the German Empire
governmentSystem constitutional monarchy
hasAuthorityOver federal budget
treaties requiring legislation
hasJurisdictionOver customs and trade
federal legislation
military affairs at federal level
postal and telegraph services
hasPart members of the Reichstag of the North German Confederation
headOfGovernmentDuringExistence Otto von Bismarck
historicalPeriod post–Austro-Prussian War era
unification of Germany
inception 1867
languageOfWork German
legislativeBodyFor North German Confederation
legislativeBranchOf North German Confederation
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Berlin
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
meetsIn Berlin
notablePoliticalForces Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: Conservative Party

National Liberal Party
Progressive People's Party
surface form: Progressive Party
numberOfMembers 297
partOf German unification process
North German Confederation
precededBy Prussian Landtag
surface form: Prussian House of Representatives
reasonForDissolution creation of the German Empire
replacedBy Reichstag of the German Empire
surface form: Reichstag of the German Empire in 1871
representedIn multi-party system
roleIn precursor to the Reichstag of the German Empire
significantEvent first elections in August 1867
second elections in 1870
territorialCoverage Prussia and allied northern German states
northern German states excluding Austria
votingSystem direct elections
secret ballot
universal male suffrage

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Otto von Bismarck memberOf Reichstag of the North German Confederation
Otto von Bismarck memberOf Reichstag of the North German Confederation
this entity surface form: Reichstag of the German Empire
Catholic Centre Party wasMajorPartyIn Reichstag of the North German Confederation
this entity surface form: Reichstag of the German Empire
North German Confederation legislature Reichstag of the North German Confederation
North German Confederation lowerHouse Reichstag of the North German Confederation
Reichstag of the Weimar Republic precededBy Reichstag of the North German Confederation
this entity surface form: Reichstag of the German Empire
Christian Matthias Theodor memberOf Reichstag of the North German Confederation
subject surface form: Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen
Albrecht von Roon memberOf Reichstag of the North German Confederation
this entity surface form: North German Reichstag
Reichstag of the German Empire precededBy Reichstag of the North German Confederation