Constitution of 4 November 1848

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The Constitution of 4 November 1848 was the foundational charter of the French Second Republic, establishing a democratic regime with universal male suffrage and a powerful elected president.

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Constitution of 1848 1
Constitution of 4 November 1848 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
foundational charter
legal document
abolishes political institutions of the July Monarchy
adoptionDate 1848-11-04
aim establish a democratic regime
replace monarchical rule with a republic
appliesTo French Second Republic
branchStructure separation of powers
contains declaration of rights and duties
country France
defines civil and political rights of citizens
electoral system for the legislature
institutions of the French Second Republic
powers of the president
draftedBy Frankfurt Parliament
surface form: Constituent Assembly of 1848
established French Second Republic
executiveBranch President of the Republic
follows July Monarchy constitutional framework
geographicScope French colonies (with limitations)
Metropolitan France
surface form: metropolitan France
governmentForm republic
headOfStateSelection direct election
headOfStateTitle President of the Republic
historicalContext post-1848 revolutions in Europe
historicalPeriod 19th century
influencedBy French revolutionary constitutional traditions
liberal and democratic ideas of 1848
inForceDuring French Second Republic
judicialBranch independent judiciary
language French
legalDomain public law
legalStatus supreme law of the French Second Republic
legislativeBranch unicameral National Assembly
locationOfDrafting Paris
politicalOrientation republican
politicalSystemFeature powerful elected president
universal male suffrage
precedes Constitution of 1852
surface form: Constitution of 14 January 1852
regimeType democratic regime
shortDescription foundational charter of the French Second Republic establishing a democratic regime with universal male suffrage and a powerful elected president
subject constitutional law of France
suffrageScope all adult French males
suffrageType universal male suffrage
year 1848

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French Second Republic constitution Constitution of 4 November 1848
National Assembly legalBasis Constitution of 4 November 1848
subject surface form: National Assembly (French Second Republic)
this entity surface form: Constitution of 1848