Federal Assembly

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The Federal Assembly was the central representative and deliberative body of the 19th-century German Confederation, where the member states’ delegates met to coordinate common policies and resolve inter-state matters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf deliberative assembly
legislative body
representative body
alsoKnownAs Bundestag
surface form: Bundestag (German Confederation)
appliesToJurisdiction German Confederation
authority no direct authority over citizens of member states
chairperson Austrian envoy to the German Confederation
composition delegates of member states of the German Confederation
country German Confederation
dissolved 1866
endTime 1866
establishedBy Congress of Vienna
function coordination of common policies of member states
decision-making on matters of war and peace for the Confederation
oversight of federal execution against member states
resolution of inter-state disputes
governmentSystem confederal system
hasJurisdictionOver federal fortresses of the German Confederation
federal military contingents of the German Confederation
foreign policy of the German Confederation
hasPart inner council
plenary assembly
historicalPeriod 19th century
inception 1815
languageOfWorkOrName German
legalBasis Federal Act of the German Confederation (Deutsche Bundesakte)
Treaty of Vienna (Final Act of the Congress of Vienna)
surface form: Final Act of the Vienna Congress
legislativeBodyFor German Confederation
legislativeProcess decisions taken by majority or unanimity depending on matter
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Frankfurt am Main
meetingPlace Thurn und Taxis Palace
surface form: Palais Thurn und Taxis
memberOf institutions of the German Confederation
nativeLabel Bundesversammlung
numberOfHouses 1
partOf constitutional order of the German Confederation
presidingState Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire
replaced Imperial Diet
surface form: Holy Roman Empire Imperial Diet (in a functional sense)
replacedBy Federal Council of Germany
surface form: North German Confederation Bundesrat

Constituent Reichstag of the North German Confederation
surface form: North German Confederation Reichstag
seat Frankfurt am Main
significantEvent dissolution following the Austro-Prussian War
restoration after failure of the Frankfurt Parliament
suspension during the 1848 revolutions
startTime 1815
subordinateTo sovereign governments of the member states
typeOfRepresentation state-based representation rather than popular representation
votingSystem weighted voting by member states

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German Confederation hasLegislature Federal Assembly