French Constitution of 1848
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The French Constitution of 1848 was the republican fundamental law that established the Second French Republic, introducing universal male suffrage and a presidential system following the 1848 Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Constitution of 1848 canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
ⓘ
fundamental law ⓘ legal document ⓘ |
| adoptedAfter |
Revolution of 1848 in France
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surface form:
French Revolution of 1848
|
| aimedTo |
consolidate the republican regime
ⓘ
expand political participation ⓘ prevent a return to monarchy ⓘ |
| branchStructure | separation of powers ⓘ |
| containsPrinciple |
abolition of privileges
ⓘ
civil liberties ⓘ equality before the law ⓘ freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of association ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ representative government ⓘ responsibility of public officials ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
independence of the judiciary
ⓘ
protection of individual liberties ⓘ rights of workers to association ⓘ single-term presidency ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ universal direct suffrage for legislative elections ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| established |
French Second Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Second French Republic
|
| establishedFormOfState | republic ⓘ |
| establishedHeadOfStateOffice | President of the French Republic ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Constitution of 1852
ⓘ
surface form:
French Constitution of 1852
authoritarian Bonapartist regime ⓘ |
| governmentForm | republic ⓘ |
| headOfStateSelectionMethod | direct popular election ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
1848 revolutions
ⓘ
surface form:
Revolutions of 1848 in Europe
|
| inForceDuring |
French Second Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Second French Republic
|
| inForceFromYear | 1848 ⓘ |
| inForceUntilYear | 1852 ⓘ |
| introduced | universal male suffrage ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law of the Second Republic ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyCreated | National Assembly ⓘ |
| politicalSystemIntroduced | presidential system ⓘ |
| precededBy |
French Charter of 1830
ⓘ
surface form:
Charter of 1830
|
| replaced | constitutional framework of the July Monarchy ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
French constitutional law scholarship
ⓘ
historical studies of the Second Republic ⓘ |
| suffrageRestriction | male citizens only ⓘ |
| suffrageType | universal male suffrage ⓘ |
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