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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
fundamental law
legal document
adoptedAfter Revolution of 1848 in France
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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French Charter of 1830 precedes French Constitution of 1848
Constitution of 1852 precededBy French Constitution of 1848