Parliamentary Council of the Federal Republic of Germany
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The Parliamentary Council of the Federal Republic of Germany was the post–World War II constitutional assembly that drafted and adopted the German Basic Law, laying the foundation for West Germany’s democratic order.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional assembly
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parliamentary body ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| convenedBy |
British military government in Germany
NERFINISHED
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French military government in Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ United States military government in Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ military governments of the Western Allied powers ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1949-05-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy | first Bundestag of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| hasChairperson | Konrad Adenauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommittee |
Electoral Law Committee
NERFINISHED
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Finance Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ Fundamental Rights Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ Main Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ Organization of the Federation Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIdeologicalOrientation | liberal democracy ⓘ |
| hasKeyPrinciple |
federalism
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parliamentary democracy ⓘ protection of fundamental rights ⓘ rule of law ⓘ social state principle ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeOutcome | establishment of the constitutional framework of West Germany ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 65 ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to adopt the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
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to draft a democratic constitution for West Germany ⓘ |
| hasWorkingLanguage | German ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
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post–World War II ⓘ |
| inception | 1948-09-01 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Trizone (American, British and French occupation zones in Germany) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalDocumentProduced | Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bonn
NERFINISHED
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North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding |
Museum Koenig, Bonn
NERFINISHED
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Pedagogical Academy, Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalContext | post–World War II German reconstruction ⓘ |
| memberSelectionMethod | delegated by the parliaments of the Western occupation zones ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| nativeName | Parlamentarischer Rat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| president | Konrad Adenauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Parliamentary Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
adoption of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
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drafting of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| vicePresident |
Carlo Schmid
NERFINISHED
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Hermann Schäfer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Article 63 of the Basic Law
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Parliamentary Council of the Federal Republic of Germany
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