Confederate Congress
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The Confederate Congress was the bicameral national legislature of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, responsible for making laws and overseeing the Confederate government.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
→
governmental body → national legislature → |
| appliesDuring | American Civil War → |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Confederate States of America → |
| authorizedByDocument | Constitution of the Confederate States of America → |
| capital | Richmond, Virginia → |
| composedOf |
representatives
→
senators → |
| conflict | American Civil War → |
| country | Confederate States of America → |
| countryOfOrigin | Confederate States of America → |
| dissolutionCause | collapse of the Confederate States of America → |
| dissolved | 1865 → |
| endTime | March 18, 1865 → |
| followedBy | Reconstruction governments in the former Confederate states → |
| hasChamber |
Confederate Congress
→
surface form: "Confederate House of Representatives"
Confederate Congress →
surface form: "Confederate Senate"
|
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Confederate foreign policy legislation
→
Confederate military legislation → Confederate national policy → Confederate taxation and finance → |
| hasPart |
Confederate Congress
→
surface form: "Confederate House of Representatives"
Confederate Congress →
surface form: "Confederate Senate"
|
| headOfGovernmentDuring | Jefferson Davis → |
| historicalPeriod | 1860s → |
| inception | 1862 → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| legalForm | federal legislature → |
| legislativeBodyFor | Confederate States of America → |
| legislativeBranchOf | Confederate States of America → |
| legislativeProcess | bicameral → |
| location | Richmond, Virginia → |
| meetsIn |
Virginia State Capitol
→
surface form: "Confederate Capitol in Richmond"
|
| numberOfHouses | 2 → |
| numberOfStatesRepresented | 11 → |
| partOf |
Confederate States of America
→
surface form: "Government of the Confederate States of America"
|
| precededBy |
Confederate Congress
→
surface form: "Provisional Confederate Congress"
|
| replacedBy | United States Congress → |
| role |
lawmaking
→
oversight of Confederate government → |
| significantEvent |
authorization of issuance of Confederate currency
→
debates over civil liberties and habeas corpus → enactment of conscription laws → legislation on military organization and supply → passage of taxation and finance measures → |
| startTime | February 18, 1862 → |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Provisional Congress of the Confederate States"
this entity surface form: "Confederate States Senate"
this entity surface form: "Confederate House of Representatives"
this entity surface form: "Confederate Senate"
this entity surface form: "Confederate House of Representatives"
this entity surface form: "Confederate Senate"
this entity surface form: "Confederate House of Representatives"
this entity surface form: "Confederate Senate"
this entity surface form: "Confederate States Congress"
subject surface form: "Confederate States of America"
subject surface form: "Confederate States of America"
this entity surface form: "Confederate States House of Representatives"
this entity surface form: "Provisional Confederate Congress"
subject surface form: "Confederate States of America"
this entity surface form: "Confederate States Senate"
this entity surface form: "Confederate States Congress"