Rigsdag
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Rigsdag was the bicameral national legislature of Denmark that functioned as the country’s parliament from the mid-19th century until it was replaced by the Folketing in 1953.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danish Estates Assembly | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
parliament ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch | Frederick VII of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberNameLowerHouse | Folketing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberNameUpperHouse | Landsting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Danish Constitution of 1849
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danish Constitution of 1866 NERFINISHED ⓘ Danish Constitution of 1915 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Denmark ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | constitutional reform of 1953 ⓘ |
| endEvent | adoption of the Danish Constitution of 1953 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1953 ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| governedByDocument | Grundloven (Danish Constitution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Folketing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Landsting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
19th century Denmark
ⓘ
20th century Denmark ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Danish ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyOf | Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeProcessFeature | bills required approval of both chambers ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | “the Diet” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerHouseRole | initiation of most legislation ⓘ |
| metAt | Christiansborg Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableChange |
expansion of suffrage over time
ⓘ
reduction of upper house power before abolition ⓘ |
| numberOfChambers | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf | political system of Denmark ⓘ |
| predecessor | Danish Estates (Stænderforsamlingerne) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
budget approval
ⓘ
control of government ⓘ national legislation ⓘ |
| region | Scandinavia ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Folketing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBySystem | unicameral Folketing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Christiansborg Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startEvent | adoption of the Danish Constitution of 1849 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1849 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| succeededBy | unicameral Danish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfParliament | bicameral parliament of Denmark ⓘ |
| upperHouseRole | review and revision of legislation ⓘ |
| votingSystemLowerHouse | direct elections ⓘ |
| votingSystemUpperHouse | indirect elections and royal appointments (varied over time) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Danish Estates Assembly