Danish Constitution of 1866
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The Danish Constitution of 1866 was a revised fundamental law of Denmark that significantly restricted democratic representation by strengthening the political influence of the conservative landowning and upper classes.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
ⓘ
fundamental law ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefitedSocialGroup |
large landowners
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ wealthy bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| branchAffected | legislature ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
entrenchment of conservative majority in upper chamber
ⓘ
limited suffrage ⓘ overrepresentation of wealthy voters ⓘ |
| country | Denmark ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1866 ⓘ |
| effectOnDemocracy | reduced democratic representation ⓘ |
| effectOnFranchise | restricted ⓘ |
| follows | Danish Constitution of 1849 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsInstitution |
Folketing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Landsting NERFINISHED ⓘ Rigsdag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
prolonged dominance of conservative parties
ⓘ
slowed democratization in Denmark ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| inForceUntil | 1915 ⓘ |
| introducedSystem |
more restrictive electoral rules
ⓘ
property-based political influence ⓘ |
| language | Danish ⓘ |
| legalDomain | public law ⓘ |
| legalForm | written constitution ⓘ |
| legalStatus | historical ⓘ |
| limitedPoliticalInfluenceOf |
lower classes
ⓘ
smallholders ⓘ urban workers ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
to limit popular representation in the legislature
ⓘ
to secure political dominance of conservative elites ⓘ |
| partOf | Danish constitutional history ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | conservative ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| regulates |
distribution of legislative powers
ⓘ
electoral system for the legislature ⓘ relationship between monarch and parliament ⓘ |
| revises | Danish Constitution of 1849 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strengthenedPoliticalInfluenceOf |
conservative landowning classes
ⓘ
upper classes ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil rights and political rights
ⓘ
state organization ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Danish Constitution of 1915 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | constitutional revision ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1866 ⓘ |
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