Prussian Constitution of 1850

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The Prussian Constitution of 1850 was a 19th-century constitutional charter that established a constitutional monarchy in Prussia with a strong royal executive and a limited, class-weighted parliamentary system.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
constitutional charter
historical legal document
aimedTo stabilize monarchical rule after 1848 revolutions
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Prussia
balances royal authority and limited parliamentary participation
belongsTo Prussian legal system
characterizedBy census-based suffrage
limited popular representation
strong royal prerogatives
country Kingdom of Prussia
creates bicameral parliament
defines powers of the King of Prussia
rights and duties of Prussian subjects
structure of the Prussian state
enshrines monarchical principle
establishes House of Lords of Prussia
House of Representatives of Prussia
Prussian Landtag
establishesFormOfGovernment constitutional monarchy
follows Prussian Constitution of 1848
governmentTypeEstablished limited parliamentary system
grantsPowerTo King of Prussia
Prussian ministry
hasElectoralSystem three-class franchise
hasTypeOfSuffrage indirect suffrage
historicalPeriod 19th century
implements class-weighted electoral system
three-class franchise system
influenced constitutional development in the German states
inForceIn 19th-century Prussia
language German
legalStatus fundamental law of the Kingdom of Prussia
limits parliamentary power
partOf Prussian constitutional history
regulates executive authority in Prussia
legislative process in Prussia
relationship between crown and parliament
relatedTo German Empire Constitution of 1871
Revolutions of 1848 in the German states
replaces Prussian Constitution of 1848
restricts universal suffrage
strengthens royal executive power
subjectOf German legal history scholarship
Prussian constitutional debates

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Prussian Constitution of 1850 ("Prussian Constitution of 1848")
follows
Itō Hirobumi ("Prussian constitutional system")
influencedBy
Meiji Constitution
inspiredBy
Prussian Constitution of 1850 ("Prussian Constitution of 1848")
replaces

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