Constitution of 1852

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The Constitution of 1852 was a liberal charter of the Kingdom of Hawaii that expanded civil rights, limited monarchical power, and restructured the government along more Western constitutional lines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
legal document
adoptedInYear 1852
aimedTo expand civil rights
limit monarchical power
restructure government
alsoKnownAs Hawaiian Constitution of 1852 NERFINISHED
appliedIn Hawaiian Islands NERFINISHED
characteristic liberal charter
context 19th-century constitutionalism
country Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED
defined powers of the executive
powers of the judiciary
powers of the legislature
responsibilities of ministers
established cabinet of ministers
expanded civil liberties
political rights
follows Constitution of 1840 NERFINISHED
governmentTypeInfluence Western constitutional model
guaranteed freedom of religion
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
protection of property rights
right to trial by jury
influencedBy American constitutional principles
British constitutional principles
introduced clear separation of powers
language English
Hawaiian
legalSystem Hawaiian law
limited powers of the monarch
partOf legal history of Hawaii
precedes Bayonet Constitution of 1887 NERFINISHED
providedFor House of Nobles NERFINISHED
House of Representatives NERFINISHED
bicameral legislature
purpose modernize the Hawaiian government
secure recognition from foreign powers
regulated elections of representatives
qualifications of legislators
qualifications of voters
required laws to be enacted by the legislature
royal assent for legislation
restricted arbitrary royal authority
status superseded
strengthened legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED
supersededBy Constitution of 1864 NERFINISHED

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Kingdom of Hawaii constitution Constitution of 1852
Kamehameha III issued Constitution of 1852
this entity surface form: Constitution of 1852 of the Kingdom of Hawaii