Constitution of 1864
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The Constitution of 1864 was a controversial charter imposed by King Kamehameha V that centralized royal authority and curtailed democratic elements in the Kingdom of Hawaii’s government.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ |
| aimedTo | strengthen the Hawaiian monarchy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hawaiian Constitution of 1864 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altered | composition of the legislature ⓘ |
| centralized | royal authority ⓘ |
| considered | less liberal than the Constitution of 1852 ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| controversialFor | being imposed without a constitutional convention ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| curtailed | democratic elements in the Kingdom of Hawaii’s government ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1864 ⓘ |
| follows | Constitution of 1852 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormInfluenced | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| grantedPower |
king’s authority to appoint nobles
ⓘ
king’s authority to dissolve the legislature ⓘ king’s authority to veto legislation ⓘ |
| grantedPowerTo | king ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| imposedBy | Kamehameha V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| increased |
income requirements for voting
ⓘ
property requirements for voting ⓘ |
| influenced | political tensions leading to later reforms ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Hawaiian constitutions ⓘ |
| inForceUntil | Bayonet Constitution of 1887 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Hawaiian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law of the Kingdom of Hawaii after 1864 ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Hawaiian Kingdom law ⓘ |
| limited | popular representation ⓘ |
| methodOfAdoption | royal proclamation ⓘ |
| monarchDuringAdoption | Kamehameha V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | constitutional history of Hawaii ⓘ |
| politicalIdeologyReflected | monarchical centralization ⓘ |
| precedes | Bayonet Constitution of 1887 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Kamehameha V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedFor |
House of Nobles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reduced | number of elected legislators ⓘ |
| region | Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | Constitution of 1852 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restricted | electoral franchise ⓘ |
| strengthenedBranch | executive ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical scholarship on Hawaiian governance
ⓘ
political controversy in the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | constitutional revision without legislative ratification ⓘ |
| weakenedBranch | legislature ⓘ |
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