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.

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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historical document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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Kingdom of Hawaii constitution Constitution of 1864