Paulskirche Constitution

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The Paulskirche Constitution was the 1849 liberal-democratic constitution drafted by the Frankfurt Parliament in St. Paul’s Church, aiming to unify Germany under a constitutional monarchy and establish fundamental civil rights.

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instanceOf German constitutional draft
constitution
historical document
adoptedOn 1849-03-28
aimedTo establish a unified German nation-state
unify Germany
alsoKnownAs Constitution of St. Paul’s Church NERFINISHED
Frankfurt Constitution NERFINISHED
Paulskirchenverfassung NERFINISHED
contains catalogue of fundamental rights
continent Europe
country German Confederation NERFINISHED
draftedAt St. Paul’s Church, Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED
draftedBy Frankfurt Parliament NERFINISHED
draftedIn Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED
draftingBegan 1848
established bicameral legislature
parliamentary system
governmentFormProposed constitutional monarchy
guaranteed equality before the law
freedom of assembly
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
inviolability of the home
prohibition of arbitrary arrest
protection of property
headOfStateTitle Emperor of the Germans NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod German Vormärz and Revolution of 1848–1849
Revolutions of 1848 NERFINISHED
influenced Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED
Weimar Constitution NERFINISHED
later German constitutional thought
influencedBy French constitutional traditions
constitutional monarchy models in Europe
liberal constitutionalism
language German
legacy milestone in German constitutional history
symbol of German liberal-democratic tradition
legalStatus never fully implemented
offeredCrownTo Frederick William IV of Prussia NERFINISHED
politicalOrientation democratic
liberal
providedFor federal structure for Germany
popularly elected lower house
rejectedBy Frederick William IV of Prussia NERFINISHED
rejectedOn 1849
subjectMatter fundamental civil rights in Germany
state organization of a unified Germany

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