Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_documents
|
| gptkbp:adoptedBy |
gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
March 11, 1861 |
| gptkbp:allows |
importation of slaves from U.S. states
|
| gptkbp:archivedAt |
gptkb:National_Archives_(U.S.)
|
| gptkbp:capital |
gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Confederate Constitution
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Constitution
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:legislature |
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:United_States_Congress |
| gptkbp:locationAdopted |
gptkb:Montgomery,_Alabama
|
| gptkbp:notableDifferenceFromUSConstitution |
explicit protection of slavery
line-item veto for president cabinet members could participate in Congress debates required 2/3 vote for passage of appropriations not recommended by president prohibited states from laying duties on imports/exports prohibited states from engaging in war unless invaded prohibited suspension of habeas corpus except in rebellion or invasion allowed impeachment of cabinet officers explicit reference to God prohibited bills of attainder prohibited ex post facto laws prohibited foreign-born persons from presidency prohibited government spending except by law prohibited protective tariffs prohibited states from coining money prohibited states from entering treaties prohibited states from granting titles of nobility prohibited states from impairing contracts prohibited states from keeping troops in peacetime required 2/3 vote for admitting new states required appropriations to be specific single 6-year presidential term states' rights emphasized tariffs restricted to revenue only prohibited federal funding of internal improvements |
| gptkbp:numberOfAmendments |
0
|
| gptkbp:numberOfArticles |
7
|
| gptkbp:officialName |
gptkb:Constitution_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America
|
| gptkbp:presidentReelection |
not allowed
|
| gptkbp:prohibits |
international slave trade
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
establish government of Confederate States
|
| gptkbp:recognizedSlavery |
yes
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Provisional_Constitution_of_the_Confederate_States
|
| gptkbp:signedBy |
delegates from 7 original Confederate states
|
| gptkbp:status |
defunct
|
| gptkbp:supersededOn |
May 5, 1865
|
| gptkbp:termLength |
6 years
|
| gptkbp:unicameralOrBicameral |
yes
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Robert_M._T._Hunter
gptkb:United_States_Civil_War |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|