Confederate Constitution of 1861

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Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:allows slavery
protective tariffs
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Confederate_government
Southern_nationalism
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:bornIn March 11, 1861
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Confederate_Congress
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:enactedBy Confederate_states
gptkbp:established gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
bicameral legislature
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on historical debates
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Confederate Constitution of 1861
gptkbp:includes provisions for state sovereignty
gptkbp:influenced state constitutions
Southern_political_culture
political_leaders_of_the_South
gptkbp:is_a_document_that Civil War era
outlines government structure
addresses civil liberties
provides for taxation
was ultimately superseded by the end of the Confederacy.
establishes judicial powers
defined_Confederate_citizenship
shaped_Southern_governance
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of Confederate_history
gptkbp:is_a_reflection_of 19th-century American values
Confederate_ideology
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Civil War research
legal_authority_for_Confederacy
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of constitutional law discussions
American_legal_history
American_studies
gptkbp:is_designed_to preserve slavery
gptkbp:is_part_of American_history
gptkbp:is_referenced_in historical texts
gptkbp:is_studied_in law schools
legal scholars
constitutional history
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:U.S._Constitution
political science literature
discussions of civil rights
gptkbp:mandates military service
gptkbp:provides presidential term of six years
gptkbp:related_to secessionist movements
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Constitution_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America_(1861)
Articles of Confederation
gptkbp:suitableFor historical document
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Union_policies
gptkbp:was_marked_by gptkb:Jefferson_Davis
gptkbp:wrote English