Constitution of 1795

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Louis_XVI_of_France
gptkbp:allows gptkb:philosopher
the establishment of political clubs
direct elections for the lower house
gptkbp:depicted_in a temporary solution
a failure by some historians
a necessary evil by some politicians
a compromise between radical and moderate factions
gptkbp:draft_year the National Convention
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:National_Convention
gptkbp:established gptkb:railway_line
the principle of separation of powers
the concept of a constitutional government
executive power in the hands of five directors
the principle of legislative supremacy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitution of 1795
gptkbp:includes gptkb:checks_and_balances
gptkb:Council_of_Five_Hundred
gptkb:Council_of_Ancients
gptkbp:influenced subsequent French constitutions
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:the_American_Constitution
Enlightenment ideas
the political climate of the time
the fall of Robespierre
the ideas of Montesquieu
gptkbp:is_a_document_that shaped French political thought.
gptkbp:is_adopted_by August 22, 1795
gptkbp:is_aimed_at balance power among different branches
gptkbp:is_associated_with the Directory regime
gptkbp:is_challenged_by the rise of Bonapartism
gptkbp:is_characterized_by political instability
a lack of popular support
a conservative shift in French politics
gptkbp:is_criticized_for its limitations on democracy
its elitist nature
its complex electoral system
gptkbp:is_designed_to prevent the rise of tyranny
stabilize the French government
gptkbp:is_part_of the French Revolutionary period
gptkbp:key French history
gptkbp:legal_issue the Directory's governance
gptkbp:negotiated_by different political factions
gptkbp:origin modern democracy in France
gptkbp:products the Thermidorian Reaction
the French Revolution's radical phase
gptkbp:provides gptkb:legislation
the election of directors
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Constitution_of_1793
the Constitution of the Year VIII
gptkbp:requires property qualifications for voters
gptkbp:resulted_in the political turmoil of the 1790s
gptkbp:was a response to political instability
repealed in 1799
the last constitution of the French Revolution
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:the_Reign_of_Terror
the need for a new government structure
gptkbp:was_marked_by political corruption
frequent changes in leadership