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Constitution of the Confederate States of America
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Constitution_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:adoptedBy
March 11, 1861
gptkbp:archivedAt
gptkb:National_Archives_(United_States)
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Constitution of the Confederate States of America
gptkbp:inForceUntil
May 5, 1865
gptkbp:language
English
gptkbp:locationAdopted
gptkb:Montgomery,_Alabama
gptkbp:notableFeature
explicit protection of slavery
line-item veto for president
modeled after United States Constitution
single six-year presidential term
cabinet members could participate in Congress debates
gptkbp:numberOfAmendments
none
gptkbp:numberOfArticles
7
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:purpose
establish government of the Confederate States
gptkbp:relatedEvent
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Provisional_Constitution_of_the_Confederate_States
gptkbp:signedBy
delegates of the Confederate States
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:President_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5