Constitution of 16 April 1871
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The Constitution of 16 April 1871 was the foundational legal charter of the German Empire, establishing its federal structure, institutions, and the powers of the Kaiser and Reichstag.
All labels observed (1)
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| Constitution of 16 April 1871 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constitution of 16 April 1871 Context triple: [Constitution of the German Empire (1871), alsoKnownAs, Constitution of 16 April 1871]
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A.
Constitution of 4 November 1848
The Constitution of 4 November 1848 was the foundational charter of the French Second Republic, establishing a democratic regime with universal male suffrage and a powerful elected president.
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B.
Constitution of 17 May 1814
The Constitution of 17 May 1814 is Norway’s foundational law, adopted at Eidsvoll to establish the country as an independent constitutional monarchy with a system of separation of powers and popular sovereignty.
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C.
Federal Constitution of 1848
The Federal Constitution of 1848 was the founding charter of modern Switzerland, transforming the loose Swiss Confederation into a federal state with a central government and codified civil liberties.
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D.
Constitution of 1827 (Troezen)
The Constitution of 1827 (Troezen) was an early Greek constitutional charter adopted during the Greek War of Independence that sought to establish a centralized, modern state and define the political framework of the nascent Greek nation.
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E.
December Constitution of 1867
The December Constitution of 1867 was a set of fundamental laws that established the liberal, constitutional framework and civil rights regime of the Cisleithanian (Austrian) half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constitution of 16 April 1871 Target entity description: The Constitution of 16 April 1871 was the foundational legal charter of the German Empire, establishing its federal structure, institutions, and the powers of the Kaiser and Reichstag.
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A.
Constitution of 4 November 1848
The Constitution of 4 November 1848 was the foundational charter of the French Second Republic, establishing a democratic regime with universal male suffrage and a powerful elected president.
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B.
Constitution of 17 May 1814
The Constitution of 17 May 1814 is Norway’s foundational law, adopted at Eidsvoll to establish the country as an independent constitutional monarchy with a system of separation of powers and popular sovereignty.
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C.
Federal Constitution of 1848
The Federal Constitution of 1848 was the founding charter of modern Switzerland, transforming the loose Swiss Confederation into a federal state with a central government and codified civil liberties.
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D.
Constitution of 1827 (Troezen)
The Constitution of 1827 (Troezen) was an early Greek constitutional charter adopted during the Greek War of Independence that sought to establish a centralized, modern state and define the political framework of the nascent Greek nation.
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E.
December Constitution of 1867
The December Constitution of 1867 was a set of fundamental laws that established the liberal, constitutional framework and civil rights regime of the Cisleithanian (Austrian) half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
ⓘ
historical legal document ⓘ |
| abolished | by the German Revolution of 1918–1919 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | German Empire ⓘ |
| basedOn | North German Confederation Constitution of 1867 ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1871-04-16 ⓘ |
| definedBundesratComposition | representatives of the federal states ⓘ |
| definedExecutiveBody | Imperial Government ⓘ |
| definedHeadOfStateTitle |
German Emperor
ⓘ
Kaiser ⓘ |
| definedLegislativeBody |
Bundesrat
ⓘ
Reichstag ⓘ
linked to:
Reichstag of the German Empire
|
| definedLegislatureType | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| definedOffice |
Chancellor of the German Empire
ⓘ
Reichskanzler ⓘ
linked to:
Chancellor of Germany
|
| definedReichstagElectionMethod | universal male suffrage for adult men ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1871-04-16 ⓘ |
| establishedFederalStructure | union of German states under Prussian leadership ⓘ |
| establishedFormOfGovernment |
constitutional monarchy
ⓘ
federal monarchy ⓘ |
| establishedFormOfState | federal state ⓘ |
| gavePrussiaSpecialRole | Prussian king as German Emperor ⓘ |
| gavePrussiaSpecialRole | dominant voting weight in the Bundesrat ⓘ |
| grantedPowerTo |
Bundesrat
ⓘ
German Emperor ⓘ Reichstag ⓘ
linked to:
Reichstag of the German Empire
|
| historicalPeriod | German Empire ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law of the German Empire ⓘ |
| limitedStateSovereigntyIn |
foreign policy
ⓘ
military affairs ⓘ |
| limitedSuffrageTo | male citizens over a specified age ⓘ |
| mainProponent | Otto von Bismarck ⓘ |
| placeOfAdoption | German Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | North German Confederation Constitution of 1867 ⓘ |
| providedFor |
imperial citizenship
ⓘ
imperial legislation in trade and customs ⓘ imperial military authority ⓘ imperial postal and telegraph system ⓘ state participation in imperial lawmaking via Bundesrat ⓘ |
| regulated |
amendment procedures
ⓘ
distribution of executive powers ⓘ distribution of legislative powers ⓘ foreign policy competences ⓘ imperial finances and taxation ⓘ military command and organization ⓘ relations between the Empire and constituent states ⓘ |
| successor | Weimar Constitution ⓘ |
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