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Article 34 of the constitution granted the vote to all men aged 25 or over who could read and write, who voted directly for representatives in the Cortes (the indirect elections practised until this time were abolished). Women, the illiterate, members of religious orders and servants were not
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The constitutional monarchy established under the constitution faced a number of challenges. It only remained in effect for two short periods. The first from its approval on 23 September 1822 to 3 June 1823, when
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over decisions of the Cortes, but could not suspend or dissolve the Cortes itself. The constitution provided for a State Council, elected by the Cortes, who could advise the king alongside his ministers.
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of all Portuguese people as the basis for national sovereignty, which resided with and was to be exercised by the duly elected
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establishing that the Cortes was to be elected by the nation, and that legislative power, through the Cortes, was supreme.
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permitted to vote. At this time 80% of Portuguese people could not read, so the franchise was far from ‘universal’.
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uprising and, despite his promise, never reintroduced it. The second was between 10 September 1836 when the
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When news of the new constitution reached Brazil, it prompted the country’s Declaration of Independence.
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Considered as generally progressive for its time, the constitution was largely inspired by the
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such as individual liberty, equality before the law, and property rights guaranteed.
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resided with the unicameral Cortes, elected by the nation every two years.
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was exercised by the king, as head of the government. He could exercise a
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reducing the powers of the king under a constitutional monarchy
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was declared to be the sole religion of the Portuguese nation.
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United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
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Index


Domingos Sequeira
Portuguese
Portuguese
absolutism
constitutional monarchy
Constitutional Charter of 1826
Constituent Cortes of 1820
Liberal Revolution
John VI of Portugal
Spanish Constitution of 1812
French Constitution of 1791
individual rights
citizens
human rights
nation
Cortes
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
Kingdom of Portugal
Madeira
Azores
Kingdom of Brazil
Clergy
Nobility
separation of powers
Catholic faith
Legislative power
Executive power
suspensive veto
Judicial power

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