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The Constitution of the Confederate States was the supreme law of the Confederate States of America. It superseded the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States, the Confederate State's first constitution, in 1862. [1] It remained in effect until the end of the American Civil War in 1865.
Map of the Confederate States with names and borders of states A Confederate state was a U.S. state that declared secession and joined the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. The Confederacy recognized them as constituent entities that shared their sovereignty with the Confederate government. Confederates were recognized as citizens of both the federal republic and of ...
The Permanent Constitution provided for a President of the Confederate States of America, elected to serve a six-year term but without the possibility of re-election. Unlike the United States Constitution, the Confederate Constitution gave the president the ability to subject a bill to a line item veto, a power also held by some state governors.
On February 4, 1861, in Montgomery, Alabama, deputies to a "Congress of the Sovereign and Independent States of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana" met to set about creating a new form of government based on that of the United States. [1]: p. 1 Their efforts resulted in, among other achievements, the drafting ...
The Confederacy: A Guide to the Archives of the Confederate States of America. Washington: National Archives and Records Administration. pp. 9– 35. ISBN 0-911333-18-5. LCCN 86008362. OCLC 13425465. OL 2715333M. Confederate States of America (1861). Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America. Montgomery ...
The resulting constitution, which came to be known as the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, provided for a weak central government with little power to coerce the state governments. [4] The first article of the new constitution established a name for the new federation – the United States of America. [5]
Signers of the Confederate States Constitution (51 P) Pages in category "Constitutions of the Confederate States of America" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Download as PDF; Printable version; The ... The Confederate constitution may refer to: Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States ...