Constitutional act (disambiguation)

Constitutional act (disambiguation)

The phrase "constitutional act" may have several different meanings:

  • Constitutional Act of 1791, which divided Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada for the benefit of newly-arrived English-speakers
  • Constitutional act of the Czech Republic, the name of a kind of law in the Czech Republic which alters the Constitution
  • Constitutional Act of 1934, which realigned representation in the Icelandic parliament such that it would be more harmonious with the popular vote
  • Various pieces of Danish legislation, including:
    • Constitutional Act of the Kingdom of Denmark (1849), which provided the modern constitution for Denmark, ending the previous absolute monarchy
    • The Danish Act of Succession, known formally as, The Constitutional Act of Denmark of June 5, 1953

See also

  • Constitution Act (disambiguation)



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