Word: constitutionalizing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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In the battle for and against the Constitution, confusion could hardly have been greater. Most of the men who overthrew the Fourth Republic advocated positive vote; they declared that it would show France's determination to keep Algeria French. However, Algeria is nowhere mentioned in the text, and General de...
Left-wing Gaullists and many Socialists also voted yes, but they reject Algerian integration and ask for a negotiated settlement. Nevertheless many of those (like Pierre Mendes-France) who have pressed for such a settlement have insisted on voting no, in order to protest against the coup d' Alger of...
Whether the new Constitution succeeds or not, it constitutes a temperate effort toward political stability and a bold experiment in "de-colonization." It thus reflects quite well some of the main features of de Gaulle's leadership.
"The Constitution says that all powers not expressly delegated to the Federal government remain in the power of the States! And the Constitution does not even mention education! States Rights!"
Framers of the Harvard Socialist Club found last night they could not manage approval of their proposed constitution.