Napoleonic Era

The French Constitution of the Year eighter was a nationwide charter that was adopted on the twenty-fourth of December, 1799. Around that time, the French vicissitude was coming to coming to an end. It also marked the eighth social class in the calendar of the French Revolution. This organization was well known for the basis of the type of organization branded as Consulate. One of the premises of the governance is to get the consensus of the general public to weigh on opinion for the masses. This typography was responsible for fabricating the position of First Consul, a position which gave Napoleon Bonapart the imprimatur of a tyrant (Connely, 2000).EffectivityThis constitution was effective for a piteous time and was later amended into the Constitution of the year X, a constitution that made Napoleon Bonaprte the First Consul for the duration of his lifespan. The constitution that succeeded was blatantly fortunate to Bonaparte as it did not come with a Declaration of Right s (cited in Crook, 2007).How Bonaprte amended the constitution and rose to PowerThe Constitution of the year VIII basically divides the French organisation into three parts. First of which is the senate it is composed of 31 men with an age bracket of 60 and above. The second is the Tribunate which is comprised of 100 men. delay the Core Legislatif this division is formed by 300 legislators. However, though the government has three divisions, the authentic power resides in the First Consul, much equal to the totalitarian concept of Julius Caesars rule, which is peace through tyranny (Connely, 2000).ReferencesConnely, O. (2000). The Frecnh Revolution and Napoleonic Era. Texas Harcourt.University of North Carolina Greensboro (2002). French History Timeline. Retrieved November 17, 2007 fromhttp//www.uncg.edu/com/sources/dafein/civ/timeline.htmThe Napoleon Series (1995-2002). Government and Politics. Constitution of the year VIII. RetrievedNovember 17, 2007 From http//www.napoleon-ser ies.org/research/government/legislation/c_constitution8.htm