Conseil des Cinq-Cents

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The Conseil des Cinq-Cents was the lower house of the French legislature during the Directory period of the French Revolution, composed of 500 deputies responsible for proposing laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French revolutionary institution
historical legislative body
lower house of legislature
appliesToJurisdiction France NERFINISHED
authorityOver initiation of ordinary legislation
composition male deputies at least 30 years old
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Year III of the French Republic NERFINISHED
constitutionalRole could not declare war or peace directly
could not directly control the executive Directory
country French First Republic NERFINISHED
dissolved 1799
dissolvedBy Coup of 18 Brumaire NERFINISHED
eligibilityRequirement minimum age 30
residence in France for at least 10 years
EnglishName Council of Five Hundred NERFINISHED
establishedBy Constitution of Year III NERFINISHED
followedBy Corps législatif under the Consulate NERFINISHED
FrenchName Conseil des Cinq-Cents NERFINISHED
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasUpperHouse Conseil des Anciens NERFINISHED
headOfStateDuringExistence Directory (five Directors) NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod French Revolution NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance embodied moderate republican phase after the Terror
inception 1795
languageOfWorkOrName French
legislativeBodyFor French First Republic NERFINISHED
legislativeFunction proposed laws
legislatureType bicameral legislature lower house
location Paris
meetingPlace Orangerie of Saint-Cloud NERFINISHED
Tuileries Palace NERFINISHED
namedAfter number of its deputies
notableEvent stormed during the Coup of 18 Brumaire
numberOfMembers 500
partOf French Directory NERFINISHED
French legislature under the Directory
politicalSystem Directory NERFINISHED
precededBy National Convention NERFINISHED
replaced National Convention NERFINISHED
replacedBy Corps législatif NERFINISHED
role debated proposed laws
elected members of the Conseil des Anciens
initiated legislation
lower chamber of the legislature
selectionMethod indirect election
termLength 3 years
votingEligibilityForMembers elected by electoral colleges
votingSystem property-based suffrage (censitary suffrage)

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Corps législatif precededBy Conseil des Cinq-Cents
Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux memberOf Council of Five Hundred
linked to: Conseil des Cinq-Cents
Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai wasMemberOf Council of Five Hundred
linked to: Conseil des Cinq-Cents
Conseil des Anciens replaces Conseil des Cinq-Cents (as upper chamber relative to it)
linked to: Conseil des Cinq-Cents
Conseil des Anciens hasLowerHouse Conseil des Cinq-Cents
French Directory legislativeBody Council of Five Hundred
subject linked to: Director (French Directory)
linked to: Conseil des Cinq-Cents
Roger Ducos memberOf Council of Five Hundred
linked to: Conseil des Cinq-Cents
Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès memberOf Council of Five Hundred
subject linked to: Jean-Jacques-Régis
linked to: Conseil des Cinq-Cents
Pierre-Claude-François Daunou memberOf Council of Five Hundred
linked to: Conseil des Cinq-Cents
Salone dei Cinquecento namedAfter Council of Five Hundred
linked to: Conseil des Cinq-Cents