The Constitution of Venezuela of 1857 (official name: Constitution of the United States of Venezuela.

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: ''Constitución de los Estados Unidos de Venezuela'') was approved by the Congress of the Republic on April 16, 1857, the purpose of which was to increase the presidential term to 6 years, the president could be reelected and to centralize the organization of the state, all this promoted by the dictatorship of

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. This constitution did not last even one year since it was repealed by the March Revolution.

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* Increase of the presidential term from 4 to 6 years. * Immediate reelection of the president is allowed. * Provincial legislatures were eliminated. * The number of provinces increased from 13 to 21. * Establishment of universal male suffrage. * The organization of the State is totally centralized. * The law eliminating the

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for political charges is given constitutional character. * The law

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is given constitutional status. * A fourth power is established, apart from the

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and

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powers, the municipal power.

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{{S-end Constitutions of Venezuela 1857 in politics 1857 in law

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