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Aargau adopted Albany Convention alteration American approval authority called cantons chambers character charter Cisalpine Republic citizens committee compact Congress Congress of Vienna consti constituent power constitutional convention constitutional law consulted convoked declaration decree delegates demand democracy democratic election electoral Empire enactment established Estates Europe exercise favour Federal Assembly Federal Constitution France French fundamental law German Confederation German Empire grand duchy houses jurists King legislature liberty Louis Louis Blanc Massachusetts matters ment modification monarchy National Assembly Nidwalden opinion ordinary legislation Paris Parliament partial revision political popular initiative popular vote present primary assemblies prince principle promulgated proposed amendment proposition Provisional provisions Prussia public law question ratification referendum reforms regime rejected representatives Republic Revolution Riksdag session Skoupschtina sovereign sovereignty States-General stitution submitted Swiss Switzerland theory tion total revision tution two-thirds majority universal suffrage voters written constitution Zürich