History A-Level
Constitutionalism
What Constitutionalism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Constitutionalism
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Reference: AQA
The National Constituent Assembly sought to build a constitutional monarchy through sweeping reforms.
Topics that use Constitutionalism
- 2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815 (A-level only) – The experiment in constitutional monarchy, 1789–1792 (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Collapse of absolute monarchy
- Decentralisation of power
- Economic hardship as a catalyst
- Great Fear
- October Days
- Secularisation and state control
- Bourgeois dominance
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