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* The Chancellor becomes the head of government, sharing executive powers with the monarch
* The Chancellor becomes the head of government, sharing executive powers with the monarch
* The independence of the judiciary and legislature
* The independence of the judiciary and legislature and the legal codification of all Portuguese laws
* Legal codification of all Portuguese laws
* Suffrage granted to all literate males over 20 years old
* Suffrage granted to all literate males over 20 years old
* Limitations on the role of the [[Catholic Church]] in society and government;
* Limitations on the role of the [[Catholic Church]] in society and government


===End of the American colonial empire===
===End of the American colonial empire===