It was repealed on 14 January 1852 by the constitution of 1852 which profoundly changed the face of the Second Republic and served as the basis for the Second French Empire.

16 delegates were chosen to debate the structure of the new constitution.

Present among them, was Alexis de Tocqueville author of Democracy in America.

These included the belief that an additional house would only benefit an aristocracy in France.

Also, many delegates believed that two houses would slow the pace of political progress happening in France.