<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Following the Revolution of 1905, the Tsar made last attempts to save his regime, and offered reforms similar to most rulers when pressured by a revolutionary movement . The military remained loyal throughout the Revolution of 1905, as shown by their shooting of revolutionaries when ordered by the Tsar, making overthrow difficult . These reforms were outlined in a precursor to the Constitution of 1906 known as the October Manifesto which created the Imperial Duma . The Russian Constitution of 1906, also known as the Fundamental Laws, set up a multiparty system and a limited constitutional monarchy . The revolutionaries were quelled and satisfied with the reforms, but it was not enough to prevent the 1917 revolution that would later topple the Tsar's regime . </P> <P> There had been earlier attempts in establishing a Russian Duma before the October Manifesto, but these attempts faced dogged resistance . One attempt in July 1905, called the Bulygin Duma, tried to reduce the assembly into a consultative body . It also proposed limiting voting rights to those with a higher property qualification, excluding industrial workers . Both sides - the opposition and the conservatives - were not pleased with the results . Another attempt in August 1905 was almost successful, but that too died when Nicholas insisted on the Duma's functions be relegated to an advisory position . The October Manifesto, aside from granting the population the freedom of speech and assembly, proclaimed that no law would be passed without examination and approval by the Imperial Duma . The Manifesto also extended the suffrage to universal proportions, allowing for greater participation in the Duma, though the electoral law in December 11 still excluded women . Nevertheless, the tsar retained the power to veto . </P> <P> Of course, propositions for restrictions to the Duma's legislative powers remained persistent . A decree on February 20, 1906 transformed the State Council, the advisory body, into a second chamber with legislative powers "equal to those of the Duma ." Not only did this transformation violate the Manifesto, but the Council became a buffer zone between the tsar and Duma, slowing whatever progress the latter could achieve . Even three days before the Duma's first session, on April 24, 1906, the Fundamental Laws further limited the assembly's movement by proclaiming the tsar as the sole authority to appoint / dismiss ministers . Adding insult was the indication that the tsar alone had control over many facets of political reins - all without the Duma's expressed permission . The trap seemed perfectly set for the unsuspecting Duma: by the time the assembly convened in April 27, it quickly found itself unable to do much without violating the Fundamental Laws . Defeated and frustrated, the majority of the assembly voted no confidence and handed in their resignations after a few weeks on May 13 . </P>

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