The constitution provided ministers with the right to advise to the emperor when he exerted his prerogative, and ministers required to be responsible for their advice (Ministerial Responsibility System or Ministerial Advice System) (Chapter 4).
天皇の行政大権の行使に国務大臣の輔弼を必要とする体制（大臣責任制または大臣助言制）を定めたこと（第4章）。