Constitution of Argentina

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The Constitution of Argentina is the supreme legal framework that defines the country's governmental structure, separation of powers, and fundamental rights of its citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf supreme law
written constitution
amendedInYear 1860
1866
1898
1949
1957
1994
appliesTo territory of Argentina
bindingOn Buenos Aires
surface form: City of Buenos Aires

federal government
inhabitants of Argentina
provinces
contains declaration of rights
organic provisions
preamble
transitory provisions
country Argentina
currentTextBasedOn 1994 constitutional reform
defines governmental structure of Argentina
separation of powers in Argentina
definesCapitalCity Buenos Aires
definesJudicialBody Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
definesLegislativeChamber Chamber of Deputies
Senate
definesLegislatureAs National Congress
establishes federal republic
presidential system
representative democracy
establishesBranch Executive Branch
The Judiciary
surface form: Judicial Branch

Legislative Branch
establishesElectoralPrinciple compulsory voting
secret ballot
universal suffrage
establishesGovernmentForm federal
representative
republican
guarantees fundamental rights of Argentine citizens
headOfGovernmentDefinedAs President of the Nation
headOfStateDefinedAs President of the Nation
incorporates international human rights treaties with constitutional hierarchy
inspiredBy United States Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the United States

French constitutional tradition
Spanish constitutional tradition
language Spanish
legalSystem civil law system
originalAdoptionDate 1853
originallyAdoptedBy Constituent Assembly of Santa Fe
recognizes autonomy of provinces
municipal autonomy
recognizesRight amparo action
due process of law
equality before the law
freedom of assembly
freedom of association
freedom of expression
freedom of religion
habeas corpus
right to property
supremacyClause all laws and authorities must conform to the Constitution

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National Congress of Argentina establishedBy Constitution of Argentina
Senate of Argentina legalBasis Constitution of Argentina
Chamber of Deputies of Argentina constitutionalBasis Constitution of Argentina
Government of Argentina foundationDocument Constitution of Argentina
Government of Argentina adoptsConstitution Constitution of Argentina
Supreme Court of Argentina interprets Constitution of Argentina
Supreme Court of Argentina establishedBy Constitution of Argentina
Argentine Army allegiance Constitution of Argentina
Palace of the Argentine National Congress associatedWith Constitution of Argentina
this entity surface form: Argentine Constitution
Provisional President of the Senate legalBasis Constitution of Argentina
Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina legalBasis Constitution of Argentina
this entity surface form: Argentine Constitution
Executive Branch of Argentina constitutionalBasis Constitution of Argentina
Judicial Branch of Argentina constitutionalBasis Constitution of Argentina
Judicial Branch of Argentina independenceGuaranteedBy Constitution of Argentina
President of Argentina constitutingInstrument Constitution of Argentina
provincial governments of Argentina constitutionalBasis Constitution of Argentina
Vice President of Argentina officeCreatedBy Constitution of Argentina
Chief of Government of Buenos Aires subordinateTo Constitution of Argentina
Corte Suprema legalBasis Constitution of Argentina
Corte Suprema appliesLaw Constitution of Argentina
Argentine Confederation significantEvent Constitution of Argentina
this entity surface form: 1853 Argentine Constitution
Argentine Confederation legalBasis Constitution of Argentina
this entity surface form: Argentine Constitution of 1853