Constitution of 1952

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The Constitution of 1952 was the socialist-era fundamental law of the Polish People’s Republic, modeled on the Soviet constitution and defining the state’s political and economic system under communist rule.

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instanceOf constitution
fundamental law
abolishesOffice President of Poland
adoptedBy Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
surface form: Sejm of the Polish People’s Republic
appliesToTerritory Poland
characterizedAs Soviet‑style constitution
socialist constitution
containsProvisionsOn basic rights and freedoms
citizens’ duties
collective ownership
local people’s councils
planned economy
role of the Sejm
state security
country Polish People’s Republic
declares dictatorship of the proletariat
definesSejmAs supreme organ of state power
definesStateAs state of the working people
definesStateForm people’s democracy
dominantParty Polish United Workers' Party
surface form: Polish United Workers’ Party
economicSystem centrally planned economy
state ownership of means of production
establishesBody Sejm
establishesOffice Council of Ministers
Council of State
follows March Constitution of 1921
guarantees formal civil rights
headOfGovernmentOrgan Council of Ministers
headOfStateOrgan Council of State
historicalContext Cold War
Eastern Bloc
ideology Marxism–Leninism
socialism
language Polish language
surface form: Polish
legalForm written constitution
legalStatus supreme law of the Polish People’s Republic
limitsRightsBy interests of the socialist state
modeledOn 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
surface form: 1936 Soviet Constitution
politicalSystem one‑party system
socialist state
predecessorStateForm Second Polish Republic
recognizes alliance of workers and peasants
leading role of the working class
replaces March Constitution of 1921
subjectOf constitutional amendments in the 1980s
successorConstitution Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997
timePeriod socialist era in Poland

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Polish People’s Republic constitution Constitution of 1952