Portuguese Constitution of 1911

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The Portuguese Constitution of 1911 was the first republican constitution of Portugal, establishing a parliamentary democratic regime following the 1910 revolution that overthrew the monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
republican constitution
adoptionYear 1911
cameIntoForceInDecade 1910s
contains bill of rights
country Portugal
defines powers of the Congress of the Republic
powers of the President of the Republic
responsibility of the government before Parliament
definesStateForm unitary state
definesStateReligion secular state
establishes republican symbols of the state
universal male suffrage with restrictions
follows 5 October 1910 Revolution
surface form: 1910 Portuguese Republican Revolution
governmentForm parliamentary democracy
hasLegalSuccessor Portuguese Constitution of 1933
headOfGovernmentTitle President of the Ministry
headOfStateTitle President of the Republic
historicalPeriod First Portuguese Republic
influencedBy French Third Republic constitution
surface form: French Third Republic constitutional laws

liberal constitutionalism
inForceDuring 1910s
1920s
early 1930s
inForceUntil Constitution of 1933
language Portuguese
legalForm written constitution
legalStatus supreme law of Portugal during the First Republic
legislatureName Congress of the Republic
legislatureStructure bicameral
limits powers of the executive
lowerHouseName Chamber of Deputies
politicalSystem republic
proclaims civil liberties
freedom of association
freedom of expression
freedom of religion
separation of church and state
promulgationYear 1911
regulates electoral system
local administration
organization of public powers
replaces Constitutional Charter of 1826
strengthens role of the legislature
subjectOf Portuguese constitutional law scholarship
succeeds Kingdom of Portugal
surface form: Portuguese monarchy
upperHouseName Senate

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Constitution of 1933 replaced Portuguese Constitution of 1911
Constitution of 1933 precededBy Portuguese Constitution of 1911
Congress of the Republic constitutionalBasis Portuguese Constitution of 1911
subject surface form: Congress of the Republic (Portugal)
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Portuguese Republic of 1911
Chamber of Deputies constitutionalBasis Portuguese Constitution of 1911
subject surface form: Chamber of Deputies (First Portuguese Republic)
this entity surface form: Constitution of 1911 (Portugal)
Portuguese Constitution of 1933 precededBy Portuguese Constitution of 1911