Polish Constitution of 1921
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The Polish Constitution of 1921 was the interwar Second Polish Republic’s fundamental law, establishing a democratic parliamentary system with extensive civil liberties and a framework for regional autonomy.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
ⓘ
fundamental law ⓘ legal document ⓘ |
| aim |
to consolidate the legal order of the newly independent Polish state
ⓘ
to establish a democratic parliamentary system ⓘ to guarantee extensive civil rights and liberties ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Constitution of March 1921
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
March Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cabinetResponsibleTo | Sejm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| checksAndBalances | strong parliamentary control over executive ⓘ |
| civilLiberties |
equality before the law
ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of association ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ inviolability of person ⓘ protection of property ⓘ |
| country |
Poland
ⓘ
Second Polish Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1921-03-17 ⓘ |
| executivePowerVestedIn |
Council of Ministers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | parliamentary republic ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Council of Ministers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | President of the Republic of Poland ⓘ |
| historicalEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
French Third Republic constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weimar Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ democratic liberal constitutionalism ⓘ |
| judicialIndependence | guaranteed ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Legislative Sejm of the Second Polish Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativePowerVestedIn |
Sejm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureStructure | bicameral ⓘ |
| limitedPresidentialPowers | yes ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | Sejm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityRights | recognized ⓘ |
| periodInForce | 1921-1935 ⓘ |
| placeAdopted | Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystemEstablished | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| presidentElectedBy | National Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalAutonomyFramework | provided ⓘ |
| religionStatus | freedom of conscience guaranteed ⓘ |
| stateReligion | none ⓘ |
| status | superseded ⓘ |
| suffrage |
proportional representation for Sejm elections
ⓘ
secret ballot ⓘ universal ⓘ |
| supersededBy | April Constitution of 1935 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthOfPresident | 7 years ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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