Constitution of 1931

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The Constitution of 1931 was the foundational legal charter of the Second Spanish Republic, establishing a democratic, secular, and progressive framework that expanded civil liberties and regional autonomy in Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
foundational law
legal charter
allowed statutes of autonomy for regions
alsoKnownAs Spanish Constitution of 1931
appliesTo Second Spanish Republic
cameIntoForceIn 1931
ceasedToBeInForce Spanish Civil War period
characteristic progressive
secular
country Spain
established framework for democratic governance in Spain
parliamentary system
separation of church and state
universal suffrage for men and women
expanded civil liberties
regional autonomy
governmentFormEstablished democratic system
republic
granted women's suffrage in Spain
headOfGovernmentRole President of the Council of Ministers
headOfStateRole President of the Republic
historicalContext Second Spanish Republic
historicalPeriod interwar period
ideologicalOrientation liberal
republican
secularist
influencedBy French Third Republic
surface form: Third French Republic constitutional laws

Weimar Constitution
language Spanish
legalSystem civil law
legislativeBody Cortes
limited political role of the Catholic Church
promulgationYear 1931
provided bill of rights
social rights protections
recognized civil marriage
divorce
freedom of assembly
freedom of association
freedom of conscience
freedom of expression
regional autonomy for Catalonia
replaced Constitution of 1876 (Spain)
surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1876
subjectOf Spanish constitutional history studies
suspendedBy Francoist Spain
surface form: Francisco Franco's regime

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Second Spanish Republic constitutionAdopted Constitution of 1931