Mexican Constitution of 1917

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foundational charter of Mexico legal document national constitution

The Mexican Constitution of 1917 is the foundational legal charter of modern Mexico, notable for its progressive social reforms and strict limitations on the political and economic power of the Catholic Church.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Constitution of Mexico 2
Article 27 of the Mexican Constitution of 1917 1
Constitución de 1917 1

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational charter of Mexico ⓘ
legal document ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
article123ProvidesFor labor protections for women and children ⓘ
maximum working hours ⓘ
minimum wage ⓘ
right to strike ⓘ
article27ProvidesFor agrarian reform and ejido system basis ⓘ
national ownership of lands and waters ⓘ
possibility of expropriation for public utility ⓘ
article3ProvidesFor secular education ⓘ
state control over education ⓘ
basisFor modern Mexican legal system ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1917-05-01 ⓘ
containsPart Title I: Human Rights and Their Guarantees NERFINISHED ⓘ
Title II: National Sovereignty and Form of Government ⓘ
Title III: Division of Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ
Title IV: Public Officials, Responsibilities and Patrimonial Liabilities NERFINISHED ⓘ
Title IX: Inviolability of the Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
Title V: States of the Federation and Mexico City ⓘ
Title VI: Labor and Social Welfare NERFINISHED ⓘ
Title VII: General Provisions NERFINISHED ⓘ
Title VIII: Constitutional Reforms ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
dateAdopted 1917-02-05 ⓘ
defines agrarian reform principles ⓘ
individual guarantees (human rights) ⓘ
labor rights framework ⓘ
social rights ⓘ
establishes Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
bicameral Congress of the Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
compulsory primary education ⓘ
federal presidential republic ⓘ
federal system of states ⓘ
free public education ⓘ
secular education ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
hasArticle Article 123 ⓘ
Article 27 ⓘ
Article 3 ⓘ
hasBeenAmended true ⓘ
influenced later social constitutions in Latin America ⓘ
inForce true ⓘ
inspiredBy liberal and social ideas of the Mexican Revolution ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
notableFor limitations on economic power of the Catholic Church ⓘ
limitations on political power of the Catholic Church ⓘ
progressive social reforms ⓘ
placeAdopted Querétaro NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Constitution of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ
promulgatedBy Venustiano Carranza NERFINISHED ⓘ
promulgationOffice Head of the Executive Power of the Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
promulgationTitleHolder First Chief of the Constitutionalist Army ⓘ
restricts church ownership of real property ⓘ
political rights of clergy ⓘ
resultOf Mexican Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution Day of Mexico → commemorates → Mexican Constitution of 1917 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Mexico
Catholic Church in Mexico → constitutionalContext → Mexican Constitution of 1917 ⓘ
Metro Doctores station → direction2Terminus → Mexican Constitution of 1917 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitución de 1917
Constitutionalist Army → influenced → Mexican Constitution of 1917 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Mexico of 1917
Plan of Ayala → influenced → Mexican Constitution of 1917 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Article 27 of the Mexican Constitution of 1917
National Guard (Mexico) → legalBasis → Mexican Constitution of 1917 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mexican Constitution
Cristero War → relatedLegislation → Mexican Constitution of 1917 ⓘ
Acta Constitutiva y de Reformas de 1847 → relatedTo → Mexican Constitution of 1917 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Mexico
Constitution Day of Mexico → relatedTo → Mexican Constitution of 1917 ⓘ