March Constitution of 1921
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The March Constitution of 1921 was the fundamental law of the Second Polish Republic that established Poland as a democratic parliamentary state after World War I.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constitution of 17 March 1921 | 1 |
| March Constitution of Poland (1921) | 1 |
| Polish March Constitution | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
ⓘ
fundamental law ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
consolidate independence of Poland
ⓘ
limit powers of the president ⓘ strengthen the Sejm ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
March Constitution of 1921
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of 17 March 1921
March Constitution of 1921 ⓘ
surface form:
Polish March Constitution
|
| appliesToTerritory | Poland ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
judicial independence
ⓘ
local self-government ⓘ minority rights ⓘ state–church relations ⓘ |
| context | post–World War I state-building in Poland ⓘ |
| country | Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1921-03-17 ⓘ |
| definesStateAs | unitary state ⓘ |
| effectiveFrom | 1921-06-01 ⓘ |
| effectiveUntil | 1935-04-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy | April Constitution of 1935 ⓘ |
| governmentFormEstablished | parliamentary republic ⓘ |
| guaranteedRight |
equality before the law
ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of association ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ protection of private property ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfGovernment | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Council of Ministers ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | President of the Republic of Poland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
French Third Republic constitution
ⓘ
Weimar Constitution ⓘ |
| language | Polish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law of the Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Sejm
ⓘ
surface form:
Legislative Sejm of the Second Polish Republic
|
| legislatureStructure | bicameral parliament ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | Sejm ⓘ |
| partOf | constitutional history of Poland ⓘ |
| placeAdopted | Warsaw ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | democratic parliamentary state ⓘ |
| precedes | April Constitution of 1935 ⓘ |
| regulates |
organization of executive power
ⓘ
organization of judicial power ⓘ organization of legislative power ⓘ |
| repealedBy | April Constitution of 1935 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Polish constitutional law ⓘ |
| suffrage | universal suffrage for men and women ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Senate ⓘ |
| yearAdopted | 1921 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Constitution of 17 March 1921
this entity surface form:
Polish March Constitution
this entity surface form:
March Constitution of Poland (1921)
subject surface form:
Council of Ministers of the Second Polish Republic
subject surface form:
Council of Ministers of the Second Polish Republic