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.

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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

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March Constitution of 1921 alsoKnownAs March Constitution of 1921
this entity surface form: Constitution of 17 March 1921
March Constitution of 1921 alsoKnownAs March Constitution of 1921
this entity surface form: Polish March Constitution
Small Constitution of 1947 basedOn March Constitution of 1921
Second Polish Republic constitution March Constitution of 1921
Polish presidential election, 1922 constitutionalBasis March Constitution of 1921
this entity surface form: March Constitution of Poland (1921)
Council of Ministers existedUnderConstitution March Constitution of 1921
subject surface form: Council of Ministers of the Second Polish Republic
April Constitution of 1935 follows March Constitution of 1921
Council of Ministers legalBasis March Constitution of 1921
subject surface form: Council of Ministers of the Second Polish Republic