Constitution of the Irish Free State
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The Constitution of the Irish Free State was the foundational legal document adopted in 1922 that established the institutions, powers, and governance framework of the newly independent Irish Free State following the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constitution of the Irish Free State Context triple: [Irish Free State, constitution, Constitution of the Irish Free State]
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A.
Government of Ireland Act 1920
The Government of Ireland Act 1920 was a British law that partitioned Ireland and established separate home rule parliaments for Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
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B.
Anglo-Irish Treaty
The Anglo-Irish Treaty was the 1921 agreement between Britain and Irish representatives that ended the War of Independence and established the Irish Free State as a self-governing dominion within the British Empire.
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C.
Constitution of 1931
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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D.
March Constitution of 1921
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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E.
April Constitution of 1935
The April Constitution of 1935 was the fundamental law of interwar Poland that significantly strengthened presidential powers and established an authoritarian framework in the Second Polish Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constitution of the Irish Free State Target entity description: The Constitution of the Irish Free State was the foundational legal document adopted in 1922 that established the institutions, powers, and governance framework of the newly independent Irish Free State following the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
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A.
Government of Ireland Act 1920
The Government of Ireland Act 1920 was a British law that partitioned Ireland and established separate home rule parliaments for Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
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B.
Anglo-Irish Treaty
The Anglo-Irish Treaty was the 1921 agreement between Britain and Irish representatives that ended the War of Independence and established the Irish Free State as a self-governing dominion within the British Empire.
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C.
Constitution of 1931
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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D.
March Constitution of 1921
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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E.
April Constitution of 1935
The April Constitution of 1935 was the fundamental law of interwar Poland that significantly strengthened presidential powers and established an authoritarian framework in the Second Polish Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
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foundational legal document ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1922-12-06 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Constitution of the Irish Free State
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surface form:
Saorstát Éireann Constitution
|
| approvedBy |
Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922
ⓘ
surface form:
British Parliament (via the Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922)
Third Dáil sitting as a Constituent Assembly ⓘ |
| archivedAt | National Archives of Ireland ⓘ |
| article50ProvidedFor | amendment of the constitution by ordinary legislation ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceOn | 1922-12-06 ⓘ |
| containedArticle |
Article 1
ⓘ
Article 2 ⓘ Article 50 ⓘ |
| country | Irish Free State ⓘ |
| createdState | Irish Free State ⓘ |
| definedFormOfState | dominion within the British Commonwealth ⓘ |
| establishedExecutive |
Irish Free State Executive Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Executive Council of the Irish Free State
|
| establishedJudiciary |
High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
Supreme Court of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| establishedLegislativeHouse |
Dáil Éireann
ⓘ
Seanad Éireann ⓘ |
| establishedLegislature |
Irish Free State Oireachtas
ⓘ
surface form:
Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
|
| establishedOffice |
President of the Executive Council
ⓘ
Vice-President of the Executive Council ⓘ |
| governedPeriod | 1922–1937 ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | King ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British constitutional practice
ⓘ
Dominion constitutions such as the Canadian constitution ⓘ Weimar Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Weimar Constitution (in aspects of proportional representation)
|
| inForceUntil | adoption of the Constitution of Ireland in 1937 ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| locationOfAdoption | Dublin ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Provisional Government of Ireland ⓘ |
| providedFor |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
collective responsibility of the Executive Council to the Dáil ⓘ fundamental rights ⓘ independent courts ⓘ judicial review of legislation ⓘ local government framework ⓘ proportional representation by single transferable vote ⓘ |
| repealedOn | 1937-12-29 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Constitution of Ireland ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Governor-General
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surface form:
Governor-General of the Irish Free State
|
| requiredOath | Oath of Allegiance to the King ⓘ |
| subjectTo | limitations imposed by the Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| superseded | pre-existing British statutes as primary constitutional framework in the territory of the Free State ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernmentEstablished | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
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Subject: Constitution of the Irish Free State Description of subject: The Constitution of the Irish Free State was the foundational legal document adopted in 1922 that established the institutions, powers, and governance framework of the newly independent Irish Free State following the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Constitution of Ireland 1937
this entity surface form:
Irish Constitution
this entity surface form:
Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922
this entity surface form:
Constitution of the Irish Free State 1922
this entity surface form:
Saorstát Éireann Constitution
this entity surface form:
Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922
this entity surface form:
Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922
this entity surface form:
Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922
this entity surface form:
Constitution of the Irish Free State 1922
this entity surface form:
Irish Free State Constitution of 1922
this entity surface form:
Constitution of the Irish Free State 1922
this entity surface form:
Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922
Vice-President of the Executive Council
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constitutingInstrument
→
Constitution of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Constitution of the Irish Free State 1922
this entity surface form:
Constitution of the Irish Free State 1922
Executive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936
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relatedLegislation
→
Constitution of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Irish Free State Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936
Constitution (Amendment No. 26) Act 1935
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appliesToDocument
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Constitution of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Constitution of the Irish Free State 1922
this entity surface form:
Constitution of the Irish Free State 1922
Department of the President of the Executive Council
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legalBasis
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Constitution of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Constitution of the Irish Free State 1922