Polish Constitution of 1921

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The Polish Constitution of 1921 was the interwar Second Polish Republic’s fundamental law, establishing a democratic parliamentary system with extensive civil liberties and a framework for regional autonomy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
fundamental law
legal document
aim to consolidate the legal order of the newly independent Polish state
to establish a democratic parliamentary system
to guarantee extensive civil rights and liberties
alsoKnownAs Constitution of March 1921
March Constitution
cabinetResponsibleTo Sejm
checksAndBalances strong parliamentary control over executive
civilLiberties equality before the law
freedom of assembly
freedom of association
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
inviolability of person
protection of property
country Poland
Second Polish Republic
dateAdopted 1921-03-17
executivePowerVestedIn Council of Ministers
President of Poland
governmentForm parliamentary republic
headOfGovernmentTitle Council of Ministers
headOfStateTitle President of the Republic of Poland
historicalEra interwar period
inspiredBy French Third Republic constitution
Weimar Constitution
democratic liberal constitutionalism
judicialIndependence guaranteed
legislativeBody Legislative Sejm of the Second Polish Republic
legislativePowerVestedIn Sejm
Senate
legislatureStructure bicameral
limitedPresidentialPowers yes
lowerHouse Sejm
minorityRights recognized
periodInForce 1921-1935
placeAdopted Warsaw
politicalSystemEstablished parliamentary democracy
presidentElectedBy National Assembly
regionalAutonomyFramework provided
religionStatus freedom of conscience guaranteed
stateReligion none
status superseded
suffrage proportional representation for Sejm elections
secret ballot
universal
supersededBy April Constitution of 1935
termLengthOfPresident 7 years
upperHouse Senate

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Silesian Parliament grantedBy Polish Constitution of 1921
Sejm of the Second Polish Republic governingDocument March Constitution of Poland
linked to: Polish Constitution of 1921
May Coup in Poland relatedEvent Poland's March Constitution of 1921
linked to: Polish Constitution of 1921
Government of the Second Polish Republic appliesLegalFramework March Constitution of Poland
linked to: Polish Constitution of 1921