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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Label	Occurrences
Mexican Constitution	7
Mexican Constitution of 1917 canonical	6
Article 27 of the Mexican Constitution of 1917	2
Constitution of 1917	2
Constitution of Mexico	2
1917 Constitution of Mexico	1
Constitución de 1917	1
Constitution of 1917 (Mexico)	1
Constitution of Mexico (1917)	1
Constitution of Mexico of 1917	1
Mexican Constitution, Article 115	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9138845 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Mexican Constitution of 1917
Context triple: [Catholic Church in Mexico, constitutionalContext, Mexican Constitution of 1917]

A. Imperial Mexican Constitution of 1865
The Imperial Mexican Constitution of 1865 was the fundamental law drafted under Emperor Maximilian I that sought to organize the Second Mexican Empire as a centralized, constitutional monarchy with a modernized legal and political framework.
B. Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
The Constitution of 1857 of Mexico was a liberal federal charter that established individual rights, curtailed military and ecclesiastical privileges, and helped trigger the Reform War between conservatives and liberals.
C. Mexican Constitution of 1824
The Mexican Constitution of 1824 was the founding federal charter of the First Mexican Republic, establishing a U.S.-style federal system and defining the political structure and powers of the national and state governments.
D. Constitution of the State of Mexico
The Constitution of the State of Mexico is the fundamental legal charter that organizes the state's government, defines its powers and responsibilities, and guarantees rights for its inhabitants within the Mexican federal system.
E. Political Constitution of the United Mexican States
The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States is the supreme legal framework that establishes Mexico’s federal structure, government institutions, and fundamental rights of its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Mexican Constitution of 1917
Target entity description: 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.

A. Imperial Mexican Constitution of 1865
The Imperial Mexican Constitution of 1865 was the fundamental law drafted under Emperor Maximilian I that sought to organize the Second Mexican Empire as a centralized, constitutional monarchy with a modernized legal and political framework.
B. Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
The Constitution of 1857 of Mexico was a liberal federal charter that established individual rights, curtailed military and ecclesiastical privileges, and helped trigger the Reform War between conservatives and liberals.
C. Mexican Constitution of 1824
The Mexican Constitution of 1824 was the founding federal charter of the First Mexican Republic, establishing a U.S.-style federal system and defining the political structure and powers of the national and state governments.
D. Constitution of the State of Mexico
The Constitution of the State of Mexico is the fundamental legal charter that organizes the state's government, defines its powers and responsibilities, and guarantees rights for its inhabitants within the Mexican federal system.
E. Political Constitution of the United Mexican States
The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States is the supreme legal framework that establishes Mexico’s federal structure, government institutions, and fundamental rights of its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen

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 ⓘ Title II: National Sovereignty and Form of Government ⓘ Title III: Division of Powers ⓘ Title IV: Public Officials, Responsibilities and Patrimonial Liabilities ⓘ Title IX: Inviolability of the Constitution ⓘ Title V: States of the Federation and Mexico City ⓘ Title VI: Labor and Social Welfare ⓘ Title VII: General Provisions ⓘ 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 ⓘ bicameral Congress of the Union ⓘ linked to: Congress of the Union 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 ⓘ
predecessor	Constitution of 1857 ⓘ
promulgatedBy	Venustiano Carranza ⓘ
promulgationOffice	Head of the Executive Power of the Nation ⓘ
promulgationTitleHolder	First Chief of the Constitutionalist Army ⓘ
restricts	church ownership of real property ⓘ political rights of clergy ⓘ
resultOf	Mexican Revolution ⓘ

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