the Polish Constitution of 1791

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:commemorated_by May 3rd each year
gptkbp:contains three branches of government
gptkbp:drafted_by a group of reformers
gptkbp:enacted_by the liberum veto
gptkbp:established the principle of separation of powers
a constitutional monarchy
the Council of State
gptkbp:has_limitations the power of the nobility
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Polish Constitution of 1791
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for gptkb:education_reform
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:the_U._S._Constitution
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:the_Enlightenment
gptkbp:inspired subsequent constitutional movements
gptkbp:is_a_document_that sought to unify the nation
gptkbp:is_a_foundation_for future Polish constitutions
gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of Polish sovereignty
gptkbp:is_adopted_by May 3, 1791
gptkbp:is_aimed_at strengthen the state
gptkbp:is_celebrated_for Polish patriots
gptkbp:is_criticized_for not including women’s rights
gptkbp:is_designed_to modernize the government
gptkbp:is_opposed_by the Confederation of Targowica
gptkbp:is_recognized_as the rights of townspeople
gptkbp:is_threatened_by neighboring powers
gptkbp:key the history of democracy in Poland
gptkbp:landmark Polish history
gptkbp:led_to the War in Defense of the Constitution
gptkbp:model other nations seeking reform
gptkbp:notable_achievement the Polish Enlightenment.
gptkbp:notable_event European constitutional history
gptkbp:product the Enlightenment ideas
the Great Sejm reforms
gptkbp:promoted civil liberties
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:the_Great_Sejm
gptkbp:replaced_by the partitions of Poland
the Constitution of 1764
gptkbp:significance first modern constitution in Europe
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for Polish nationalism
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the partitions of Poland
the decline of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
the political crisis in Poland
the anarchy of the previous system
gptkbp:was_a_result_of the political awakening of the Polish society
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for Polish governance
gptkbp:was_an_attempt_to create a strong central government
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:the_French_Revolution
gptkb:the_American_Revolution
the ideas of Montesquieu
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:King_Stanisław_II_Augustus
gptkbp:written_in Polish language
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Polish_monarchy
gptkb:Warsaw_Confederation_of_1573
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7