Constitution of the Republic of China

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The Constitution of the Republic of China is the fundamental law that organizes the government structure, defines citizens’ rights, and guides the political system of the state commonly associated with Taiwan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fundamental law ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy National Constituent Assembly of the Republic of China ⓘ
adoptionDate 1946-12-25 ⓘ
amendmentMechanism Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China ⓘ
constitutional amendment ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple Three Principles of the People ⓘ
containsChapterOn amendment procedures ⓘ
central government ⓘ
fundamental national policies ⓘ
fundamental rights and duties of the people ⓘ
local government ⓘ
national assembly and elections ⓘ
controlBodyDefinedAs Control Yuan ⓘ
country Republic of China ⓘ
definesBranch control branch ⓘ
examination branch ⓘ
executive branch ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
effectiveDate 1947-12-25 ⓘ
examinationBodyDefinedAs Examination Yuan ⓘ
firstMajorAmendmentPeriod 1991-1994 ⓘ
governmentFormEstablished semi-presidential republic ⓘ
guaranteesRight freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
right to be elected ⓘ
right to vote ⓘ
hasAdditionalArticlesSince 1991 ⓘ
headOfGovernmentDefinedAs Premier of the Executive Yuan ⓘ
headOfStateDefinedAs President of the Republic of China ⓘ
influencedBy Constitution of the Republic of China (Provisional Constitution of 1931) ⓘ
Five-Power Constitution theory of Sun Yat-sen ⓘ
judiciaryDefinedAs Judicial Yuan ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of China ⓘ
language Chinese ⓘ
legalSystem civil law ⓘ
legislatureDefinedAs Legislative Yuan ⓘ
locationOfAdoption Nanjing ⓘ
numberOfBranches 5 ⓘ
primaryTerritoryOfApplication Kinmen ⓘ
Matsu ⓘ
linked to: Matsu Islands

Penghu ⓘ
linked to: Penghu Islands

Taiwan ⓘ
promulgatedBy Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ
promulgationDate 1946-12-25 ⓘ
script Traditional Chinese ⓘ
shortName ROC Constitution ⓘ
significantReform democratization of the political system in the 1990s ⓘ
direct election of the President of the Republic of China ⓘ
subjectOfDebate constitutional reform and possible new constitution for Taiwan ⓘ
territorial scope and relation to mainland China ⓘ

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監察院 → constitutionalBasis → 中華民國憲法 ⓘ
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Central Election Commission (Taiwan) → legalBasis → Constitution of the Republic of China ⓘ
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Five Yuan system → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of the Republic of China ⓘ
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