Constitution of China

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The Constitution of the People's Republic of China is a communist state constitution and the supreme law of the People's Republic of China (PRC). First attempts at a constitutional system in China started near the end of the Qing dynasty, which was overthrown following the 1911 Revolution. The newly established Republic of China adopted a Provisional Constitution in 1912, which provided a parliamentary system. However, the constitution was largely ineffective as the country quickly disintegrated into the Warlord Era. In 1928, the Kuomintang unified most of China and promulgated the Provisional Constitution of the Political Tutelage Period in 1931, intended to remain in effect until the country had been pacified. In 1947, the Kuomintang adopted the Constitution of the Republic of China; however, that constitution was never extensively nor effectively implemented due to the outbreak of the Chinese Civil War. In September 1949, the first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative...

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