Small Constitution of 1992
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Small Constitution of 1992 in Poland was a constitution
regulating relations between legislative and executive
branches of Poland
, and the local self-government. It was voted by the Poland's first democratic Sejm
(parliament) elected in the free elections (since 1928). It annulled some of the most outdated parts of the Stalinist Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland
from 1952, particularly replacing statements about Poland being a communist and socialist state with those of liberal democracy and market economy. It was the second major adjustment of the 1952 constitution, after the April Novelization
of 1989. The reformed 1952 constitution was finally replaced in 1997 by a completely new current Constitution of Poland
.
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
regulating relations between legislative and executive
Executive (government)
Executive branch of Government is the part of government that has sole authority and responsibility for the daily administration of the state bureaucracy. The division of power into separate branches of government is central to the idea of the separation of powers.In many countries, the term...
branches of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, and the local self-government. It was voted by the Poland's first democratic Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
(parliament) elected in the free elections (since 1928). It annulled some of the most outdated parts of the Stalinist Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland
Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland
The Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland was passed on 22 July 1952. Created by the Polish communists in the People's Republic of Poland, it was based on the 1936 Soviet Constitution , and it superseded the post-war provisional Small Constitution of 1947 which, at its turn, had declared...
from 1952, particularly replacing statements about Poland being a communist and socialist state with those of liberal democracy and market economy. It was the second major adjustment of the 1952 constitution, after the April Novelization
April Novelization
April Novelization refers to the changes to the 1952 Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland, agreed in April 1989, in the aftermath of the Polish Round Table Agreement.Among key changes were:...
of 1989. The reformed 1952 constitution was finally replaced in 1997 by a completely new current Constitution of Poland
Constitution of Poland
The current Constitution of Poland was adopted on 2 April 1997. Formally known as the Constitution of the Republic of Poland , it replaced the temporary amendments put into place in 1992 designed to reverse the effects of Communism, establishing the nation as "a democratic state ruled by law and...
.