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Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China

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or an alteration of the national territory has to be ratified by more than half (50%) of voters of the Free Area in a
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in territories it did not control. Thus, the Additional Articles of the Constitution defines the
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Members of the Control Yuan are elected indirectly by provincial legislators to a six-year term.
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to "meet the requisites of the nation prior to national unification", taking into account the
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The Additional Articles of the Constitution have been amended seven times since the 1990s.
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Delegates of the National Assembly are elected directly by the citizens to a six-year term.
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Members of the Legislative Yuan are elected directly by the citizens to a three-year term.
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Referendum on amendment to the Constitution and alteration of the national territory.
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on Taiwan since 1991, and were last amended in 2005. The Additional Articles will
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English translation of the Additional Articles of the Constitution (2005 reform)
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Constitutional revisions and amendments that serve as the Constitution of Taiwan
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Members of the Legislative Yuan are elected directly by the citizens of the
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Delegates elected in 1996. In the 314 delegates, 287 attended, 285 agreed.
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Delegates elected in 1996. In the 315 delegates, 214 attended, 211 agreed.
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A two-level system is in place: the provincial-level and the county-level.
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abolished, and its functions are exercised directly by the citizens of the
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The current Additional Articles of the Constitution entail 12 articles:
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are nominated and appointed by the president with the consent of the
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are nominated and appointed by the president with the consent of the
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is nominated and appointed by the president, with the consent of the
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The Additional Articles serve as the fundamental law of the present
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Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China
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and article ordering different from the original constitution.
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by the Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan)
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Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Act
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Out of 19,239,392 eligible voters, only 5,647,102 agreed.
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The Additional Articles of the Constitution reformed the
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Chung¹-hua² Min²-kuo² Hsien⁴-fa³ Tseng¹-hsiu¹ T'iao²-wen²
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and national territory alterations were ratified by the
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Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion
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Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion
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Index

Free area
Republic of China
Ratified
Date effective
System
Unitary
semi-presidential
republic
Branches
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Examination
Control
Head of state
President
Chambers
Legislative Yuan
Executive
Executive Yuan
Premier
Judiciary
Judicial Yuan
Federalism
Electoral college
First legislature
January 1, 1992
NA
February 1, 1993
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