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...Constitution is a massive document of 175 articles. It provides for three representative bodies. These are: 1) the Legislative Yuan, a lawmaking body elected by professional as well as geographic units...
...Control Yuan, an upper house with powers suggesting those of the Roman censors,* elected every six years by provincial assemblies; it has power to impeach officials and make audits; and 3) the National Assembly...
...Legislative Yuan will have a limited control over the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) and can force its views on the Cabinet, or force the Cabinet to resign, by a two-thirds majority vote...
...President will appoint the head of the Executive Yuan with consent of the Legislative Yuan. He will also appoint judges to the Judicial Yuan (a kind of Supreme Court) with consent of the Control Yuan. Like the President of the U.S., he will be commander in chief of all land, sea and air forces. He may promulgate laws when countersigned by the President of the Executive Yuan, and he will have power to conclude treaties, declare war, negotiate peace, declare martial law, and exercise emergency powers. The Legislative Yuan may review these acts within a month...
...Constitution provides for equality of all persons, racial groups, sexes and individuals regardless of party; for secret ballot and universal suffrage for all men & women over 20. Women will have a definite quota "prescribed by law" in the National Assembly and Legislative Yuan. A Bill of Rights written into the Constitution guarantees individual freedom and rights "except when it is necessary to prevent infringement of the freedom of other persons, avert an urgent crisis, maintain social order or promote public interests...