Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China

Additional Articles of
the Constitution of
the Republic of China
Additional Articles of; the Constitution of; the Republic of China
Traditional Chinese	中華民國憲法; 增修條文
Simplified Chinese	中华民国宪法; 增修条文
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōnghuá Mínguó Xiànfǎ Zēngxiū Tiáowén
Bopomofo	ㄓㄨㄥㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄚˋ ㄗㄥㄒㄧㄡㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄨㄣˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Jonghwa Min'gwo Shiannfaa Tzengshiou Tyauwen
Wade–Giles	Chung¹-hua² Min²-kuo² Hsien⁴-fa³ Tseng¹-hsiu¹ T'iao²-wen²
Tongyong Pinyin	Jhonghuá Mínguó Siànfǎ Zengsiou Tiáowún
MPS2	Jūnghuá Mínguó Shiànfǎ Tzēngshiōu Tiáuwén
Hakka
Romanization	Chûng-fà Mìn-koet Hien-fap Chen-siû Thiàu-vùn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok Hiàn-hoat Cheng-siu Tiâu-bûn
Tâi-lô	Tiong-hûa Bîn-kok Hiàn-huat Tsing-siu Tiâu-bûn

Additional Articles of
the Constitution of
the Republic of China
Additional Articles of; the Constitution of; the Republic of China
Overview
Original title	中華民國憲法增修條文
Jurisdiction	Free area of the Republic of China
Ratified	22 April 1991
Date effective	1 May 1991
System	Unitary semi-presidential republic
Government structure
Branches	Five (Executive, Legislative, Judicial, Examination, Control)
Head of state	President
Chambers	Unicameral; (Legislative Yuan)
Executive	Executive Yuan; led by the Premier
Judiciary	Judicial Yuan
Federalism	Unitary
Electoral college	No
History
First legislature	January 1, 1992 (NA); February 1, 1993 (LY);
First executive	May 20, 1996 (President)
Amendments	7
Last amended	June 10, 2005
Commissioned by	National Assembly
Signatories	457 of the 583 remaining delegates, in Taipei; (most delegates elected in 1947, with some elected in 1969 and 1986)
Supersedes	Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion and most articles of the original Constitution of the Republic of China

The Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China are the revisions and constitutional amendments to the original constitution to meet the requisites of the nation and the political status of Taiwan "prior to national unification". The Additional Articles are usually attached after the original constitution as a separate document. It also has its own preamble and article ordering different from the original constitution.^[1]

The Additional Articles are the fundamental law of the present government of the Republic of China on Taiwan since 1991, last amended in 2005.

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[1] Office of the president — Constitution of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

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