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| jurisdiction = [[Volkia|Volkian Federative Republic]]
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| date_created = November 21, 1887
| date_presented = December 5, 1887
| date_ratified = April 17, 1888
| date_effective = August 6, 1888
| system = {{wp|Constitutionalism|Constitutional}} {{wp|Presidential system|presidential}} {{wp|republic}}
| branches = Three
| executive = [[President of Volkia|President]]
| chambers = Bicameral
| courts = [[Federal judiciaryJudiciary of Volkia|Volkian Federal Judiciary]]
| federalism = Federation
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The '''Constitution of the Volkian Federative Republic''' ([[Volkian language|Volkian]]: Конституция Волкскийская Федеративная Республика, tr. ''Konstitutsiya Volkskiyskaya Federativnaya Respublika'') is the {{wp|supreme law}} of [[Volkia]]. It was adopted by national referendumratified on April 317, 1888 and last amended on March 2, 1975.
 
The text was drafted at the [[1887 Volkian Federal Republic Convention]], which was attended by nearly 500250 participants consisting of various legal scholars and representatives from the oblastsprovinces of the former Kingdom of Volkia. [[Aleksey ZukovPushkarev]], [[Stepan Ulyashin]], [[Luka Moroshkin]], and [[Vasily Tolmachyov]] are all considered the primary co-authors of the constitution.
 
The draft text was then put to a referendum held in Volkia on AprilFebruary 3, 1888. Of all registered voters, 61.7% (or 10,716,981) participated in the referendum. Of those, 6,698,113 (62.5%) voted for the adoption of the Constitution. The Constitution was then ratified by a majority of the oblastsprovinces on April 17, 1888. The provisional government set an effective date of August 6, 1888, which finalized the abolishment of the Volkian monarchy and the creation of the Volkian federal state. The [[1888 Volkian presidential election|first presidential election]] was held on July 2, 1888.
 
== Provisions ==
The constitution consists of a preamble and __ articles grouped into __nine chapters. These are:
 
# RightsThe ofFederal the PeopleSystem (Articles 1 - _16)
# SupremeRights Lawof the People (Articles _17 - _)
# The National Assembly (Articles _ - _)
# The President (Articles _ - _)
# The Federal Judiciary (Articles _ - _)
# Local Self-Government (Articles _ - _)
# Supreme Law (Articles _ - _)
# Amendments (Articles _ - _)
# Supplementary Provisions (Articles _ - _)
# Amendments (Articles _ - _)
 
=== Preamble ===
The preamble of the constitution details the purposes for the writing of the constitution and establishes that Volkia be a democratic and secular nation.
The constitution establishes the Volkian Federative Republic {{Wp|Secularism}}
 
=== RightsThe ofFederal the PeopleSystem (Articles _1 - _16) ===
 
=== SupremeRights Lawof the People (Articles _17 - _) ===
 
=== The National Assembly (Articles _ - _) ===
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=== Local Self-Government (Articles _ - _) ===
 
=== Supreme Law (Articles _ - _) ===
 
=== Amendments (Articles _ - _) ===
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