dec 9, 1931 - - Spain is a republic
- Cortes elected by universal suffrage every four years
- president serves 6 years
- government has the right to nationalise large estates and industries
- recognition of regional autonomy; Catalonia is given its own flag, president, and parliament
- army officers and clergy may not serve as president
- separation of church and state:
- freedom of religion
- end to state support of clergy
- religious education abolished
- Jesuits are banned
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Paper 3: Spanish Civil War
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