Preamble[edit]
The preamble describes North Korea, which has the official name of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as the "socialist state of Juche" that applies the ideas and achievements of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on state construction.[9]
Kim Il Sung is credited as the "founder of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and father of socialist Korea" who founded the Juche idea and turned North Korea into a socialist country.[9] Kim Jong Il is credited as the "peerless patriot and defender of socialist Korea" who had kept Kim Il Sung's policies and turned North Korea into a politico-ideological power, a nuclear state and a military power through Songun politics.[9]
Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il were described by the preamble to have always worked for the people under their motto of "the people are heaven," and are credited for making North Korea as a unique country in the world for accomplishing the tasks for building a prosperous and independent state.[9] The preamble also praises both leaders as the "saviors of the nation" who have worked for Korean reunification, and as "veteran world statesmen" for developing North Korea's foreign relations.[9]
The preamble states that Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il's ideas and achievements are "lasting treasures of the Korean revolution" and the basic guarantee for North Korea's prosperity, while setting up the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun as a monument to the leaders' immortality and a national symbol for Korea.[9]
The preamble concludes by enshrining Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il as the eternal leaders of North Korea, and that the constitution would consist of their ideas and achievements which makes it the Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il Constitution.[9]
Chapter 1 – Politics[edit]
Chapter 1 of the Socialist Constitution consists of 18 articles that outline the political structure of North Korea.
Article 1 states that North Korea, which has an official name of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is an independent socialist state, with Article 2 also stating it as a revolutionary state.[10] Article 3 makes Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism as the country's guide for its activities, while Article 11 makes the Workers' Party of Korea lead all of the country's activities.[10]
Article 4 gives the sovereignty of the country to the working people consisting of workers, peasants, soldiers and talented personnel who exercise it through their representatives in the Supreme People's Assembly and the local people's assemblies.[10] Article 6 and 7 states that these representatives are elected by the people based on universal, equal and direct suffrage, and are responsible to them.[10]
Article 5 states that government institutions are created and operated based on democratic centralism.[10]
Article 8 provides a "people-centered" social system for North Korea that turns "workers into masters of everything" and "everything in society serve the workers," and tasks the state to respect and defend the people's human rights.[10]
Article 9 provides North Korea with the task to achieve "the complete victory of socialism" in the northern half of Korea and the reunification of Korea.[10]
Article 10 states that North Korea is based on the "political and ideological unity" of the people who are in a working class-led worker-peasant alliance, and that the people will be revolutionized and assimilated by the state into a single united society.[10] Article 12 adds that the North Korean state will "adhere to the class line" and "defend the people's power and the socialist system" from "hostile elements" through the people's democratic dictatorship.[10]
Article 13 states that North Korea will resolve the country's issues by finding solutions from the masses through the revolutionary work system, while Article 14 institutionalizes mass movements such as the Three-Revolution Red Flag movement to push socialist construction in the country.[
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"content": "Preamble[edit]\nThe preamble describes North Korea, which has the official name of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as the \"socialist state of Juche\" that applies the ideas and achievements of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on state construction.[9]\n\nKim Il Sung is credited as the \"founder of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and father of socialist Korea\" who founded the Juche idea and turned North Korea into a socialist country.[9] Kim Jong Il is credited as the \"peerless patriot and defender of socialist Korea\" who had kept Kim Il Sung's policies and turned North Korea into a politico-ideological power, a nuclear state and a military power through Songun politics.[9]\n\nKim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il were described by the preamble to have always worked for the people under their motto of \"the people are heaven,\" and are credited for making North Korea as a unique country in the world for accomplishing the tasks for building a prosperous and independent state.[9] The preamble also praises both leaders as the \"saviors of the nation\" who have worked for Korean reunification, and as \"veteran world statesmen\" for developing North Korea's foreign relations.[9]\n\nThe preamble states that Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il's ideas and achievements are \"lasting treasures of the Korean revolution\" and the basic guarantee for North Korea's prosperity, while setting up the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun as a monument to the leaders' immortality and a national symbol for Korea.[9]\n\nThe preamble concludes by enshrining Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il as the eternal leaders of North Korea, and that the constitution would consist of their ideas and achievements which makes it the Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il Constitution.[9]\n\nChapter 1 – Politics[edit]\nChapter 1 of the Socialist Constitution consists of 18 articles that outline the political structure of North Korea.\n\nArticle 1 states that North Korea, which has an official name of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is an independent socialist state, with Article 2 also stating it as a revolutionary state.[10] Article 3 makes Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism as the country's guide for its activities, while Article 11 makes the Workers' Party of Korea lead all of the country's activities.[10]\n\nArticle 4 gives the sovereignty of the country to the working people consisting of workers, peasants, soldiers and talented personnel who exercise it through their representatives in the Supreme People's Assembly and the local people's assemblies.[10] Article 6 and 7 states that these representatives are elected by the people based on universal, equal and direct suffrage, and are responsible to them.[10]\n\nArticle 5 states that government institutions are created and operated based on democratic centralism.[10]\n\nArticle 8 provides a \"people-centered\" social system for North Korea that turns \"workers into masters of everything\" and \"everything in society serve the workers,\" and tasks the state to respect and defend the people's human rights.[10]\n\nArticle 9 provides North Korea with the task to achieve \"the complete victory of socialism\" in the northern half of Korea and the reunification of Korea.[10]\n\nArticle 10 states that North Korea is based on the \"political and ideological unity\" of the people who are in a working class-led worker-peasant alliance, and that the people will be revolutionized and assimilated by the state into a single united society.[10] Article 12 adds that the North Korean state will \"adhere to the class line\" and \"defend the people's power and the socialist system\" from \"hostile elements\" through the people's democratic dictatorship.[10]\n\nArticle 13 states that North Korea will resolve the country's issues by finding solutions from the masses through the revolutionary work system, while Article 14 institutionalizes mass movements such as the Three-Revolution Red Flag movement to push socialist construction in the country.[",
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