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The first Constitution of Kazakhstan has been accepted in definitive edition by the Decision of CEC KazASSR on February, 18th, 1926 after formation of the USSR and taking into account the Constitution of RSFSR of 1925 as Kazakhstan was a part of RSFSR. The given Organic law has fixed the form of government, a state system, a political mode, structure of public authorities, accurately-administrative organs. The basic beginnings of the active and passive suffrage, the budgetary right have been defined. According to the given Constitution Kazakhstan was republic equal in rights as a part of RSFSR.

The constitution of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic accepted on

Also the system of bodies of court and Office of Public Prosecutor has been established. National courts were selected citizens of areas on the basis of the general, direct and equal suffrage at ballot, legal proceedings should be conducted in the Kazakh language, and in regional with the majority of other nationalities - in their language (item 83-90).

In the Constitution of 1937 fundamental laws and duties of citizens have been defined: the right to work (item 96), on rest (item 97), material maintenance in an old age, in case of illness and disability (item 98), health protection, guarantees of a freedom of speech, the press, meetings, meetings, street processions and demonstrations, personal immunity, dwelling, correspondence of citizens, a right of sanctuary to foreign citizens.

The constitution of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic accepted at extraordinary VII session of the Supreme body of republic of IX convocation on April, 20th, 1978, consisted of a preamble, 10 sections, 19 heads, 173 articles. According to it all power belonged to the people which into classes were subdivided into workers, peasants and labor intelligency. Over system of governing bodies the Communist party of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (item 6) has been put. By a basis of economic system of republic has been declared state, kooperativno-collective-farm and the property of trade-union and other public organizations.

In the Constitution of 1978 the national-state and administrative-territorial device of republic, the competence of the higher and local governing bodies (item 78-83, 97-139), electoral system principles, legal status of People's Deputies, institutes of the state plan of economic and social development, the state budget, justice, arbitration, public prosecutor's supervision and etc. have been defined.

In the early nineties in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, and then in Kazakhstan have been accepted a number of laws which have made considerable amendments to the Constitution of 1978. According to the law "About perfection of structure of the government" from November, 20th, 1990 positions have been brought in the Constitution that the President is the head of the executive and administrative power, the Ministerial council has been transformed to the Cabinet. Among other laws: the Law "About local government and local Councils of People's Deputies of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic" from February, 15th, 1991, the Law "About change of the name of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic" from December, 10th, 1991, the constitutional law "About citizenship of Republic Kazakhstan" from December, 20th, 1991 and others.

The constitution Kazakh АSSР 1926

The first Constitution of Kazakhstan has been accepted in definitive edition by the Decision of  CEC KazASSR on February, 18th, 1926 after formation of the USSR and taking into account the Constitution of RSFSR of 1925 as Kazakhstan was a part of RSFSR. The given Organic law has fixed the form of government, a state system, a political mode, structure of public authorities, accurately-administrative organs. The basic beginnings of the active and passive suffrage, the budgetary right have been defined. According to the given Constitution Kazakhstan was republic equal in rights as a part of RSFSR.

 The constitution of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic of 1937

The constitution of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic accepted on Х Vsekazahsky congress of Councils on March, 26th, 1937, consisted of 11 heads and 125 articles. In it it has been registered: "Out of limits of item 14 of the Constitution of the USSR the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic carries out the government independently, keeping completely the sovereign rights". In the constitution of 1937 (item 13), stability of territory without the consent of KazSSR (item 16), questions of conducting republic according to which the higher republican and local public authorities, control over execution of the legislation, protection state and a public order and the rights of citizens, collection of taxes and etc. (item 19) have been generated have been fixed also voluntary association with other republics equal in rights with a view of mutual aid realization on tenches of economic, political defense.

Also the system of bodies of court and Office of Public Prosecutor has been established. National courts were selected citizens of areas on the basis of the general, direct and equal suffrage at ballot, legal proceedings should be conducted in the Kazakh language, and in regional with the majority of other nationalities - in their language (item 83-90).

In the Constitution of 1937 fundamental laws and duties of citizens have been defined: the right to work (item 96), on rest (item 97), material maintenance in an old age, in case of illness and disability (item 98), health protection, guarantees of a freedom of speech, the press, meetings, meetings, street processions and demonstrations, personal immunity, dwelling, correspondence of citizens, a right of sanctuary to foreign citizens.

 The constitution of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic of 1978

The constitution of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic accepted at extraordinary VII session of the Supreme body of republic of IX convocation on April, 20th, 1978, consisted of a preamble, 10 sections, 19 heads, 173 articles. According to it all power belonged to the people which into classes were subdivided into workers, peasants and labor intelligency. Over system of governing bodies the Communist party of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (item 6) has been put. By a basis of economic system of republic has been declared state, kooperativno-collective-farm and the property of trade-union and other public organizations.

In the Constitution of 1978 the national-state and administrative-territorial device of republic, the competence of the higher and local governing bodies (item 78-83, 97-139), electoral system principles, legal status of People's Deputies, institutes of the state plan of economic and social development, the state budget, justice, arbitration, public prosecutor's supervision and etc. have been defined.

In the early nineties in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, and then in Kazakhstan have been accepted a number of laws which have made considerable amendments to the Constitution of 1978. According to the law "About perfection of structure of the government" from November, 20th, 1990 positions have been brought in the Constitution that the President is the head of the executive and administrative power, the Ministerial council has been transformed to the Cabinet. Among other laws: the Law "About local government and local Councils of People's Deputies of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic" from February, 15th, 1991, the Law "About change of the name of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic" from December, 10th, 1991, the constitutional law "About citizenship of Republic Kazakhstan" from December, 20th, 1991 and others.

 The constitution of Republic Kazakhstan of 1993

The first Constitution of independent Kazakhstan has been accepted at IX session of the Supreme body of Kazakhstan of XII convocation on January, 28th, 1993. Structurally it consisted of a preamble, 4 sections, 21 heads and 131 articles [3]. The constitution has absorbed many rules of law accepted from the moment of finding by Kazakhstan of the state sovereignty: people's sovereignty, independence of the state, a principle of division of the authorities, a recognition of the Kazakh language state, a recognition of the President the head of the state, court bodies - Supreme, Constitutional and the higher Arbitration courts and others [6]. In a basis of the Constitution of 1993 the model of parliamentary republic has laid down.

 The constitution of Republic Kazakhstan of 1995

The operating Constitution of Republic Kazakhstan has been accepted on August, 30th, 1995 on a republican referendum. This day is the state holiday - the Republic Kazakhstan Constitution day. In 1998 and 2007 the considerable changes increasing powers of the President were made to the Constitution.