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Article 1 (The Name of a Country, Identity, Nation State): (1) The Republic of Korea shall be a democratic republic.
(2) The sovereignty of the Republic of Korea shall reside in the people, and all state authority shall emanate from the people.

Article 2 (Nationality, Protection of Aliens): (1) Nationality in the Republic of Korea shall be prescribed by Act.
(2) The State shall protect its citizens abroad as provided by Act.

Article 3 (Territory): The territory of the Republic of Korea shall consist of the Korean peninsula and its adjacent islands

Article 4 (Peaceful Unification Policy): The Republic of Korea shall seek national unification, and shall formulate and carry out peaceful unification policy based on the free and democratic basic order.

Article 5 (Renouncing of War of Aggression, The National Armed Force’s Mission and Political Neutrality): (1) The Republic of Korea shall endeavor to maintain international peace and shall renounce any war of aggression.
(2) The national Armed Forces shall be charged with the sacred mission of national security and the defense of the land and their political neutrality shall be observed.

Article 6 (Force of International law, Treaties, Promulgated, Status of Aliens): (1) Treaties duly concluded and promulgated under the Constitution and generally recognized rules of international law shall have the same force and effect of law as domestic laws of the Republic of Korea.
(2) Status of aliens shall be guaranteed in accordance with international laws and treaties.

Article 7 (Position, Responsibility, Status, Political Neutrality of Public Official): (1) Public officials shall be servants of the people and shall be responsible to the people.
(2) Status and political neutrality of public officials shall be guaranteed as prescribed by Act.

Article 8 (Party): (1) Establishment of political parties shall be free and the plural party system shall be guaranteed.
(2) Political parties shall be democratic in their objectives, organization and activities, and shall have necessary organizational arrangements to participate in the formation of political will of the people.
(3) Political parties shall be protected by the State as provided by statute and may receive subsidy for operation from the State as prescribed by Act.
(4) If the purposes or activities of a political party are contrary to the democratic basic order, the Government may bring an action for its dissolution in the Constitutional Court, and the political party may be dissolved by decision of the Constitutional Court.

Article 9 (Inheriting, development of the traditional heritage): The State shall strive to sustain and develop cultural heritages and to enhance national culture.