The Constitution of 1925 was the constitution in force in Chile between 1925 and 1973 when the Government Junta

Government Junta of Chile (1973)

Government Junta of Chile was the military junta established to rule Chile during the military dictatorship that followed the overthrow of President Salvador Allende in the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. It was the executive and legislative branch of government until December 17, 1974...

 suspended it. In the 1920s Chile suffered from a severe social and economic crisis

Economic history of Chile

The economy of Chile has shifted substantially over time from the subsistence agriculture practised by its indigenous peoples to an early husbandry-oriented economy and finally to one of mining and agriculture. Chile started to industrialize in the 1930s with the creation of CORFO that established...

 that led to the loss of prestige for old ruling class, labeled oligarchy in Chilean historiography, and the rise of a more sensibilized populist government led by Arturo Alessandri

Arturo Alessandri

Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma was a Chilean political figure and reformer, who served twice as the President of Chile, first between 1920 and 1924, and then again in 1925, and finally from 1932 until 1938....

. In 1924 Alessandri was outed in a coup, but was called back in 1925 to complete his mandate. Alessandri then used his presidency to draft a new constitution to replace the Constitution of 1833

Chilean Constitution of 1833

thumb|right|200px|Painting of Diego Portales. The Constitution of 1833 has been seen as the embodiement of the "Portalian thought".The Constitution of 1833 was the constitution used in Chile from 1833 to 1925 when it was replaced by the Constitution of 1925...

. The constitution was approved by plebiscite by 134,421 voters on August 30 of 1925. Prominent features of the constitution were:

• Separation of the church from the state. This was the fulfillment of an old goal among many liberals in Chile. Previously this issue had caused a series of conflicts and controversies in the 19th century.
• Legislative initiative powers to the president.
• Created and electoral tribunal. This reform increased the democratization of elections that were still manipulated in large parts of the country.