the political status of Taiwan, raising questions such as whether the "Communist rebellion" has "succeeded" and so the PRC government is recognized as legitimate by the ROC, or whether it would be legal now for the CPC to operate in Taiwan. Provisions The Temporary Provisions allowed for the creation of the Taiwan Garrison Command and the National Security Council, both for the purpose of enforcing martial law. The provisions also allowed the President and Vice President of the Republic of China to be exempted from the two-term office limit. Extensive powers given to the president by the Temporary Provisions turned the ROC into a de facto presidential system, where the President also held the post of chairman of the Kuomintang, although the Constitution originally laid out a parliamentary system. Specifically, the provision relating to the president said: In this Period of Communist Rebellion, for the sake of avoiding the emergent political crisis, and addressing the mammoth economic change, the president is empowered to adopt emergency measures through a resolution of a cabinet meeting of the Executive Yuan. The president's power will not be limited by the regular procedures of Articles 39 and 43 of the constitution. See also Elections in the Republic of China History of the Republic of China Human rights in the Republic of China Transitional Justice Commission Period of mobilization for the suppression of Communist rebellion Politics of the Republic of China Republic of China Army History of Taiwan since 1945 Tangwai movement List of political leaders who suspended the constitution References External links History of Constitutional Revisions in the Republic of China Full text of the "Temporary Provisions Effective During the Period of Communist Rebellion" 1948 in law Law of Taiwan White Terror (Taiwan) Taiwan under Republic of China rule Constitution of the Republic of China