▁State ▁D á il ▁during ▁its ▁existence : ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁general ▁election ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁general ▁election ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁general ▁election ▁( J une ) ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁general ▁election ▁( Se ptember ) ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁general ▁election ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁general ▁election ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁general ▁election ▁ ▁Pow ers ▁ ▁The ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁provided ▁that ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁would ▁be ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁" on ▁the ▁nom ination ▁of " ▁the ▁D á il ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁had ▁to ▁res ign ▁en ▁b loc ▁if ▁it ▁lost ▁the ▁confidence ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁house . ▁In ▁practice ▁these ▁provision ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁President ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁D á il , ▁which ▁could ▁bring ▁down ▁his ▁cabinet ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁no ▁confidence , ▁or ▁failure ▁to ▁appro ve ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁confidence . ▁A ▁constitution al ▁am end ment ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁removed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁King ▁entirely ▁and ▁provided ▁that , ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁State , ▁the ▁President ▁would ▁be ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁D á il ▁directly , ▁rather ▁than ▁merely ▁being ▁' n omin ated ' ▁by ▁the ▁lower ▁house . ▁ ▁Techn ically ▁a ▁bill ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁approved ▁by ▁both ▁H ouses ▁of ▁the ▁O ire acht as ▁and ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ass ent ▁to ▁become ▁law