The personal freedom and the home of citizens are inviolable, as is the privacy of communications. All citizens have the right and duty to work. The state provides material assistance and medical services to citizens who are old, ill, or disabled. Citizens have the right and duty to receive an education. The state promotes the moral, intellectual, and physical development of youth.
Women have the same rights as men.
The state protects marriage, the family, mothers, and children. Husbands and wives are equally obligated to practice family planning. Citizens have the duty to safeguard the unity of the country, defend the motherland, and perform military service. The highest state organ is the National People's Congress, the legislative body of the state. It is composed of deputies elected by the provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities.