動員勘亂時期歷時四十三年，〈動員戲亂時期臨時條款〉(簡稱〈臨時條款〉)的實施，實為台灣的憲政發展累積了無數的制度價性和運作經驗，在此一基礎上形成的憲政文化，乃深烙在其後十餘年的憲政改革進程當中。本文討論的主題，並不著重於動員戰亂時期的憲法變遷史，而在分析與反省〈臨時條款〉的制度遺緒及其對於台灣民主化後憲政發展的影響，以俾從中發掘我國當前憲政運作現象的種種根源。

The Period of Communist Rebellion lasted for forty-three years. However, the Temporary Provisions Effective During the Period of Communist Rebellion had accumulated innumerable institutional conventions and operational experiences for Taiwan's current constitutional development. The constitutional culture based on the Temporary Provisions has rooted influences upon the constitutional reform during the 1990's. This essay does not mainly focus on the history of the constitutional change during the Period of Communist Rebellion. It also analyses the historical-institutional legacy of the Temporary Provisions left for Taiwan's constitutional reform and democratization. The essay would be helpful in understanding the phenomenon of Taiwan's current constitutional operation.