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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:event
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gptkbp:duration
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4 months
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gptkbp:final_document
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gptkb:Alaska_State_Constitution
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gptkbp:final_meeting_date
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February 5, 1956
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gptkbp:governor
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gptkb:William_A._Egan
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gptkbp:has_meetings
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November 8, 1955
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gptkbp:historical_context
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post-World War II era
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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led to statehood
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Alaska Constitutional Convention
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Alaska_Native_Claims_Settlement_Act
gptkb:U._S._Constitution
state constitutions of other states
Alaska's territorial government
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gptkbp:key_issues
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gptkb:education
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:local_government
natural resources
civil rights
voting rights
taxation
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gptkbp:legacy
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foundation for state laws
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Alaska
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gptkbp:notable_member
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55
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gptkbp:notable_participants
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gptkb:Fred_Zharoff
gptkb:James_Wickersham
gptkb:William_A._Egan
Ruth B. Mc Clung
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gptkbp:notable_wins
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provisions for taxation
provisions for education funding
provisions for local governance
provisions for resource management
establishment of a Bill of Rights
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gptkbp:outcome
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gptkb:Alaska_State_Constitution
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gptkbp:participated_in
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open to citizens
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:purpose
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draft a state constitution
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gptkbp:ratified_by
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gptkb:referendum
April 24, 1956
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gptkbp:record
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official minutes
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gptkbp:significance
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established governance for Alaska
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gptkbp:statehood_date
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January 3, 1959
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Legislative_body
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gptkbp:voting_method
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majority vote
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gptkbp:year
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gptkb:1955
gptkb:1956
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Alaska_State_Capitol
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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