Connecticut's Fundamental Orders
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:document
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| gptkbp:allows |
town meetings
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| gptkbp:created |
framework for self-government
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| gptkbp:defines |
the powers of government
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| gptkbp:emphasizes |
the consent of the governed
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:government_of_Connecticut
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States a bicameral legislature a General Court |
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
early American democracy
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Connecticut's Fundamental Orders
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| gptkbp:included |
separation of powers
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| gptkbp:includes_provisions_for |
gptkb:military_organization
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:U._S._Constitution
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| gptkbp:inspired |
other colonial charters
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| gptkbp:is_a_basis_for |
future state constitutions
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| gptkbp:is_a_document_that |
gptkb:political_theory
promoted religious freedom encouraged political participation encouraged civic participation promoted the rule of law limited government power provided for checks and balances laid the groundwork for future governance. emphasized community governance established accountability in government established civil order recognized individual rights reflected the social contract theory |
| gptkbp:is_a_foundation_for |
Connecticut's legal system
Connecticut's governance |
| gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of |
colonial autonomy
|
| gptkbp:is_adopted_by |
1638
|
| gptkbp:is_considered_as |
first written constitution
|
| gptkbp:is_recognized_as |
the right to vote
|
| gptkbp:is_reflected_in |
the settlers' values
|
| gptkbp:is_significant_for |
American political development
|
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
the colony's administration
|
| gptkbp:negotiated_by |
different factions in the colony
|
| gptkbp:originated_in |
self-governance in America
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| gptkbp:principal |
defined civil rights
|
| gptkbp:product |
the Great Migration
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| gptkbp:provides |
elected representatives
the election of a governor |
| gptkbp:ratified_by |
gptkb:Connecticut_General_Court
the settlers of Hartford |
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Connecticut_Constitution_of_1818
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| gptkbp:served_as |
a model for democracy
|
| gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to |
modern constitutions
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
the need for order in the colony
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| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
gptkb:the_English_Civil_War
gptkb:the_Mayflower_Compact Puritan beliefs |
| gptkbp:written_by |
gptkb:Thomas_Hooker
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| gptkbp:written_in |
English
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Colony_of_Connecticut
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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