Connecticut Constitution of 1784

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gptkbp:allows Direct election of representatives
gptkbp:bornIn January 14, 1784
gptkbp:contains Checks and balances
Separation of powers
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Connecticut_General_Assembly
gptkbp:established gptkb:Government_of_Connecticut
Religious freedom
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
gptkbp:hasDepartment Voting rights
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Foundation of state governance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Connecticut Constitution of 1784
gptkbp:includes Property requirements for voting
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:U.S._Constitution
Later state constitutions
gptkbp:influencedBy Fundamental Orders of 1638-1639
gptkbp:isChallengedBy Committee_of_the_General_Assembly
Governor_Jonathan_Trumbull
gptkbp:isCitedIn Legal arguments
Political debates
Court cases
State constitutional law
Constitutional law discussions
gptkbp:isConsidered A landmark document
gptkbp:isDividedInto Articles
Sections
gptkbp:isFiledIn gptkb:English_language
gptkbp:isPartOf Connecticut_history
gptkbp:isReferencedIn Political science
Legal studies
History textbooks
gptkbp:isRelatedTo gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
Separation of church and state
Federalism
Civil rights movements
gptkbp:isServedBy gptkb:Connecticut_State_Library
gptkbp:isVisitedBy Popular vote
gptkbp:localGovernment Republic
gptkbp:provides gptkb:General_Assembly
Governor
Courts
Amendments
gptkbp:recognizes Civil liberties
gptkbp:replacedBy Connecticut_Constitution_of_1818
gptkbp:significance First written constitution in the Western world