Constitution of the State of Nevada

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foundational legal document state constitution

The Constitution of the State of Nevada is the foundational legal document that establishes Nevada’s system of government, defines the powers and limits of its branches, and guarantees rights to its residents.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Nevada Constitution	15
Constitution of the State of Nevada canonical	8
Constitution of Nevada	4
Nevada Constitution Article 6	1
Nevada Constitution, Article 6	1
State of Nevada Constitution	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T964723 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of the State of Nevada
Context triple: [Nevada Legislature, authority, Constitution of the State of Nevada]

A. Constitution of California
The Constitution of California is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of California.
B. Nevada Legislature
The Nevada Legislature is the bicameral state lawmaking body of Nevada, consisting of the Assembly and the Senate.
C. Oregon Constitution
The Oregon Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Oregon.
D. Alaska Constitution
The Alaska Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and guiding principles of the government of the State of Alaska.
E. Indiana Constitution
The Indiana Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Indiana’s state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of the State of Nevada
Target entity description: The Constitution of the State of Nevada is the foundational legal document that establishes Nevada’s system of government, defines the powers and limits of its branches, and guarantees rights to its residents.

A. Constitution of California
The Constitution of California is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of California.
B. Nevada Legislature
The Nevada Legislature is the bicameral state lawmaking body of Nevada, consisting of the Assembly and the Senate.
C. Oregon Constitution
The Oregon Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Oregon.
D. Alaska Constitution
The Alaska Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and guiding principles of the government of the State of Alaska.
E. Indiana Constitution
The Indiana Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Indiana’s state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational legal document ⓘ state constitution ⓘ
adopted	1864 ⓘ
adoptionContext	Nevada statehood during the American Civil War ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Nevada ⓘ linked to: Nevada
billOfRightsLocation	Article 1 ⓘ
canBeAmendedBy	legislative proposal and voter approval ⓘ
contains	bill of rights ⓘ provisions on education in Nevada ⓘ provisions on local government organization in Nevada ⓘ provisions on public lands and natural resources in Nevada ⓘ provisions on suffrage and elections in Nevada ⓘ provisions on taxation in Nevada ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
defines	powers of the branches of Nevada state government ⓘ system of government of Nevada ⓘ
establishes	Nevada Assembly ⓘ Nevada Senate ⓘ Nevada Supreme Court ⓘ bicameral Nevada Legislature ⓘ linked to: Nevada Legislature district courts of Nevada ⓘ linked to: Seventh Judicial District Court of Nevada executive branch of Nevada ⓘ judicial branch of Nevada ⓘ legislative branch of Nevada ⓘ
establishesOffice	Attorney General of Nevada ⓘ Governor of Nevada ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Nevada ⓘ Secretary of State of Nevada ⓘ State Controller of Nevada ⓘ linked to: Nevada State Controller’s Office State Treasurer of Nevada ⓘ linked to: Nevada State Treasurer’s Office
governs	relationship between Nevada and its local governments ⓘ state-level government of Nevada ⓘ
guarantees	due process rights under Nevada law ⓘ freedom of religion under Nevada law ⓘ freedom of speech under Nevada law ⓘ right to trial by jury under Nevada law ⓘ rights of Nevada residents ⓘ
inspiredBy	California Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of California United States Constitution ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of the State of Nevada ⓘ
limits	powers of the branches of Nevada state government ⓘ
officialName	Constitution of the State of Nevada ⓘ
requires	ratification of amendments by Nevada voters ⓘ two successive legislative approvals for amendments ⓘ
shortName	Nevada Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the State of Nevada
subjectOf	constitutional amendments in Nevada ⓘ
subordinateTo	Constitution of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States Constitution
typeOfLaw	constitutional law of Nevada ⓘ

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