Constitution of Vermont

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foundational legal document state constitution

The Constitution of Vermont is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Vermont’s state government and guarantees the rights of its citizens.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Vermont Constitution	9
Constitution of Vermont canonical	8
Constitution of the State of Vermont	5
Chapter II of the Vermont Constitution	1
Constitution of the Vermont Republic	1
Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the State of Vermont	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1388590 — 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 Vermont
Context triple: [Office of the Governor of Vermont, authorizedBy, Constitution of Vermont]

A. Maine Constitution
The Maine Constitution is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Maine and guarantees the rights of its citizens.
B. Constitution of Maryland
The Constitution of Maryland is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and functions of the state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.
C. Constitution of Virginia
The Constitution of Virginia is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and limitations of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.
D. Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the foundational legal charter of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, outlining its governmental structure, citizens’ rights, and guiding principles.
E. Pennsylvania Constitution
The Pennsylvania Constitution is the foundational governing document of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, outlining the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government and the rights of 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 Vermont
Target entity description: The Constitution of Vermont is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Vermont’s state government and guarantees the rights of its citizens.

A. Maine Constitution
The Maine Constitution is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Maine and guarantees the rights of its citizens.
B. Constitution of Maryland
The Constitution of Maryland is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and functions of the state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.
C. Constitution of Virginia
The Constitution of Virginia is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and limitations of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.
D. Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the foundational legal charter of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, outlining its governmental structure, citizens’ rights, and guiding principles.
E. Pennsylvania Constitution
The Pennsylvania Constitution is the foundational governing document of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, outlining the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government and the rights of its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational legal document ⓘ state constitution ⓘ
amendmentProcessIncludes	approval by the Vermont House of Representatives ⓘ proposal by the Vermont Senate ⓘ ratification by Vermont voters ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Vermont ⓘ linked to: Vermont
availableAt	official website of the State of Vermont ⓘ
bindingOn	all branches of Vermont state government ⓘ
contains	Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the State of Vermont ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Vermont
country	United States of America ⓘ
defines	process for amending the Constitution of Vermont ⓘ qualifications for holding state office in Vermont ⓘ qualifications for voters in Vermont ⓘ
establishes	powers of Vermont state government ⓘ structure of Vermont state government ⓘ
governs	Office of the Governor of Vermont ⓘ Vermont General Assembly ⓘ Vermont Supreme Court ⓘ
guarantees	rights of Vermont citizens ⓘ
hasPart	Chapter I of the Constitution of Vermont ⓘ Chapter II of the Constitution of Vermont ⓘ Chapter III of the Constitution of Vermont ⓘ preamble of the Constitution of Vermont ⓘ
influencedBy	Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 ⓘ linked to: Pennsylvania Constitution
inForceSince	1793 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of the State of Vermont ⓘ
limits	powers of Vermont state government ⓘ
notableFeature	first written constitution in North America to prohibit adult slavery ⓘ provided for universal male suffrage without property requirements ⓘ
originalAdoptionPlace	Windsor, Vermont ⓘ
originalAdoptionYear	1777 ⓘ
originallyAdoptedAs	Constitution of the Vermont Republic ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Vermont
protectsRight	due process of law ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ protection against unreasonable searches and seizures ⓘ trial by jury ⓘ
publisher	State of Vermont ⓘ linked to: Vermont
significantRevisionYear	1786 ⓘ 1793 ⓘ
subject	civil rights ⓘ elections in Vermont ⓘ executive power in Vermont ⓘ judicial power in Vermont ⓘ legislative power in Vermont ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ state government organization ⓘ

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Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of the Governor of Vermont → authorizedBy → Constitution of Vermont ⓘ

Vermont General Assembly → authority → Constitution of Vermont ⓘ

Government of Vermont → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of Vermont ⓘ

Governor of Vermont → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Vermont ⓘ

Constitution of Vermont → originallyAdoptedAs → Constitution of the Vermont Republic ⓘ