New Hampshire Constitution

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The New Hampshire Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and rights framework of the state government of New Hampshire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational legal document ⓘ
state constitution ⓘ
adoptionYear 1784 ⓘ
amendmentRequires approval by three-fifths of each house of the General Court ⓘ
approval by two-thirds of voters in a statewide referendum ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of New Hampshire ⓘ
linked to: New Hampshire
canBeAmendedBy constitutional amendment ⓘ
constitutionalConventionQuestionInterval 10 years ⓘ
containsPart Bill of Rights ⓘ
Form of Government ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
definesCapital Concord, New Hampshire ⓘ
definesLegislativeChamber New Hampshire House of Representatives ⓘ
New Hampshire Senate ⓘ
definesLegislativeStructure bicameral legislature ⓘ
definesOfficeTermLength two-year term for Governor of New Hampshire ⓘ
establishesBranch executive branch of New Hampshire ⓘ
judicial branch of New Hampshire ⓘ
legislative branch of New Hampshire ⓘ
executiveOfficeEstablished Executive Council of New Hampshire ⓘ
Governor of New Hampshire ⓘ
governmentTypeRegulated state government of New Hampshire ⓘ
guaranteesRight freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
prohibition of cruel or unusual punishments ⓘ
prohibition of excessive bail and fines ⓘ
prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures ⓘ
right to bear arms ⓘ
right to trial by jury ⓘ
highestLawOf State of New Hampshire ⓘ
linked to: New Hampshire
isOldestFunctioningWrittenConstitutionAfter United States Constitution ⓘ
judicialBodyEstablished New Hampshire Supreme Court ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legislativeBodyEstablished New Hampshire General Court ⓘ
predecessor New Hampshire Constitution of 1776 ⓘ
principleDeclared all government of right originates from the people ⓘ
checks and balances ⓘ
equality of rights ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
prohibits hereditary offices ⓘ
titles of nobility ⓘ
protects due process of law ⓘ
property rights ⓘ
right of petition ⓘ
requires free and fair elections ⓘ
periodic constitutional convention question to be submitted to voters ⓘ

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New Hampshire Senate → governingDocument → New Hampshire Constitution ⓘ
New Hampshire Senate → authorityDerivedFrom → New Hampshire Constitution ⓘ
New Hampshire Executive Council District 3 → governingLaw → New Hampshire Constitution ⓘ
New Hampshire General Court → governingDocument → Constitution of New Hampshire ⓘ
linked to: New Hampshire Constitution
Supreme Court of New Hampshire → establishedBy → Constitution of New Hampshire ⓘ
linked to: New Hampshire Constitution
Supreme Court of New Hampshire → applies → New Hampshire Constitution ⓘ
Attorney General of New Hampshire → legalBasis → New Hampshire Constitution (by implication for executive offices) ⓘ
linked to: New Hampshire Constitution
Governor of New Hampshire → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of New Hampshire ⓘ
linked to: New Hampshire Constitution
Governor of New Hampshire → createdBy → New Hampshire Constitution of 1784 ⓘ
linked to: New Hampshire Constitution
Government of New Hampshire → hasDocument → Constitution of New Hampshire ⓘ
linked to: New Hampshire Constitution
Government of New Hampshire → establishedBy → Constitution of New Hampshire ⓘ
linked to: New Hampshire Constitution
Bedford Town Council → subordinateTo → Constitution of the State of New Hampshire ⓘ
linked to: New Hampshire Constitution
New Hampshire Constitution → predecessor → New Hampshire Constitution of 1776 ⓘ
linked to: New Hampshire Constitution
President of the New Hampshire Senate → authoritySource → New Hampshire Constitution ⓘ
Judiciary of New Hampshire → follows → New Hampshire Constitution ⓘ
Judiciary of New Hampshire → subjectTo → New Hampshire Constitution separation of powers ⓘ
linked to: New Hampshire Constitution
New Hampshire Rules of Evidence → authorityFrom → New Hampshire Constitution ⓘ
Executive branch of New Hampshire → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of New Hampshire ⓘ
linked to: New Hampshire Constitution
Executive Council of New Hampshire → legalBasis → Constitution of New Hampshire ⓘ
linked to: New Hampshire Constitution
New Hampshire public defender’s office → governedBy → New Hampshire Constitution ⓘ
Durham Town Council → subjectTo → Constitution of the State of New Hampshire ⓘ
linked to: New Hampshire Constitution
Legislative branch of New Hampshire → establishedBy → New Hampshire Constitution ⓘ
Legislative branch of New Hampshire → subjectTo → New Hampshire Constitution ⓘ
New Hampshire Superior Court → governingLaw → New Hampshire Constitution ⓘ
New Hampshire state jurisdiction → governedBy → New Hampshire Constitution ⓘ