Missouri Constitution

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legal document state constitution

The Missouri Constitution is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Missouri and guarantees rights to its citizens.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Missouri Constitution canonical	21
Constitution of Missouri	7
Constitution of the State of Missouri	5
Missouri Constitution of 1820	5
Missouri Constitution of 1875	2
Missouri Constitution of 1865	1
Missouri term limits amendment	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4541779 — 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: Missouri Constitution
Context triple: [Missouri General Assembly, follows, Missouri Constitution]

A. Mississippi Constitution
The Mississippi Constitution is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Mississippi and guarantees certain rights to its citizens.
B. Arkansas Constitution
The Arkansas Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the U.S. state of Arkansas, establishing its governmental structure, powers, and citizens’ rights.
C. Oklahoma Constitution
The Oklahoma Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of the government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
D. 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.
E. Kentucky Constitution
The Kentucky Constitution is the foundational governing document of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, establishing its governmental structure, powers, and individual rights.
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: Missouri Constitution
Target entity description: The Missouri Constitution is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Missouri and guarantees rights to its citizens.

A. Mississippi Constitution
The Mississippi Constitution is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Mississippi and guarantees certain rights to its citizens.
B. Arkansas Constitution
The Arkansas Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the U.S. state of Arkansas, establishing its governmental structure, powers, and citizens’ rights.
C. Oklahoma Constitution
The Oklahoma Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of the government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
D. 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.
E. Kentucky Constitution
The Kentucky Constitution is the foundational governing document of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, establishing its governmental structure, powers, and individual rights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal document ⓘ state constitution ⓘ
adoptionDate	1945-03-30 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Constitution of the State of Missouri ⓘ linked to: Missouri Constitution
amendmentMethod	citizen initiative ⓘ legislative referral ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Missouri ⓘ
contains	Bill of Rights ⓘ amendments ⓘ articles ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
defines	powers of Missouri courts ⓘ powers of the Governor of Missouri ⓘ powers of the Missouri General Assembly ⓘ
effectiveDate	1945-03-30 ⓘ
establishes	Missouri Court of Appeals ⓘ linked to: Missouri Courts of Appeals Missouri Supreme Court ⓘ circuit courts of Missouri ⓘ executive branch of Missouri ⓘ judicial branch of Missouri ⓘ linked to: Missouri judiciary legislative branch of Missouri ⓘ nonpartisan court plan for judicial selection ⓘ
governs	State government of Missouri ⓘ linked to: Missouri state government
guarantees	civil rights of Missouri citizens ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ political rights of Missouri citizens ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ right to bear arms ⓘ right to trial by jury ⓘ
highestLawOf	State of Missouri ⓘ
is	third constitution of Missouri ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
previousConstitution	Missouri Constitution of 1820 ⓘ linked to: Missouri Constitution Missouri Constitution of 1865 ⓘ linked to: Missouri Constitution Missouri Constitution of 1875 ⓘ linked to: Missouri Constitution
providesFor	constitutional amendment process ⓘ initiative process ⓘ referendum process ⓘ
replaced	Missouri Constitution of 1875 ⓘ linked to: Missouri Constitution
requires	voter approval for constitutional amendments ⓘ
subject	education in Missouri ⓘ eminent domain in Missouri ⓘ impeachment procedures ⓘ local government in Missouri ⓘ public debt limitations ⓘ public employees and labor ⓘ taxation in Missouri ⓘ voting and elections in Missouri ⓘ
subordinateTo	Constitution of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States Constitution

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Referenced by (42)

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

Missouri General Assembly → follows → Missouri Constitution ⓘ

Missouri Senate → authority → Missouri Constitution ⓘ

Missouri Senate → establishedBy → Missouri Constitution of 1820 ⓘ