North Dakota Constitution

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foundational legal document state constitution

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

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of North Dakota	11
North Dakota Constitution canonical	7
Constitution of the State of North Dakota	1
N.D. Const.	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6960795 — 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: North Dakota Constitution
Context triple: [North Dakota Legislative Assembly, follows, North Dakota Constitution]

A. Nebraska Constitution
The Nebraska Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the U.S. state of Nebraska, outlining its structure of government, powers, and citizens’ rights.
B. Minnesota Constitution
The Minnesota Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and rights framework of the U.S. state of Minnesota.
C. Wisconsin Constitution
The Wisconsin Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Wisconsin’s state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.
D. Constitution of the State of Iowa
The Constitution of the State of Iowa is the fundamental governing document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Iowa’s state and local government.
E. 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.
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: North Dakota Constitution
Target entity description: The North Dakota Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of North Dakota and guarantees the rights of its citizens.

A. Nebraska Constitution
The Nebraska Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the U.S. state of Nebraska, outlining its structure of government, powers, and citizens’ rights.
B. Minnesota Constitution
The Minnesota Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and rights framework of the U.S. state of Minnesota.
C. Wisconsin Constitution
The Wisconsin Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Wisconsin’s state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.
D. Constitution of the State of Iowa
The Constitution of the State of Iowa is the fundamental governing document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Iowa’s state and local government.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational legal document ⓘ state constitution ⓘ
adoptedOn	1889-10-01 ⓘ
amendmentProcess	initiated constitutional amendment by petition ⓘ legislative referral and voter approval ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of North Dakota ⓘ linked to: North Dakota
cameIntoForceOn	1889-11-02 ⓘ
contains	amendments ⓘ articles ⓘ bill of rights ⓘ preamble ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createsBody	North Dakota Legislative Assembly ⓘ North Dakota Supreme Court ⓘ district courts of North Dakota ⓘ linked to: North Dakota district courts
createsOffice	Attorney General of North Dakota ⓘ Governor of North Dakota ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota ⓘ Secretary of State of North Dakota ⓘ State Auditor of North Dakota ⓘ State Treasurer of North Dakota ⓘ
defines	executive branch of North Dakota ⓘ judicial branch of North Dakota ⓘ linked to: North Dakota judiciary legislative branch of North Dakota ⓘ
draftedFor	statehood of North Dakota ⓘ
enables	republican form of government in North Dakota ⓘ
establishes	powers of the government of North Dakota ⓘ structure of the government of North Dakota ⓘ
governs	counties of North Dakota ⓘ municipalities of North Dakota ⓘ state agencies of North Dakota ⓘ
guarantees	rights of citizens of North Dakota ⓘ
hierarchicalRelation	subordinate to Constitution of the United States ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalCitationAbbreviation	N.D. Const. ⓘ linked to: North Dakota Constitution
legalStatus	supreme law of North Dakota ⓘ
limits	powers of the government of North Dakota ⓘ
publisher	State of North Dakota ⓘ linked to: North Dakota
ratifiedBy	voters of North Dakota Territory ⓘ
requires	oath of office for state officers ⓘ regular legislative sessions ⓘ
subjectMatter	education in North Dakota ⓘ elections in North Dakota ⓘ eminent domain in North Dakota ⓘ individual civil liberties in North Dakota ⓘ local government in North Dakota ⓘ public debt and finance in North Dakota ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ taxation in North Dakota ⓘ

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