Kansas Constitution

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The Kansas Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of the government of the U.S. state of Kansas and guarantees certain rights to its citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational legal document
state constitution
adoptedAt Wyandotte Constitutional Convention
adoptedOn 1859-07-29
alsoKnownAs Wyandotte Constitution
amendmentProcess constitutional amendment by legislature and ratification by voters
appliesToJurisdiction State of Kansas
linked to: Kansas
country United States of America
defines powers of Kansas state government
structure of Kansas state government
establishes Kansas Legislature
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas district courts
Kansas executive branch
Kansas judicial branch
government of Kansas
establishesOffice Attorney General of Kansas
Commissioner of Insurance of Kansas
Governor of Kansas
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Secretary of State of Kansas
State Treasurer of Kansas
governs State of Kansas
linked to: Kansas
guarantees civil rights of Kansas citizens
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
habeas corpus
political rights of Kansas citizens
religious freedom
right to assemble
right to bear arms
trial by jury
hasPart Article 1 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 10 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 11 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 12 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 13 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 14 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 15 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 16 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 17 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 18 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 19 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 2 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 20 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 21 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 22 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 3 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 4 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 5 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 7 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 8 of the Kansas Constitution
Article 9 of the Kansas Constitution
Bill of Rights of the Kansas Constitution
Preamble of the Kansas Constitution
linked to: Kansas Constitution
inForce true
language English
limits powers of Kansas state government
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kansas
predecessor Leavenworth Constitution
Lecompton Constitution
Topeka Constitution
providesFor local government in Kansas
public schools in Kansas
regulates education system in Kansas
elections in Kansas
state finance in Kansas
suffrage in Kansas
taxation in Kansas
subjectOf Kansas constitutional amendments
tookEffectOn 1861-01-29

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Kansas Senate authority Kansas Constitution
Kansas Senate establishedBy Kansas Constitution of 1861
linked to: Kansas Constitution
Kansas Legislature establishedBy Kansas Constitution
Kansas Legislature follows Kansas Constitution
Kansas House of Representatives establishedBy Kansas Constitution
Kansas legislative districts legalBasis Kansas Constitution
Insurance Commissioner of Kansas createdBy Kansas Constitution
23rd Judicial District of Kansas governingLaw Kansas Constitution
Government of Kansas hasConstitution Kansas Constitution
Office of the Governor of Kansas constitutedBy Kansas Constitution
Kansas Supreme Court interprets Kansas Constitution
Kansas judicial branch interprets Kansas Constitution
Kansas Court of Appeals authorizedBy Kansas Constitution
Third Judicial District of Kansas governedBy Kansas Constitution
Governor of Kansas createdBy Kansas Constitution
Governor of Kansas constitutingInstrument Constitution of the State of Kansas
linked to: Kansas Constitution
Kansas 5th Judicial District governingLaw Kansas Constitution
Finney County District Court governingLaw Kansas Constitution
Kansas Constitution hasPart Preamble of the Kansas Constitution
linked to: Kansas Constitution
Kansas 8th Judicial District governingLaw Kansas Constitution
Kansas Secretary of State createdBy Kansas Constitution
Kansas elections governedBy Kansas Constitution
Wyandotte Constitutional Convention relatedWork Kansas State Constitution
linked to: Kansas Constitution
John James Ingalls helpedDraft Kansas state constitution
linked to: Kansas Constitution
7th Judicial District of Kansas governingLaw Kansas Constitution
Wyandotte Constitution replacedBy Constitution of Kansas (amended versions)
linked to: Kansas Constitution