Montana Constitution

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foundational legal document state constitution

The Montana Constitution is the foundational legal document that outlines the structure, powers, and rights governing the state of Montana.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the State of Montana	5
Constitution of Montana	4
1972 Montana Constitution	3
1889 Montana Constitution	2
Montana Constitution canonical	2
Constitution of Montana of 1889	1
Constitution of Montana of 1972	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8444698 — 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: Montana Constitution
Context triple: [Montana State Legislature, establishedInJurisdiction, Montana Constitution]

A. 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.
B. North Dakota 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.
C. Missouri 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.
D. 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.
E. Constitution of the State of Idaho
The Constitution of the State of Idaho is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Idaho’s state government and guarantees fundamental rights to 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: Montana Constitution
Target entity description: The Montana Constitution is the foundational legal document that outlines the structure, powers, and rights governing the state of Montana.

A. 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.
B. North Dakota 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.
C. Missouri 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.
D. 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.
E. Constitution of the State of Idaho
The Constitution of the State of Idaho is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Idaho’s state government and guarantees fundamental rights to its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational legal document ⓘ state constitution ⓘ
adopted	1889 ⓘ 1972 ⓘ
adoptedFor	State of Montana ⓘ linked to: Montana
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Montana ⓘ linked to: Montana
canBeAmendedBy	citizen initiative ⓘ constitutional convention ⓘ legislative referendum ⓘ
contains	Declaration of Rights ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentVersion	1972 Montana Constitution ⓘ linked to: Montana Constitution
defines	executive branch of Montana ⓘ judicial branch of Montana ⓘ linked to: Judicial branch of Montana legislative branch of Montana ⓘ
effectiveDate	July 1, 1973 ⓘ
establishes	powers of Montana state government ⓘ structure of Montana state government ⓘ
filedAt	Montana Secretary of State ⓘ
governs	State of Montana ⓘ linked to: Montana
guarantees	rights of the people of Montana ⓘ
guaranteesRight	due process of law ⓘ equal protection of the laws ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ right of privacy ⓘ right to a clean and healthful environment ⓘ right to bear arms ⓘ
hasArticle	Article I ⓘ Article II ⓘ Article III ⓘ Article IV ⓘ Article IX ⓘ Article V ⓘ Article VI ⓘ Article VII ⓘ Article VIII ⓘ Article X ⓘ Article XI ⓘ Article XII ⓘ
hasPreamble	yes ⓘ
hasVersion	1889 Montana Constitution ⓘ linked to: Montana Constitution 1972 Montana Constitution ⓘ linked to: Montana Constitution
interpretedBy	Montana Supreme Court ⓘ
isSupremeLawOf	State of Montana ⓘ linked to: Montana
language	English ⓘ
providesFor	constitutional amendment procedures ⓘ initiative and referendum processes ⓘ public education system in Montana ⓘ
ratifiedBy	voters of Montana ⓘ
regulates	local government structure ⓘ state taxation ⓘ
replaced	1889 Montana Constitution ⓘ linked to: Montana Constitution
replacedBy	1972 Montana Constitution ⓘ linked to: Montana Constitution
separatesPowerInto	executive branch ⓘ judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ
subjectTo	United States Constitution ⓘ

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