Frame of Government of Pennsylvania

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:bornIn 1682
gptkbp:composedOf Council
Governor
Legislative_Assembly
gptkbp:contains Fundamental Rights
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:William_Penn
gptkbp:ensures Religious freedom
gptkbp:established gptkb:Pennsylvania_Colony
Civil liberties
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gptkbp:influenced gptkb:U.S._Constitution
State_constitutions_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:influencedBy Quaker_principles
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:The_Quaker_movement
William_Penn's_vision
gptkbp:isBasedOn Social contract theory
gptkbp:isChallengedBy Subsequent legal frameworks
gptkbp:isCitedIn Legal discussions
gptkbp:isConsidered A precursor to modern constitutions
A foundational document
One of the first written constitutions in America
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn Legal literature
gptkbp:isDividedInto Articles
gptkbp:isExaminedBy Legal experts
Political science courses
gptkbp:isFiledIn English
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Enlightenment thought
The establishment of rights
gptkbp:isLinkedTo The_development_of_democracy_in_America
gptkbp:isNotableFor Its democratic ideals
gptkbp:isNotedFor Its emphasis on individual rights
Its progressive nature for the time
gptkbp:isPartOf American_legal_history
Colonial_American_governance
Pennsylvania_history
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy Scholars
gptkbp:isReferencedBy Constitutional law cases
gptkbp:isReferencedIn Historical texts
gptkbp:isRegardedAs A model for future constitutions
gptkbp:isRelatedTo gptkb:Pennsylvania_Charter_of_Privileges
gptkbp:isServedBy Archives
gptkbp:isStudiedIn Historians
gptkbp:isSuitableFor Colonial governance
gptkbp:isTaughtIn Schools
gptkbp:isUsedBy A reference for governance
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn Political theory
gptkbp:localGovernment Representative government
gptkbp:localHistory Yes
gptkbp:promotes Democratic_principles
gptkbp:provides Separation of powers
gptkbp:replacedBy Constitution of Pennsylvania (1776)