Fundamental Orders of 1638

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gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
gptkb:Connecticut_Colony
gptkb:Mayflower_Compact
gptkbp:author gptkb:Thomas_Hooker
gptkbp:contains fundamental principles
gptkbp:draft_year Puritan leaders
gptkbp:effective_date 1638
gptkbp:emphasizes popular sovereignty
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Hartford
gptkb:General_Court_of_Connecticut
gptkb:Hartford_Convention
gptkb:Hartford_Colony
1638
the settlers of Connecticut
Connecticut settlers
gptkbp:established gptkb:political_organization
gptkb:legal_case
government legitimacy
political stability
government accountability
separation of powers
social contract
legislative authority
law and order
representative government
political equality
framework for government
framework for lawmaking
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:Puritan_settlers
Connecticut until 1662
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:Connecticut_Colony
gptkb:General_Court
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fundamental Orders of 1638
gptkbp:includes gptkb:checks_and_balances
fundamental rights
provisions for education
provisions for taxation
provisions for amendments
provisions for accountability
voting rights provisions
provisions for land distribution
provisions for representation
provisions for civic duty
provisions for voting
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for town meetings
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Constitution
gptkb:U._S._Constitution
American political thought
democratic principles
colonial governance
state constitutions
future constitutions
legal frameworks.
later state constitutions
gptkbp:influenced_by English common law
Puritan beliefs
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gptkb:New_England
gptkbp:is_aform_of gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:is_aimed_at creating a stable government
limit government power
gptkbp:is_aresource_for discontent with existing governance
need for order in the colony
gptkbp:is_considered_as foundation of democracy
gptkbp:is_described_as gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:is_influential_in American political thought
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:is_recognized_by individual rights
collective decision-making
citizen participation
popular sovereignty
community rights
civil authority
gptkbp:judicial_review gptkb:Connecticut_courts
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Connecticut_General_Assembly
gptkbp:notable_feature separation of powers
gptkbp:precedent written constitutions
gptkbp:provides gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:local_governance
elected representatives
dispute resolution
public welfare
elected officials
civil liberties
town meetings
government oversight
government transparency
executive authority
public office eligibility
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:Thomas_Hooker
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Connecticut_Colony
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Fundamental_Orders_of_1662
gptkbp:served_in model for governance
gptkbp:significance first written constitution in the Western tradition
gptkbp:type gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:was_a_proponent_of gptkb:Connecticut_Colony
gptkbp:was_akey_figure_in early American history
gptkbp:was_aproponent_of Puritan migration
gptkbp:written_by Thomas Hooker and others
gptkbp:written_in gptkb:Hartford
gptkbp:year_created 1638