Statements (103)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:document
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Thomas_Hooker
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| gptkbp:contains |
fundamental principles
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| gptkbp:date_enacted |
1638
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| gptkbp:describes |
gptkb:government
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| gptkbp:drafted_by |
Puritan leaders
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| gptkbp:emphasizes |
popular sovereignty
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:political_representation 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:established_judiciary |
gptkb:Connecticut_courts
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| gptkbp:established_legislature |
gptkb:Connecticut_General_Assembly
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| gptkbp:governed_by |
gptkb:Puritan_settlers
Connecticut until 1662 |
| gptkbp:government |
gptkb:Connecticut_Colony
gptkb:General_Court |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fundamental Orders of 1638
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| gptkbp:included |
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
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| 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 |
Puritan beliefs
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| gptkbp:inspired_by |
gptkb:Mayflower_Compact
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| gptkbp:is_adopted_by |
gptkb:Connecticut
gptkb:New_England |
| gptkbp:is_aform_of |
gptkb:administration
|
| 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_influential_in |
American political thought
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| gptkbp:is_recognized_as |
individual rights
collective decision-making citizen participation popular sovereignty community rights civil authority |
| gptkbp:is_regarded_as |
foundation of democracy
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:notable_feature |
separation of powers
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| gptkbp:precedent |
written constitutions
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| gptkbp:provides |
gptkb:local_governance
gptkb:military_organization 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
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| gptkbp:ratified_by |
gptkb:Hartford
gptkb:General_Court_of_Connecticut gptkb:Hartford_Convention gptkb:Hartford_Colony 1638 the settlers of Connecticut Connecticut settlers |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Connecticut_Colony
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| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Fundamental_Orders_of_1662
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| gptkbp:served_as |
model for governance
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| gptkbp:significance |
first written constitution in the Western tradition
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| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:Constitution
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| gptkbp:was_aconstitution_for |
gptkb:Connecticut_Colony
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| gptkbp:was_akey_document_in |
early American history
|
| gptkbp:was_aproponent_of |
Puritan migration
|
| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
English common law
|
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
gptkb:colonialism
|
| gptkbp:written_by |
Thomas Hooker and others
|
| gptkbp:written_in |
gptkb:Hartford
|
| gptkbp:year_created |
1638
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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