Fundamental Orders of 1638-1639

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:document
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Connecticut_Colony
gptkbp:author gptkb:Thomas_Hooker
gptkbp:based_on Puritan principles
gptkbp:created 1638
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Connecticut_General_Court
January 14, 1639
gptkbp:established gptkb:government_of_Connecticut
gptkb:the_General_Court
framework for government
the office of governor
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:the_U._S._Constitution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fundamental Orders of 1638-1639
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for elected officials
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Constitution_of_the_United_States
American federalism
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:the_English_Civil_War
Puritan theology
gptkbp:inspired later state constitutions
gptkbp:is_a_document_that gptkb:political_organization
promoted civic responsibility
defined the powers of government
limited government power
defined the relationship between church and state
provided for checks and balances
reflected the values of the time
encouraged participation in government
ensured rights of citizens
established a social contract
influenced later democratic movements.
the colony's governance
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for American political thought
democratic governance in New England
gptkbp:is_adopted_by gptkb:Connecticut_Colony
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:historical_debates
gptkbp:is_recognized_by the right to vote for property owners
gptkbp:legal_issue the colony's laws
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:origin modern democracy
gptkbp:precedent future constitutions
gptkbp:products the Great Migration
colonial governance experiments
gptkbp:provides town meetings
representative government
gptkbp:related_model other colonies' charters
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Fundamental_Orders_of_1662
gptkbp:set_in principles of governance
gptkbp:signed_by representatives of the towns
gptkbp:significance first written constitution in the Western tradition
colonial self-governance
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the need for order in the colony
gptkbp:written_in gptkb:language