Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1950

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:addresses Economic development
Racial segregation
Local government powers
Judicial system reforms
gptkbp:completed Ratification vote
gptkbp:criticism Political analysts
gptkbp:discusses Constitutional amendments
gptkbp:documentedIn Official records
gptkbp:documentType State Constitution
gptkbp:duration Several months
gptkbp:enactedBy Georgia_voters
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on Voting rights
Education reforms
Government structure
Taxation policies
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:Atlanta
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1950
gptkbp:includes Delegates from various counties
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
National trends in governance
Southern_politics
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for Georgia_politics
gptkbp:is_attended_by Civic organizations
Political leaders
Legal experts
gptkbp:is_characterized_by Debate and compromise
gptkbp:is_part_of State constitutional reform movement
gptkbp:is_studied_in Historians
gptkbp:location gptkb:Georgia
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Carl_Vinson
gptkb:James_H._Gray
gptkb:Herman_Talmadge
gptkbp:outcome New Constitution of Georgia
gptkbp:performedBy Governor_of_Georgia
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Georgia_Constitutional_Convention_of_1945
gptkbp:purpose Revise the Constitution of Georgia
gptkbp:reportsTo Local media
gptkbp:resultedIn Executive powers
Legislative processes
Judicial powers
Amendments to state laws
gptkbp:significance Modernization of state government
gptkbp:significantEvent Georgia_history
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:Georgia_Constitutional_Convention_of_1976
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for Future constitutional conventions
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Post-World_War_II_changes
gptkbp:year 1950