Maryland Constitution of 1776
GPTKB entity
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Constitution
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| gptkbp:addressed |
civil liberties
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| gptkbp:allows |
voting rights for free men
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| gptkbp:bornIn |
1776
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| gptkbp:controversy |
the_Maryland_Convention_of_1776
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| gptkbp:draft |
gptkb:Maryland_Constitutional_Convention
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Maryland_Convention
the_people_of_Maryland |
| gptkbp:ensures |
freedom of religion
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Maryland_General_Assembly
executive branch judicial branch legislative branch the office of Governor the right to a fair trial local government structures |
| gptkbp:hasDepartment |
government powers
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Maryland Constitution of 1776
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| gptkbp:includes |
checks and balances
provisions for education provisions for taxation provisions for amendments Declaration of Rights provisions for property rights suffrage provisions |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:the_Articles_of_Confederation
gptkb:Virginia_Declaration_of_Rights Enlightenment ideas other state constitutions European_constitutional_models |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Declaration of Independence
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| gptkbp:is_a |
gptkb:the_U.S._Constitution
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| gptkbp:is_a_document_that |
political philosophy
Maryland_history the_governance_of_Maryland |
| gptkbp:is_a_model_for |
future constitutions
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| gptkbp:is_a_platform_for |
state governance
Maryland_statehood |
| gptkbp:is_a_reflection_of |
the revolutionary spirit
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| gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of |
American_independence
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| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
democracy_in_Maryland
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| gptkbp:is_part_of |
American_constitutional_history
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
the state government
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
statecraft.
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| gptkbp:products |
gptkb:the_American_Revolution
colonial discontent |
| gptkbp:provides |
separation of powers
the election of representatives militia organization |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Maryland_Constitution_of_1864
gptkb:Maryland_Constitution_of_1851 |
| gptkbp:setting |
the rights of citizens
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| gptkbp:was |
the first constitution of Maryland
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| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
the need for self-governance
British_rule |
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
delegates of the convention
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