Massachusetts Constitution

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:addresses civil liberties
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:1917
over 120 times
gptkbp:author gptkb:John_Adams
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
Declaration of Rights
gptkbp:drafted_by gptkb:John_Adams
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:government
gptkb:Legislative_body
gptkb:executive_branch
local government powers
gptkbp:historical_documentation of American history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massachusetts Constitution
gptkbp:includes gptkb:checks_and_balances
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:U._S._Constitution
gptkbp:influences state constitutions
gptkbp:is_adopted_by gptkb:1780
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal arguments
gptkbp:is_considered a model for other states
gptkbp:is_divided_into articles
gptkbp:is_part_of Massachusetts law
gptkbp:is_referenced_in political discourse
gptkbp:is_reviewed_by gptkb:Supreme_Judicial_Court
gptkbp:is_taught_in schools
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:players written constitution in continuous effect
gptkbp:preserved_by gptkb:Massachusetts_State_Archives
gptkbp:provides separation of powers
amendment process
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:Massachusetts_General_Court
the people of Massachusetts
gptkbp:recognizes natural rights
gptkbp:significance Oldest functioning written constitution in the world
gptkbp:type gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:was_affecting gptkb:legislation
gptkb:civil_rights_movements
gptkb:freedom_of_assembly
gptkb:local_governance
gptkb:political_representation
gptkb:social_justice
public participation
public policy
elections
voting rights
government accountability
constitutional law
freedom of speech
property rights
due process
citizen rights
state governance
judicial decisions
healthcare rights
education rights
environmental rights
state administration
equal protection
gptkbp:written_in English
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Provincial_Congress
gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkb:Goodridge_v._Department_of_Public_Health
gptkb:Massachusetts_General_Court
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