Massachusetts State Constitution

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:addresses gptkb:transportation
gptkb:Public_health
gptkb:environment
Taxation
gptkbp:amended_by Legislative process
multiple occasions
Ballot initiatives
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:drafted_by gptkb:John_Adams
gptkbp:enforces State courts
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:Voting_rights
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Government_of_Massachusetts
gptkb:Legislative_body
gptkb:executive_branch
gptkbp:has_been interpreted by courts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massachusetts State Constitution
gptkbp:includes Checks and Balances
gptkbp:influenced_by Enlightenment ideas
gptkbp:is oldest written constitution still in use
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:legal_documents
Historical document
Foundational text
Social contract
gptkbp:is_adopted_by gptkb:1780
gptkbp:is_available_in Public libraries
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:is_divided_into Articles
Sections
gptkbp:is_influenced_by gptkb:Massachusetts_Body_of_Liberties
gptkb:U._S._Constitution
gptkbp:is_part_of Massachusetts law
gptkbp:is_protected_by Civil liberties
gptkbp:is_referenced_in Political debates
gptkbp:is_reviewed_by gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:is_studied_in Legal scholars
gptkbp:is_supreme_over State laws
gptkbp:is_taught_in Schools
gptkbp:is_updated_by gptkb:Legislative_body
gptkbp:provides gptkb:Judicial_review
Separation of Powers
Governor's powers
Local government powers
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:state_government
gptkbp:ratified_by the people of Massachusetts
gptkbp:requires Public education
Annual sessions of the legislature
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_I._Walsh
gptkb:Henry_S._Cabot
gptkb:Leverett_Saltonstall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5