New York State Constitution of 1777
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Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Constitution
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| gptkbp:allows |
voting by white male property owners
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
subsequent amendments
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| gptkbp:defines |
the powers of the executive branch
the powers of the judicial branch the powers of the legislative branch |
| gptkbp:drafted_by |
gptkb:John_Jay
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:the_New_York_Convention
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| gptkbp:established |
the principle of separation of powers
the principle of popular sovereignty the office of Governor the right to petition the government the office of Lieutenant Governor the government of New York State |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
New York State Constitution of 1777
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| gptkbp:included |
provisions for taxation
provisions for local government a Bill of Rights provisions for militia organization provisions for the judiciary provisions for the amendment process provisions for civil liberties provisions for the governor's powers |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
the Articles of Confederation
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| gptkbp:is_a_foundation_for |
New York State law
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| gptkbp:is_a_framework_for |
the governance of New York State
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| gptkbp:is_adopted_by |
April 20, 1777
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| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
the New York Provincial Congress
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| gptkbp:is_part_of |
the history of New York State
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| gptkbp:is_significant_for |
American constitutional history
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| gptkbp:key |
the establishment of state rights
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| gptkbp:model |
other state constitutions
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| gptkbp:product |
gptkb:the_American_Revolutionary_War
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| gptkbp:provides |
the right to a fair trial
a bicameral legislature the election of state senators the election of assembly members |
| gptkbp:ratified_by |
the New York Provincial Congress
the people of New York |
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:New_York_State_Constitution_of_1821
the New York State Constitution of 1821 |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
delegates of the New York Convention
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| gptkbp:was_a_landmark_document_in |
the history of state governance
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| gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to |
subsequent state constitutions
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| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
the need for self-governance
the need for a formal government structure |
| gptkbp:was_a_result_of |
the desire for independence from British rule
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| gptkbp:was_a_significant_step_in |
the development of American democracy
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| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
gptkb:the_United_States_Declaration_of_Independence
gptkb:the_Magna_Carta Enlightenment ideas the Virginia Declaration of Rights state constitutions of other states |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:New_York_State_Constitution_of_1821
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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