North Carolina Constitution of 1776

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:addressed slavery
gptkbp:amended_by 1835
1868
gptkbp:constructed_in Revolutionary period
gptkbp:contains Declaration of Rights
gptkbp:drafted_by gptkb:John_Penn
gptkb:Joseph_Hewes
gptkb:William_Hooper
gptkbp:established gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:executive_branch
separation of powers
state militia
gptkbp:government gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label North Carolina Constitution of 1776
gptkbp:included gptkb:freedom_of_assembly
freedom of speech
trial by jury
due process
right to bear arms
protection against self-incrimination
suffrage rights
gptkbp:influenced subsequent state constitutions
gptkbp:influenced_by Enlightenment ideas
gptkbp:is_adopted_by December 18, 1776
gptkbp:is_considered first state constitution of North Carolina
gptkbp:is_part_of American legal history
North Carolina history
gptkbp:is_recognized_as natural rights
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:U._S._Constitution
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:historical_documents
gptkb:checks_and_balances
gptkb:government
gptkb:historical_context
gptkb:historical_significance
gptkb:political_representation
gptkb:federal_government
gptkb:historical_analysis
gptkb:political_theory
gptkb:legal_case
civic engagement
government accountability
legal interpretation
constitutional law
civil liberties
state governance
state sovereignty
popular sovereignty
state rights
constitutional development
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:preserved_by gptkb:North_Carolina_State_Archives
gptkbp:provides gptkb:local_government
gptkb:Legislative_body
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:Canadian_government
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:North_Carolina_Constitution_of_1868
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:type Written constitution
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:Virginia_Declaration_of_Rights
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fundamental_Constitutions_of_1776
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6