Pennsylvania Constitution of 1838

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1838
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Antebellum_period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pennsylvania Constitution of 1838
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:notableRelease reformed legislative apportionment
changed judicial selection process
limited powers of the governor
restricted voting rights to white males
established new procedures for amending the constitution
gptkbp:purpose governance of Pennsylvania
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Pennsylvania_Constitution_of_1790
Pennsylvania Constitution of 1874
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gptkb:Pennsylvania_Constitution_of_1790
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