The Massachusetts Constitution
GPTKB entity
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Constitution
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| gptkbp:amends |
over 120 times
through a two-thirds vote of the legislature |
| gptkbp:archaeologicalFindings |
of_the_American_Revolution
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| gptkbp:bornIn |
1780
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| gptkbp:contains |
the_Declaration_of_Rights
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| gptkbp:divisions |
a preamble and articles
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| gptkbp:draft |
gptkb:John_Adams
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
the_people_of_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:established |
the executive branch
the judicial branch the legislative branch the framework of government |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Massachusetts Constitution
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:the_United_States_Constitution
the Enlightenment ideas state governance models the_Virginia_Declaration_of_Rights |
| gptkbp:is_a_document_that |
historical significance
for state law reflects the values of its time establishes civil liberties shapes state identity has undergone judicial interpretation of_American_history of_the_Commonwealth |
| gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of |
in_American_political_thought
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| gptkbp:is_a_model_for |
for other state constitutions
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| gptkbp:is_a_platform_for |
government accountability
judicial review civil rights protections |
| gptkbp:is_a_route_for |
legislative procedures
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| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
state legal principles
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| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
legal scholarship
in constitutional law courses |
| gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of |
state sovereignty
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| gptkbp:is_available_in |
in public records
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| gptkbp:is_evaluated_by |
gptkb:the_Massachusetts_Supreme_Judicial_Court
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| gptkbp:is_governed_by |
gptkb:the_Commonwealth_of_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:is_part_of |
the_American_legal_tradition
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| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
legal cases
constitutional amendments state constitutional law state_court_rulings |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
political scientists
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| gptkbp:is_used_in |
in political debates
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| gptkbp:lastProduced |
in the world
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
for_governance_in_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:mandates |
education
taxation militia organization |
| gptkbp:provides |
separation of powers
local government powers a governor a bicameral legislature |
| gptkbp:recognizes |
individual rights
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