The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776
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Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Constitution
|
| gptkbp:allows |
popular sovereignty
|
| gptkbp:bornIn |
September 28, 1776
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| gptkbp:controversy |
prominent political figures of the time
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
its lack of checks and balances
|
| gptkbp:draft |
the_Pennsylvania_Constitutional_Convention
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
the_citizens_of_Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:ensures |
freedom of religion
freedom of speech freedom of assembly |
| gptkbp:established |
a unicameral legislature
the right to vote for all taxpaying men the_Revolutionary_War the_office_of_President_of_Pennsylvania |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776
|
| gptkbp:includes |
a Bill of Rights
provisions for trial by jury |
| gptkbp:influenced |
other state constitutions
the Enlightenment ideas Thomas_Paine's_writings the_Virginia_Declaration_of_Rights |
| gptkbp:is_a |
modern state constitutions
|
| gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of |
the_establishment_of_American_democracy
|
| gptkbp:is_a_model_for |
gptkb:the_U.S._Constitution
|
| gptkbp:is_a_platform_for |
future_constitutional_developments_in_the_U.S.
|
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
limit government power
|
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
its democratic principles
its emphasis on individual rights its radical democratic reforms |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
state_constitutions_in_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:landmark |
American_constitutional_history
|
| gptkbp:mandates |
education
the militia |
| gptkbp:products |
gptkb:the_American_Revolution
the Enlightenment era |
| gptkbp:provides |
the separation of powers
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
political instability
Pennsylvania Constitution of 1789 |
| gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for |
its time
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| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
gptkb:the_Articles_of_Confederation
the need for self-governance British_rule |