Vermont's first state constitution
GPTKB entity
Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
state constitution
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Vermont_General_Assembly
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| gptkbp:bornIn |
July 8, 1777
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| gptkbp:documentType |
legal document
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
citizens_of_Vermont
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| gptkbp:established |
the_Republic_of_Vermont
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first written constitution in North America
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Vermont's first state constitution
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Vermont's_identity_as_a_state
later_state_constitutions_in_the_U.S. |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
New_England_town_meetings
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:legacy |
foundation_for_Vermont's_governance
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| gptkbp:localGovernment |
executive, legislative, and judicial branches
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| gptkbp:mandates |
government accountability
freedom of speech property rights trial by jury right to bear arms taxation policies amendment process education rights public health measures prohibition of slavery militia organization suffrage rights land ownership regulations |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
separation of church and state
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:U.S._Constitution
Articles of Confederation historical documents checks and balances constitutional law government structure judicial review civil liberties colonial governance political representation local governance structures popular sovereignty social contract theory state rights state sovereignty issues political philosophy of the time democratic_principles Vermont's_independence_movement |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Vermont Constitution of 1786
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| gptkbp:significantEvent |
Declaration of Independence
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