Virginia Constitution of 1776

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Virginia_Constitution_of_1776
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:abolished royal government in Virginia
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:Virginia_Convention_of_1776
June 29, 1776
gptkbp:author gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:George_Mason
gptkb:Thomas_Ludwell_Lee
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Virginia_Declaration_of_Rights
gptkbp:country gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:established gptkb:legislative_body
gptkb:state_order
gptkb:Council_of_State
gptkb:House_of_Delegates
gptkb:Senate_of_Virginia
gptkbp:excludedFromSuffrage gptkb:women
enslaved people
non-property owners
gptkbp:governorElectedBy gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:governorTermLimit three consecutive terms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia Constitution of 1776
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:United_States_Bill_of_Rights
other state constitutions
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Magna_Carta
gptkb:English_Bill_of_Rights
gptkb:Montesquieu
Enlightenment ideas
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legislature bicameral
gptkbp:locationAdopted gptkb:Williamsburg,_Virginia
gptkbp:providesFor checks and balances
freedom of religion
freedom of the press
protection against cruel and unusual punishment
right to bear arms
separation of powers
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
trial by jury
independent judiciary
annual elections
prohibition of general warrants
gptkbp:purpose establish government of independent Virginia
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation
gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Virginia_Constitution_of_1830
gptkbp:significance first constitution adopted by an American state after independence
gptkbp:sufragio freeholders
gptkbp:termLength one year
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Virginia_Declaration_of_Rights
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6