Virginia Constitutional Convention 1971

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:addresses Home rule
Judicial reform
Government structure
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:John_C._Danforth
gptkbp:completed Final report
gptkbp:criticism Lack of representation
gptkbp:discusses Education reform
Environmental protection
Voting rights
gptkbp:documentedIn Media coverage
gptkbp:duration Approximately 4 months
gptkbp:enactedBy Virginia_voters
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia Constitutional Convention 1971
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
National constitutional trends
gptkbp:involved Public hearings
Committee meetings
Public debates
gptkbp:is_a_celebration_of Innovative reforms
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for Virginia_governance
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for Public policy discussions
gptkbp:is_a_venue_for Civic_participation
gptkbp:is_attended_by Citizens_of_Virginia
gptkbp:is_featured_in Activists
Political leaders
Legal experts
gptkbp:is_studied_in Scholars
gptkbp:is_supported_by Various interest groups
gptkbp:landmark Virginia_history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:movement State constitutional reform
gptkbp:notable_event Debate on taxation
Debate on civil rights
Debate on local government
gptkbp:opposedBy Conservative factions
gptkbp:outcome Adoption_of_a_new_Virginia_Constitution
gptkbp:participants Delegates_from_various_regions_of_Virginia
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Virginia_Constitutional_Convention_1902
gptkbp:precedent Future constitutional conventions
gptkbp:purpose Revise the Constitution of Virginia
gptkbp:resultedIn New_Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:significance Modernized the state constitution
gptkbp:succeededBy Virginia Constitution of 1971
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for Political engagement
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Economic challenges
Political pressures
Changing social dynamics
gptkbp:year 1971