the Massachusetts Constitution
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amendments
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over 120 times
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the principle of popular sovereignty
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1780
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the_Declaration_of_Rights
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articles
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gptkb:John_Adams
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individual rights
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| gptkbp:established |
the judiciary system
the office of Governor the framework of government the_Massachusetts_General_Court |
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the Massachusetts Constitution
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gptkb:the_United_States_Constitution
other state constitutions the Enlightenment ideas |
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legal significance
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in the world
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separation of powers
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local government powers
a bicameral legislature |
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1820
1853 1917 1976 |
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a model for state constitutions
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