the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Constitution
|
| gptkbp:allows |
universal male suffrage
the impeachment of officials |
| gptkbp:amends |
multiple times before being replaced
|
| gptkbp:bornIn |
September 28, 1776
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
gptkb:the_Pennsylvania_Assembly
|
| gptkbp:createdBy |
the_office_of_the_President_of_Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
its lack of checks and balances
|
| gptkbp:draft |
the_Pennsylvania_Constitutional_Convention
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
the_citizens_of_Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:ensures |
freedom of religion
freedom of speech |
| gptkbp:established |
a unicameral legislature
the right to bear arms the_Supreme_Executive_Council |
| 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 the_ideas_of_John_Locke the_Massachusetts_Constitution_of_1780 the_Virginia_Declaration_of_Rights |
| gptkbp:is_a |
modern democratic constitutions
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| gptkbp:is_a_document_that |
shaped_the_future_of_American_law.
|
| gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of |
the_establishment_of_American_democracy
|
| gptkbp:is_a_model_for |
gptkb:the_U.S._Constitution
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| gptkbp:is_a_platform_for |
gptkb:the_Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:is_a_reflection_of |
the revolutionary spirit of the time
|
| gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of |
the fight for liberty
|
| gptkbp:is_a_time_for |
nan
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| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
limit the power of government
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| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
the establishment of a republic
emphasis on individual rights American_history |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
independence_from_Britain
state_constitutions_in_the_United_States |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
the_governance_of_Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:mandates |
public education
the protection of property rights |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
its democratic principles
|
| gptkbp:products |
gptkb:the_American_Revolution
the Enlightenment era |
| gptkbp:provides |
the separation of powers
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:the_Pennsylvania_Constitution_of_1789
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
the need for self-governance
the demand for greater representation British_colonial_rule the_abuses_of_the_British_monarchy |
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
George_Bryan
|