Alaska Constitution

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foundational legal document state constitution

The Alaska Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and guiding principles of the government of the State of Alaska.

Aliases (7)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational legal document → state constitution →
adopted	1956-02-05 →
adoptedBy	Alaska Constitutional Convention →
allowsConstitutionalConvention	yes →
amendmentProcess	legislative proposal plus voter ratification →
appliesTo	State of Alaska →
containsArticleOn	amendment and revision → education → executive department → finance and taxation → health, education, and welfare → judiciary → legislative department → local government → natural resources →
conventionQuestionFrequency	every 10 years →
country	United States of America →
definesLegislatureType	bicameral →
draftingBegan	1955 →
draftingEnded	1956 →
effectiveDate	1959-01-03 →
establishesBody	Alaska State Legislature → Alaska Supreme Court → Alaska court system → Office of the Governor of Alaska →
establishesChamber	Alaska House of Representatives → Alaska Senate →
guaranteesRight	due process of law → equal rights and opportunities → freedom of religion → freedom of speech → right to privacy →
hasBranch	executive branch → judicial branch → legislative branch →
hasPreamble	yes →
headOfStateAndGovernment	Governor of Alaska →
inspiredBy	Model State Constitution →
jurisdiction	Alaska →
language	English →
locationOfDrafting	University of Alaska Fairbanks →
notableFeature	detailed provisions on natural resource management → emphasis on maximum benefit of natural resources to the people → strong protection of right to privacy →
preambleTextBegins	We the people of Alaska →
purpose	define powers of Alaska state government → establish structure of Alaska state government → guarantee rights and liberties to people of Alaska →
ratifiedByVoters	1956-04-24 →
significantEvent	enabled Alaska statehood in 1959 →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alaska Senate ("Alaska Constitution of 1956") → Alaska Senate ("Constitution of the State of Alaska") → Alaska Supreme Court → Judicial Branch of Alaska →	establishedBy
Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend program ("Alaska Constitution Article IX Section 15") → Alaska Redistricting Board → Governor of Alaska → Office of the Governor of Alaska ("Alaska State Constitution") →	legalBasis
Alaska Supreme Court → Judicial Branch of Alaska →	interprets
Alaska House of Representatives →	authority
Judicial Branch of Alaska ("Article IV of the Alaska Constitution") →	constitutionalArticle
Alaska House of Representatives ("Article II of the Alaska Constitution") →	constitutionalBasis
state government of Alaska ("Constitution of the State of Alaska") →	constitutionalDocument
Alaska Department of Law →	follows
Alaska House of Representatives ("Constitution of the State of Alaska") →	foundedBy
Alaska State Legislature →	governedBy
Alaska Constitutional Convention ("Constitution of the State of Alaska") →	hasEffect
Alaska Senate →	hasLegislativeAuthority
Alaska Constitutional Convention ("Bill of Rights of the Alaska Constitution") →	hasPart
Lieutenant Governor of Alaska →	officeCreatedBy