Oregon Constitution

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foundational legal document state constitution

The Oregon Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Oregon.

Aliases (7)

Constitution of Oregon ×2
Bill of Rights of Oregon ×1
Oregon Constitution Article V ×1
Oregon Constitution Article VII ×1
Oregon Constitution and laws of Oregon ×1
Oregon Constitution of 1857 ×1
Oregon Constitution of 1859 ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational legal document → state constitution →
admissionDateOfState	1859-02-14 →
adoptedBy	Oregon Constitutional Convention of 1857 →
appliesToJurisdiction	Oregon →
canBeAmendedBy	initiative amendment → legislative referral and popular vote →
contains	Bill of Rights of Oregon →
country	United States →
createdFor	future State of Oregon →
dateAdopted	1857-11-09 →
defines	powers of Oregon state government →
effectiveDate	1859-02-14 →
establishes	structure of Oregon state government →
establishesBody	Oregon Court of Appeals → Oregon House of Representatives → Oregon Legislative Assembly → Oregon State Senate → Oregon Supreme Court →
establishesOffice	Governor of Oregon →
governs	Government of Oregon →
guarantees	individual rights of Oregon citizens →
hasBranch	executive branch of Oregon → judicial branch of Oregon → legislative branch of Oregon →
hasFeature	direct democracy provisions → initiative process → recall process → referendum process →
interpretedBy	Oregon Court of Appeals → Oregon Supreme Court →
language	English →
legalStatus	supreme law of Oregon →
legalSystem	common law system of the United States →
limits	powers of Oregon state government →
linkedToEvent	Oregon statehood admission to the Union →
locationOfOriginal	Salem, Oregon →
ratificationDate	1857-11-09 →
ratificationMethod	popular vote →
ratifiedBy	voters of Oregon Territory →
statehoodContext	Oregon statehood →
subjectMatter	education in Oregon → elections in Oregon → initiative and referendum in Oregon → local government in Oregon → public finance in Oregon → recall of public officers in Oregon → separation of powers in Oregon → taxation in Oregon →
territorialContext	Oregon Territory →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Multnomah County Circuit Court → Oregon Court of Appeals → State of Oregon in Multnomah County criminal cases →	governingLaw
Office of the Governor of Oregon → Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries → Oregon State Treasurer →	legalBasis
Governor of Oregon ("Oregon Constitution and laws of Oregon") → Oregon Attorney General → Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure →	subordinateTo
Governor of Oregon ("Oregon Constitution Article V") → President of the Oregon State Senate →	associatedWith
Oregon House of Representatives → Oregon Legislative Assembly →	authority
Governor of Oregon ("Constitution of Oregon") → Oregon Secretary of State →	constitutionalBasis
Oregon Secretary of State ("Oregon Constitution of 1857") → Oregon State Senate ("Oregon Constitution of 1859") →	createdBy
Oregon Legislative Assembly ("Constitution of Oregon") → Oregon Supreme Court →	establishedBy
Oregon Judicial Department → Oregon State Senate →	follows
Government of Oregon →	appliesLaw
Oregon Supreme Court ("Oregon Constitution Article VII") →	authorityDerivedFrom
Oregon Constitution ("Bill of Rights of Oregon") →	contains
Oregon Constitutional Convention of 1857 →	drafted
Oregon Constitutional Convention of 1857 →	hasEffect
Oregon State Senate →	hasLegislativeAuthorityFrom
Oregon Supreme Court →	interprets
Portland City Charter →	isSubjectTo
Oregon State Land Board →	legalAuthority
Oregon Rules of Criminal Procedure →	relatedTo