Indiana Constitution

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foundational legal document state constitution

The Indiana Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Indiana’s state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.

Aliases (9)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational legal document → state constitution →
adopted	1851 →
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Indiana →
canBeAmendedBy	constitutional amendment process in Indiana →
contains	Indiana Bill of Rights →
country	United States of America →
createsBody	Indiana Court of Appeals → Indiana General Assembly → Indiana House of Representatives → Indiana Senate → Indiana Supreme Court →
createsOffice	Governor of Indiana → Lieutenant Governor of Indiana →
currentVersion	1851 Constitution of Indiana →
definesBranch	executive branch of Indiana → judicial branch of Indiana → legislative branch of Indiana →
effectiveDate	1851 →
establishes	powers of Indiana state government → structure of Indiana state government →
governs	Indiana state government →
guarantees	rights of Indiana citizens →
guaranteesRight	freedom of religion → freedom of speech → right to bear arms → right to trial by jury →
hasArticle	Article 10: Finance → Article 11: Corporations → Article 12: Militia → Article 13: Indebtedness → Article 14: Boundaries → Article 15: Miscellaneous → Article 16: Amendments → Article 17: Schedule → Article 1: Bill of Rights → Article 2: Suffrage and Election → Article 3: Distribution of Powers → Article 4: Legislative → Article 5: Executive → Article 6: Administrative → Article 7: Judicial → Article 8: Education → Article 9: State Institutions →
hasPreamble	Preamble to the Indiana Constitution →
hasVersion	1816 Constitution of Indiana → 1851 Constitution of Indiana →
language	English →
limits	powers of Indiana state government →
replaced	1816 Constitution of Indiana →
requires	public education system in Indiana →
subjectTo	United States Constitution →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Indiana General Assembly → Indiana Senate ("Constitution of Indiana") → Indiana state government ("Constitution of Indiana") →	establishedBy
Assistant Attorney General of Indiana → Indiana Supreme Court ("Constitution of Indiana") → Office of the Governor of Indiana →	legalAuthority
Indiana executive agencies → Office of the Indiana Attorney General →	follows
Indiana Court of Appeals → Indiana Senate ("Constitution of Indiana") →	governingDocument
Indiana Constitution ("1816 Constitution of Indiana") → Indiana Constitution ("1851 Constitution of Indiana") →	hasVersion
Indiana Court of Appeals →	appliesLaw
Indiana House of Representatives →	authority
Governor of Indiana ("Constitution of Indiana") →	constitutingInstrument
Indiana state government ("Constitution of Indiana") →	constitutionalDocument
Indiana Constitution ("Indiana Bill of Rights") →	contains
Indiana Constitution ("1851 Constitution of Indiana") →	currentVersion
Indiana Supreme Court ("Indiana Constitution of 1816") →	foundedBy
Indiana Constitution ("Preamble to the Indiana Constitution") →	hasPreamble
Judiciary of Indiana →	interprets
Indiana House of Representatives →	isSubordinateTo
Indiana Supreme Court ("Indiana Constitution of 1851") →	reestablishedBy
Indiana Constitution ("1816 Constitution of Indiana") →	replaced
Indiana Tax Court ("Indiana Constitution Article 7") →	subjectOf
Office of the Governor of Indiana ("Constitution of the State of Indiana") →	subordinateTo