Indiana Constitution

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational legal document
state constitution
adopted 1851
appliesToJurisdiction Indiana
surface form: State of Indiana
canBeAmendedBy constitutional amendment process in Indiana
contains Indiana Constitution self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Indiana Constitution self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1851 Constitution of Indiana
definesBranch executive branch of Indiana
Judiciary of Indiana
surface form: 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 Indiana Constitution self-linksurface differs
surface form: Preamble to the Indiana Constitution
hasVersion Indiana Constitution self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1816 Constitution of Indiana

Indiana Constitution self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1851 Constitution of Indiana
language English
limits powers of Indiana state government
replaced Indiana Constitution self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1816 Constitution of Indiana
requires public education system in Indiana
subjectTo United States Constitution

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