Connecticut state constitution

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foundational legal document state constitution

The Connecticut state constitution is the foundational legal document that organizes the structure, powers, and limitations of Connecticut’s state government and secures the rights of its citizens.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the State of Connecticut	7
Connecticut Constitution	3
Connecticut state constitution canonical	3
Constitution of Connecticut	3
1818 Constitution of Connecticut	2
1965 Constitution of Connecticut	1
Connecticut Constitution of 1818	1
Constitution of Connecticut of 1818	1
Constitution of the State of Connecticut (early state constitutions)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational legal document ⓘ state constitution ⓘ
adopted	1965 ⓘ
amendmentProcess	legislative approval plus popular referendum ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Connecticut ⓘ surface form: State of Connecticut
bindingOn	all branches of Connecticut state government ⓘ
contains	bill of rights ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
defines	limitations on Connecticut state government ⓘ powers of Connecticut state government ⓘ structure of Connecticut state government ⓘ
establishesBody	Connecticut General Assembly ⓘ Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ Connecticut State Senate ⓘ surface form: Connecticut Senate Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ lower courts of Connecticut ⓘ
establishesBranch	executive branch of Connecticut ⓘ Judicial Branch of Connecticut ⓘ surface form: judicial branch of Connecticut legislative branch of Connecticut ⓘ
establishesOffice	Governor of Connecticut ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut ⓘ
governs	Government of Connecticut ⓘ surface form: Connecticut state government
hierarchicalRelation	subordinate to United States Constitution in case of conflict ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of the State of Connecticut ⓘ
precededBy	Fundamental Orders of Connecticut ⓘ
protectsRight	due process of law ⓘ equal protection of the laws ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ habeas corpus ⓘ protection against unreasonable searches and seizures ⓘ right to assemble ⓘ right to petition the government ⓘ trial by jury ⓘ
replaced	Connecticut state constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 1818 Constitution of Connecticut Connecticut Charter of 1662 ⓘ
requires	voter ratification for constitutional amendments ⓘ
secures	rights of citizens of Connecticut ⓘ
subjectMatter	checks and balances ⓘ education ⓘ elections ⓘ impeachment and removal of officials ⓘ judicial selection and tenure ⓘ local government ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ taxation and finance ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut → influenced → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

Connecticut Charter of 1662 → successor → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of Connecticut of 1818

Connecticut General Assembly → constitutionalBasis → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Connecticut

Connecticut Supreme Court → interprets → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Connecticut

Connecticut State Senate → governingDocument → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Connecticut

Connecticut State Senate → authorityDerivedFrom → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Connecticut Constitution

Connecticut House of Representatives → hasAuthorityFrom → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Connecticut

Connecticut House of Representatives → establishedBy → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Connecticut Constitution

Connecticut House of Representatives → isSubjectTo → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut → officeCreatedBy → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of Connecticut

Royal Charter of 1662 → relatedTo → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

Royal Charter of 1662 → successor → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Connecticut Constitution of 1818

Connecticut state constitution → replaced → Connecticut state constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1818 Constitution of Connecticut

Office of the Governor of Connecticut → authorizedBy → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Connecticut

Connecticut colonial and early state legislature → legalBasis → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Connecticut (early state constitutions)

Judicial Branch of Connecticut → follows → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Connecticut Constitution

Connecticut Appellate Court → establishedBy → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Connecticut

Government of Connecticut → operatesUnder → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of Connecticut

Government of Connecticut → constitutionalFrameworkEstablished → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1818 Constitution of Connecticut

Government of Connecticut → constitutionalFrameworkRevised → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1965 Constitution of Connecticut

Executive branch of Connecticut → constitutionalBasis → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Connecticut

Governor of Connecticut → constitutingInstrument → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of Connecticut