Disambiguation evidence for Declaration of Rights via surface form
"Declaration of Rights (Massachusetts)"
As subject (48)
Triples where this entity appears as subject under the
label "Declaration of Rights (Massachusetts)".
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| adoptedOn | 1780 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
|
| author | John Adams ⓘ |
| containsPrinciple | checks and balances ⓘ |
| containsPrinciple | government by consent of the governed ⓘ |
| containsPrinciple | popular sovereignty ⓘ |
| containsPrinciple | rule of law ⓘ |
| containsPrinciple | separation of powers ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1779–1780 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
|
| follows | natural rights philosophy ⓘ |
| function | guarantees fundamental civil liberties ⓘ |
| function | serves as bill of rights for citizens of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| function | sets out basic principles of government ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight | due process of law ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight | equal protection of the laws ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight | freedom of religion ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight | freedom of speech ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight | freedom of the press ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight | protection against cruel or unusual punishments ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight | protection against unreasonable searches and seizures ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight | right to assemble ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight | right to petition the government ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight | right to trial by jury ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect | binding on all branches of Massachusetts state government ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Article I of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights
|
| hasPart |
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Article II of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights
|
| hasPart | subsequent numbered articles defining specific rights ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bill of Rights
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
|
| influenced | other U.S. state constitutions ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
English Bill of Rights
ⓘ
surface form:
English Bill of Rights of 1689
|
| inspiredBy | Virginia Declaration of Rights ⓘ |
| instanceOf | constitutional bill of rights ⓘ |
| instanceOf | section of a state constitution ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding constitutional law ⓘ |
| location |
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Preamble and Part the First of the Massachusetts Constitution
|
| partOf | Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| prohibits | bills of attainder ⓘ |
| prohibits | ex post facto laws ⓘ |
| prohibits | hereditary offices ⓘ |
| recognizes | right to be secure in persons, houses, papers, and possessions ⓘ |
| recognizes | right to bear arms subject to regulation ⓘ |
| states | all people are born free and equal ⓘ |
| subject | civil liberties ⓘ |
| subject | human rights ⓘ |
| subject | structure of government ⓘ |