Constitution of California

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foundational law legal document state constitution

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

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
California Constitution 106
Constitution of the State of California 24
Constitution of California canonical 12

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational law ⓘ
legal document ⓘ
state constitution ⓘ
adopted 1879 ⓘ
amendmentProcess constitutional amendment by initiative ⓘ
constitutional amendment by legislature and voters ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction California, United States ⓘ
surface form: State of California
authorizes initiative process in California ⓘ
recall of elected officials in California ⓘ
referendum process in California ⓘ
bindingOn local governments in California ⓘ
state agencies of California ⓘ
contains Constitution of California self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: California Declaration of Rights
country United States of America ⓘ
defines powers of California state government ⓘ
establishes structure of California state government ⓘ
establishesBody California Third District Court of Appeal ⓘ
surface form: California Courts of Appeal

California State Assembly ⓘ
California State Legislature ⓘ
California State Senate ⓘ
California Superior Courts ⓘ
Supreme Court of California ⓘ
establishesBranch executive branch of California ⓘ
judicial branch of California ⓘ
legislative branch of California ⓘ
establishesOffice Governor of California ⓘ
governs Government of California ⓘ
surface form: California state government
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of California ⓘ
limits powers of California state government ⓘ
locationOfAdoption Sacramento ⓘ
surface form: Sacramento, California
previousVersionAdopted 1849 ⓘ
previousVersionLocationOfAdoption Monterey ⓘ
surface form: Monterey, California
protects civil rights of California residents ⓘ
voting rights in California ⓘ
regulates local government powers in California ⓘ
public education system in California ⓘ
state budget process in California ⓘ
state taxation in California ⓘ
replaced Constitution of California self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of California of 1849
requires balanced state budget in California ⓘ
subject education policy in California ⓘ
local government structure in California ⓘ
public finance in California ⓘ
separation of powers in California ⓘ
state elections in California ⓘ
state government organization ⓘ
tax and fiscal limitations in California ⓘ
water and natural resources in California ⓘ

Referenced by (152)

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California State Legislature → hasAuthorityFrom → Constitution of California ⓘ
University of California system → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of California ⓘ
subject surface form: University of California
this entity surface form: California Constitution
California State Assembly → constitution → Constitution of California ⓘ
California State Assembly → authorityDerivedFrom → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution Article IV
California term limits law → legalForm → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
Lieutenant Governor of California → officeCreatedBy → Constitution of California ⓘ
Los Angeles Municipal Code → isSubjectTo → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
Constitution of California → contains → Constitution of California self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Declaration of Rights
Constitution of California → replaced → Constitution of California self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of California of 1849
Assembly Rules → operatesWithin → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
California Third District Court of Appeal → authority → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
California Third District Court of Appeal → governedBy → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution Article VI
Government of California → operatesUnder → Constitution of California ⓘ
Government of California → foundationDocument → Constitution of California ⓘ
California constitutional convention of 1849 (as law‑making body for U.S. statehood) → drafted → Constitution of California ⓘ
subject surface form: California constitutional convention of 1849
this entity surface form: Constitution of California (1849)
Los Angeles deputy district attorney → legalAuthorityFrom → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
Sacramento City Council → subordinateTo → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of California
Office of the Governor of California → legalBasis → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of California
Minority Leader of the California State Senate → subordinateTo → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
California Superior Courts → governedBy → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
Governor of California → createdBy → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution of 1849
Governor of California → definedBy → Constitution of California ⓘ
University of California Board of Regents → foundedBy → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of California
Placer County government → legalBasis → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
Supreme Court of California → foundedBy → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
Supreme Court of California → interprets → Constitution of California ⓘ
Senate → establishedBy → Constitution of California ⓘ
subject surface form: California State Senate
this entity surface form: California Constitution
Senate → constitutionalAuthority → Constitution of California ⓘ
subject surface form: California State Senate
this entity surface form: California Constitution Article IV
Speaker of the California State Assembly → legalBasis → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
California State Agencies → governedBy → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
Superintendent of Public Instruction of California → officeCreatedBy → Constitution of California ⓘ
Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor and Transportation → governingLaw → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
California Department of Finance → follows → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services → governingLaw → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education → governingLaw → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
California Government Code → authorityDerivedFrom → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
California Courts of Appeal → establishedBy → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
California Courts of Appeal → interprets → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
Attorney General of California → createdBy → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
State Controller of California → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
State Controller of California → establishedBy → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution of 1849
State Treasurer of California → legalBasis → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office → legalBasis → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
California Penal Code → relatedTo → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
Government of the City of Los Angeles → legalBasis → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
Los Angeles City Charter → subordinateTo → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of California
Judicial Branch of California → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
Secretary of State of California → legalBasis → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution
Yountville Town Council → subordinateTo → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of California
California tidelands → governedBy → Constitution of California ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Constitution