Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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foundational charter legal document state constitution

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the foundational legal charter of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, outlining its governmental structure, citizens’ rights, and guiding principles.

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Label Occurrences
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts canonical 22
Massachusetts Constitution 12
Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 5

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational charter ⓘ
legal document ⓘ
state constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
amendmentProcess amendable by constitutional amendment procedures ⓘ
appliesTo Massachusetts ⓘ
coAuthor James Bowdoin ⓘ
Samuel Adams ⓘ
contains Declaration of Rights ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateAdopted 1780-10-25 ⓘ
defines powers of the executive branch of Massachusetts ⓘ
powers of the judicial branch of Massachusetts ⓘ
powers of the legislative branch of Massachusetts ⓘ
structure of the Massachusetts government ⓘ
draftedBy James Bowdoin ⓘ
John Adams ⓘ
Samuel Adams ⓘ
draftingStarted 1779 ⓘ
establishes Massachusetts General Court ⓘ
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ⓘ
Governor of Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: office of the Governor of Massachusetts
governs Massachusetts state government ⓘ
guarantees civil rights of Massachusetts citizens ⓘ
freedom of religion in Massachusetts ⓘ
freedom of the press in Massachusetts ⓘ
right to trial by jury in Massachusetts ⓘ
hasAmendments multiple constitutional amendments ⓘ
hasPart Amendments ⓘ
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Part the First: A Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Part the Second: The Frame of Government ⓘ
Preamble ⓘ
influenced Bill of Rights ⓘ
surface form: United States Bill of Rights

other state constitutions ⓘ
inForce true ⓘ
isOneOf oldest functioning written constitutions in continuous effect ⓘ
jurisdiction Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
officialName Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts self-link ⓘ
principalAuthor John Adams ⓘ
providesFor checks and balances in Massachusetts government ⓘ
separation of powers in Massachusetts ⓘ
ratificationMethod popular ratification through town meetings ⓘ
ratifiedBy constitutional convention ⓘ
town meetings in Massachusetts ⓘ
shortName Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Massachusetts Constitution
subjectOf constitutional law scholarship ⓘ
tookEffectOn 1780-10-25 ⓘ

Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Massachusetts General Court → governingDocument → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
The Commonwealth → relatedTo → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Constitution
The Commonwealth → governingDocument → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
Government of Massachusetts → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court → interprets → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court → hasAuthorityFrom → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution
Thoughts on Government → influenced → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution
Thoughts on Government → relatedWork → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution of 1780
President of the Massachusetts Senate → officeCreatedBy → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution
Massachusetts Governor's Council → legalBasis → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts → officialName → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts self-link ⓘ
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts → shortName → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts → hasPart → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Part the First: A Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Laws → relatedTo → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution
SJC → interprets → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Supreme Judicial Court
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Declaration of Rights
SJC → authorityFrom → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts Senate → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
Massachusetts state legislature → legalBasis → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
Massachusetts state legislature → establishedBy → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
Massachusetts House of Representatives → establishedBy → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution of 1780
Massachusetts House of Representatives → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
Governor of Massachusetts → constitutedBy → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Massachusetts
Lieutenant Governor → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
Lieutenant Governor → createdBy → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution of 1780
Judiciary of Massachusetts → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
The Council → hasConstitutionalBasisIn → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
Declaration of Rights → partOf → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Declaration of Rights (Massachusetts)
Declaration of Rights → location → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Declaration of Rights (Massachusetts)
this entity surface form: Preamble and Part the First of the Massachusetts Constitution
Declaration of Rights → hasPart → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Declaration of Rights (Massachusetts)
this entity surface form: Article I of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Rights → hasPart → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Declaration of Rights (Massachusetts)
this entity surface form: Article II of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights
Office of the Governor of Massachusetts → authorizedBy → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Massachusetts
Charter of the City of Newton → conformsTo → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts state constitution
Lieutenant Governors of Massachusetts → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Superior Court → appliesLaw → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution
American state constitutions → earliestExamplesInclude → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Massachusetts (1780)
Massachusetts Attorney General → createdBy → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution
Maine Constitution → inspiredBy → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution of 1780
Massachusetts State Representative → authorityDerivedFrom → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1779–1780 → hasEffect → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts → createdBy → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Massachusetts
Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution, Article XVII of the Amendments (and related provisions)
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
Massachusetts law → composedOf → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution
Massachusetts law → basedOn → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution of 1780
Clerk of the Massachusetts Senate → usesDocument → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts → createdBy → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
Massachusetts House and Senate districts covering Dennis → governingLaw → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
Massachusetts municipalities → governedUnder → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution
Massachusetts executive office secretaries → legalBasis → Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Constitution (executive branch provisions)