Frame of Government of Pennsylvania
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The Frame of Government of Pennsylvania was the 1682 colonial constitution drafted by William Penn that established a representative assembly, guaranteed religious freedom, and became an influential model for later American constitutional principles.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pennsylvania colonial charter
ⓘ
colonial constitution ⓘ foundational legal document ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
encouraging settlement in Pennsylvania
ⓘ
protecting civil liberties ⓘ |
| appliesTo | free inhabitants of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| author | William Penn ⓘ |
| country | Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| dateCreated | 1682 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | William Penn ⓘ |
| followedBy | Charter of Privileges (1701) ⓘ |
| grantedBy | William Penn as proprietary governor ⓘ |
| guaranteed |
due process protections
ⓘ
freedom of worship for monotheists ⓘ liberty of conscience ⓘ trial by jury ⓘ |
| hasPart |
articles of government
ⓘ
preamble ⓘ provisions on elections ⓘ provisions on judicial procedures ⓘ provisions on legislation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial America ⓘ |
| inception | 1682 ⓘ |
| influenced |
American colonial constitutional practice
ⓘ
American principles of religious liberty ⓘ ideas in the United States Constitution ⓘ later Pennsylvania constitutions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English constitutional traditions
ⓘ
Quaker political thought ⓘ charter of liberties traditions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | charter granted by the proprietor ⓘ |
| legalStatus | colonial charter ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
constitutionalism
ⓘ
religious freedom ⓘ representative government ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| promulgatedIn | Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| providedFor |
amendment procedures
ⓘ
elected general assembly ⓘ elected provincial council ⓘ limited executive power for the proprietor ⓘ periodic elections ⓘ representative assembly ⓘ secret ballot in elections ⓘ |
| regulates |
relations between proprietor and assembly
ⓘ
structure of colonial government in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
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