Constitution of South Carolina

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legal document state constitution

The Constitution of South Carolina is the fundamental legal charter that structures the state’s government, defines the powers and limits of its branches, and guarantees rights to its citizens.

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Constitution of South Carolina canonical 3
South Carolina Constitution 2
South Carolina Constitution of 1776 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document ⓘ
state constitution ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
bindingOn South Carolina local governments NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Carolina state agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ
public officials in South Carolina ⓘ
canBeAmendedBy legislative proposal and voter ratification ⓘ
constrains state borrowing and debt in South Carolina ⓘ
state taxation powers in South Carolina ⓘ
terms and qualifications of state officers in South Carolina ⓘ
contains bill of rights for South Carolina ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
currentVersionAdopted 1895 ⓘ
defines powers of the executive branch of South Carolina ⓘ
powers of the judicial branch of South Carolina ⓘ
powers of the legislative branch of South Carolina ⓘ
structure of the South Carolina state government ⓘ
establishes Office of the Governor of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Carolina Circuit Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Carolina General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Carolina House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Carolina Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Carolina Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ
local government framework in South Carolina ⓘ
governs relationship between South Carolina state and its citizens ⓘ
guarantees civil rights of South Carolina citizens ⓘ
due process protections under South Carolina law ⓘ
equal protection of the laws within South Carolina ⓘ
political rights of South Carolina citizens ⓘ
hasAmendmentProcess yes ⓘ
inspiredBy United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
isInterpretedBy South Carolina Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalDomain public law ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of South Carolina ⓘ
limits powers of the South Carolina state government ⓘ
predecessor Constitution of South Carolina of 1776 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Constitution of South Carolina of 1778 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Constitution of South Carolina of 1790 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Constitution of South Carolina of 1861 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Constitution of South Carolina of 1865 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Constitution of South Carolina of 1868 NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesFor elections and suffrage rules in South Carolina ⓘ
impeachment and removal of certain South Carolina officials ⓘ
public education system in South Carolina ⓘ
requires oath of office for South Carolina public officials ⓘ
separation of powers among branches of South Carolina government ⓘ
subjectOf constitutional law of South Carolina ⓘ
subjectTo supremacy of the United States Constitution ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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South Carolina General Assembly → governingDocument → Constitution of South Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina General Assembly → establishedBy → Constitution of South Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina Senate → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of South Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina Senate → establishedBy → Constitution of South Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Carolina Constitution of 1895
South Carolina House of Representatives → authority → Constitution of South Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Carolina Constitution
Vice President of South Carolina → legalBasis → Constitution of South Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Carolina Constitution of 1776
Vice President of South Carolina → officeCreatedBy → Constitution of South Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Carolina Constitution of 1776
Vice President of South Carolina → officeAbolishedBy → Constitution of South Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Carolina Constitution of 1778
Second Judicial Circuit of South Carolina → governingLaw → Constitution of South Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Carolina Constitution