Ohio Constitution

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foundational legal document state constitution

The Ohio Constitution is the foundational governing document of the U.S. state of Ohio, outlining the structure, powers, and limitations of its state government and guaranteeing rights to its citizens.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Constitution of the State of Ohio 3
Ohio Constitution of 1802 2
Constitution of Ohio 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational legal document ⓘ
state constitution ⓘ
administeredBy State of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
allows constitutional amendments by popular vote ⓘ
constitutional convention ⓘ
amendmentMethod initiative by petition ⓘ
proposal by General Assembly ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorizes creation of counties in Ohio ⓘ
municipal home rule in Ohio ⓘ
contains Bill of Rights of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
provisions on education in Ohio ⓘ
provisions on elections in Ohio ⓘ
provisions on legislative apportionment in Ohio ⓘ
provisions on taxation and finance in Ohio ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
currentFrameworkBasedOn Ohio Constitution of 1851 NERFINISHED ⓘ
definesBranch executive branch of Ohio ⓘ
judicial branch of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
legislative branch of Ohio ⓘ
establishes Office of the Governor of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ohio General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ohio state government NERFINISHED ⓘ
Supreme Court of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAdopted 1802 ⓘ
firstConstitutionalConventionLocation Chillicothe, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstConstitutionalConventionYear 1802 ⓘ
firstVersionKnownAs Ohio Constitution of 1802 NERFINISHED ⓘ
governs State of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
guarantees civil liberties to Ohio citizens ⓘ
due process protections in Ohio ⓘ
freedom of religion in Ohio ⓘ
freedom of speech in Ohio ⓘ
prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment in Ohio ⓘ
prohibition of slavery in Ohio ⓘ
right to bear arms in Ohio ⓘ
right to trial by jury in Ohio ⓘ
hasVersion Ohio Constitution of 1802 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ohio Constitution of 1851 NERFINISHED ⓘ
interpretedBy Supreme Court of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of the State of Ohio ⓘ
limits state debt of Ohio ⓘ
majorRevisionYear 1851 ⓘ
mustComplyWith federal law of the United States ⓘ
regulates local government powers in Ohio ⓘ
requires system of common schools in Ohio ⓘ
voter approval for constitutional amendments ⓘ
secondVersionAdopted 1851 ⓘ
secondVersionKnownAs Ohio Constitution of 1851 NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

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

Ohio state courts → interprets → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Ohio General Assembly districts → governedBy → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Ohio General Assembly → follows → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Ohio General Assembly → hasAuthorityFrom → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Supreme Court of Ohio → interprets → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Supreme Court of Ohio → establishedBy → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Supreme Court of Ohio → authorityDerivedFrom → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Ohio
Ohio Senate → authority → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Ohio Senate → establishedBy → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ohio Constitution of 1802
Ohio Senate → reorganizedBy → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ohio Constitution of 1851
Ohio House of Representatives → authority → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Ohio House of Representatives → establishedBy → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ohio Constitution of 1802
Governor of Ohio → constitutingInstrument → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas → appliesLaw → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Ohio
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas → establishedBy → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Ohio
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio → officeCreatedBy → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Ohio
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio → constitutionalBasis → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas → governedBy → Ohio Constitution ⓘ