Kansas Constitution
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The Kansas Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of the government of the U.S. state of Kansas and guarantees certain rights to its citizens.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kansas Constitution canonical | 6 |
| Kansas Constitution of 1861 | 1 |
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foundational legal document
ⓘ
state constitution ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | Wyandotte Constitutional Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1859-07-29 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wyandotte Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amendmentProcess | constitutional amendment by legislature and ratification by voters ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| defines |
powers of Kansas state government
ⓘ
structure of Kansas state government ⓘ |
| establishes |
Kansas Legislature
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansas Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas district courts NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas executive branch NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas judicial branch NERFINISHED ⓘ government of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishesOffice |
Attorney General of Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commissioner of Insurance of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ State Treasurer of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | State of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guarantees |
civil rights of Kansas citizens
ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ habeas corpus ⓘ political rights of Kansas citizens ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ right to assemble ⓘ right to bear arms ⓘ trial by jury ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Article 1 of the Kansas Constitution
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Article 10 of the Kansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 11 of the Kansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 12 of the Kansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 13 of the Kansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 14 of the Kansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 15 of the Kansas Constitution ⓘ Article 16 of the Kansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 17 of the Kansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 18 of the Kansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 19 of the Kansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 2 of the Kansas Constitution ⓘ Article 20 of the Kansas Constitution ⓘ Article 21 of the Kansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 22 of the Kansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 3 of the Kansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 4 of the Kansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 5 of the Kansas Constitution ⓘ Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution ⓘ Article 7 of the Kansas Constitution ⓘ Article 8 of the Kansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 9 of the Kansas Constitution ⓘ Bill of Rights of the Kansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Preamble of the Kansas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| limits | powers of Kansas state government ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Leavenworth Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lecompton Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Topeka Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFor |
local government in Kansas
ⓘ
public schools in Kansas ⓘ |
| regulates |
education system in Kansas
ⓘ
elections in Kansas ⓘ state finance in Kansas ⓘ suffrage in Kansas ⓘ taxation in Kansas ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Kansas constitutional amendments ⓘ |
| tookEffectOn | 1861-01-29 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Kansas Constitution of 1861