Model State Constitution
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The Model State Constitution is a comprehensive model framework for state government organization and powers, developed to guide and improve the drafting and revision of U.S. state constitutions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
model constitution
ⓘ
reference document ⓘ |
| appliesTo | U.S. state governments ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | flexible adaptation by individual states ⓘ |
| field |
constitutional law
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ state and local government ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
advisory
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comprehensive framework ⓘ model framework ⓘ nonbinding ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
guide drafting of state constitutions
ⓘ
guide revision of state constitutions ⓘ improve allocation of powers in state governments ⓘ improve organization of state governments ⓘ promote effective state governance ⓘ provide a benchmark for evaluating state constitutions ⓘ |
| hasScope |
constitutional rights and guarantees at the state level
ⓘ
intergovernmental relations within a state ⓘ local government provisions ⓘ state finance and taxation framework ⓘ state government organization ⓘ state government powers ⓘ structure of state executive branch ⓘ structure of state judicial branch ⓘ structure of state legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasSection |
bill of rights model
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executive article model ⓘ finance and taxation article model ⓘ judicial article model ⓘ legislative article model ⓘ local government article model ⓘ preamble model language ⓘ |
| hasTemporalCoverage | modern U.S. state constitutional practice ⓘ |
| influences |
evaluation of existing state constitutions
ⓘ
state constitutional drafting processes ⓘ state constitutional revision processes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | nonbinding model ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
constitutional drafters
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legal scholars ⓘ state policymakers ⓘ |
| usedAs |
benchmark for best practices in state constitutions
ⓘ
template for state constitutional provisions ⓘ |
| usedBy |
constitutional scholars
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public policy organizations ⓘ state constitutional conventions ⓘ state constitutional reform commissions ⓘ state legislatures ⓘ |
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