Pennsylvania Constitution

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foundational legal document state constitution

The Pennsylvania Constitution is the foundational governing document of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, outlining the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government and the rights of its citizens.

Aliases (13)

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational legal document → state constitution →
adoptionDate	1776 →
amendmentProcess	legislative approval followed by voter referendum in Pennsylvania →
appliesToJurisdiction	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania →
contains	Pennsylvania Declaration of Rights →
country	United States →
currentVersionDate	1968 →
defines	limitations of Pennsylvania state government → powers of Pennsylvania state government → structure of Pennsylvania state government →
establishes	Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania → Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania → Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania → Pennsylvania General Assembly → Pennsylvania House of Representatives → Pennsylvania Senate → Pennsylvania judiciary → Superior Court of Pennsylvania → Supreme Court of Pennsylvania → county courts of common pleas in Pennsylvania →
governs	state government of Pennsylvania →
guarantees	rights of citizens of Pennsylvania →
hasPart	Article I of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article II of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article III of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article IV of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article IX of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article V of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article VI of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article VII of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article VIII of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article X of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article XI of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article XII of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article XIII of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article XIV of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article XIX of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article XV of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article XVI of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article XVII of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article XVIII of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article XX of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article XXI of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article XXII of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article XXIII of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article XXIV of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Article XXV of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Declaration of Rights of the Pennsylvania Constitution → Preamble of the Pennsylvania Constitution →
hasVersion	Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 → Pennsylvania Constitution of 1790 → Pennsylvania Constitution of 1838 → Pennsylvania Constitution of 1874 → Pennsylvania Constitution of 1968 →
influencedBy	Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 → United States Constitution →
language	English →
legalStatus	supreme law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania →
locationOfJurisdiction	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania →
protectsRight	due process of law in Pennsylvania → equal protection of the laws in Pennsylvania → freedom of religion in Pennsylvania → freedom of speech in Pennsylvania → freedom of the press in Pennsylvania → right to bear arms in Pennsylvania → right to trial by jury in Pennsylvania →
requires	periodic constitutional amendments to be approved by Pennsylvania voters →
separationOfPowers	executive branch of Pennsylvania → judicial branch of Pennsylvania → legislative branch of Pennsylvania →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pennsylvania Constitution ("Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776") → Pennsylvania Constitution ("Pennsylvania Constitution of 1790") → Pennsylvania Constitution ("Pennsylvania Constitution of 1838") → Pennsylvania Constitution ("Pennsylvania Constitution of 1874") → Pennsylvania Constitution ("Pennsylvania Constitution of 1968") →	hasVersion
Pennsylvania Constitution ("Preamble of the Pennsylvania Constitution") → Pennsylvania Constitution ("Declaration of Rights of the Pennsylvania Constitution") → Pennsylvania Constitution ("Article I of the Pennsylvania Constitution") → Pennsylvania Constitution ("Article II of the Pennsylvania Constitution") →	hasPart
Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline → Superior Court of Pennsylvania →	establishedBy
Pennsylvania courts → Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ("Constitution of Pennsylvania") →	interprets
Pennsylvania Constitution ("Pennsylvania Declaration of Rights") →	contains
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ("Constitution of Pennsylvania") →	createdBy
American state constitutions ("Constitution of Pennsylvania (1776)") →	earliestExamplesInclude
Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board →	governedBy
Pennsylvania courts ("Pennsylvania Constitution, Article V") →	governingDocument
Superior Court of Pennsylvania →	governingLaw
Pennsylvania Constitution ("Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776") →	influencedBy
Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board →	subjectOf
Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline →	subjectTo