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.

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Label Occurrences
Pennsylvania Constitution canonical 24
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 16
Constitution of Pennsylvania 13

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational legal document ⓘ
state constitution ⓘ
adoptionDate 1776 ⓘ
amendmentProcess legislative approval followed by voter referendum in Pennsylvania ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
contains Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pennsylvania Declaration of Rights
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Pennsylvania General Assembly ⓘ
Pennsylvania General Assembly ⓘ
surface form: Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Pennsylvania General Assembly ⓘ
surface form: Pennsylvania Senate

Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
surface form: Pennsylvania judiciary

Superior Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ
county courts of common pleas in Pennsylvania ⓘ
governs Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government ⓘ
surface form: state government of Pennsylvania
guarantees rights of citizens of Pennsylvania ⓘ
hasPart Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Article I of the Pennsylvania Constitution

Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Declaration of Rights of the Pennsylvania Constitution

Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Preamble of the Pennsylvania Constitution
hasVersion Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776

Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1790

Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1838

Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1874

Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1968
influencedBy Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
surface form: judicial branch of Pennsylvania

legislative branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ

Referenced by (79)

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Pennsylvania courts → interprets → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Pennsylvania courts → governingDocument → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution, Article V
American state constitutions → earliestExamplesInclude → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pennsylvania (1776)
Pennsylvania Constitution → hasPart → Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Preamble of the Pennsylvania Constitution
Pennsylvania Constitution → hasPart → Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Declaration of Rights of the Pennsylvania Constitution
Pennsylvania Constitution → hasPart → Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Article I of the Pennsylvania Constitution
Pennsylvania Constitution → hasPart → Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Article II of the Pennsylvania Constitution
Pennsylvania Constitution → contains → Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Declaration of Rights
Pennsylvania Constitution → hasVersion → Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776
Pennsylvania Constitution → hasVersion → Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1790
Pennsylvania Constitution → hasVersion → Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1838
Pennsylvania Constitution → hasVersion → Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1874
Pennsylvania Constitution → hasVersion → Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1968
Pennsylvania Constitution → influencedBy → Pennsylvania Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania → interprets → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board → subjectOf → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board → governedBy → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Superior Court of Pennsylvania → establishedBy → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Superior Court of Pennsylvania → governingLaw → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline → establishedBy → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline → subjectTo → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania → createdBy → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government → constitutionalDocument → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania House of Representatives districts including parts of Lawrence County → lawGoverningApportionment → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas → governingLaw → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Constitution of Vermont → influencedBy → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania → officeCreatedIn → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania → isInferredFrom → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1968
Charter of Privileges (1701) → replacedBy → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776
revolutionary government of Pennsylvania → drafted → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776
39th Judicial District of Pennsylvania → appliesLaw → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania → officeCreatedBy → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pennsylvania
Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania → officeCreatedBy → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1790
Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County → governingLaw → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Pa.R.C.P. → authorityBasis → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Judicial branch of Pennsylvania → interprets → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Judicial branch of Pennsylvania → establishedIn → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776
Judicial branch of Pennsylvania → reorganizedBy → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Constitution of 1968
Pennsylvania statutes → basedOn → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County → authority → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pennsylvania
President Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania → officeCreatedBy → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
MDJs → governingLaw → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Magisterial District Judge → governingLaw → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Article III of the Pennsylvania Constitution → partOf → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pennsylvania
Article IX of the Pennsylvania Constitution → partOf → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pennsylvania
Article X of the Pennsylvania Constitution → partOf → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania House of Representatives → constitutionalBasis → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure → authorityFrom → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Article IV of the Pennsylvania Constitution → partOf → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Pennsylvania
Article IV of the Pennsylvania Constitution → historicalVersionAdopted → Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1874 Constitution of Pennsylvania