Constitution of 1840
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The Constitution of 1840 was the first formal written constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii, transforming it into a constitutional monarchy with defined governmental structures and codified laws.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constitution of 1840 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
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historical legal document ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
clarify governmental authority
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codify Hawaiian laws ⓘ demonstrate political modernization to foreign powers ⓘ protect Hawaiian sovereignty ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Hawaiian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
bill of rights elements
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provisions on citizenship and subjects ⓘ provisions on land tenure and property ⓘ provisions on religion ⓘ provisions on succession to the throne ⓘ provisions on taxation ⓘ |
| coRegentOffice | Kuhina Nui of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defines |
powers of the judiciary
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powers of the king ⓘ powers of the kuhina nui (premier) ⓘ powers of the legislature ⓘ structure of the Hawaiian government ⓘ |
| establishes |
House of Nobles
NERFINISHED
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House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ executive branch of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ judicial branch of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ legislative branch of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ lower courts in the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ |
| follows | traditional unwritten laws of Hawaii ⓘ |
| governmentFormEstablished | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| headOfState | King of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first formal written constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
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marked transition of Hawaii to a constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American constitutional practices
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British constitutional practices ⓘ Christian missionary legal ideas ⓘ Western constitutional models ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English language
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Hawaiian language ⓘ |
| legalStatus | fundamental law of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext | Hawaiian Kingdom law ⓘ |
| monarchAtEnactment | Kamehameha III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfEnactment | Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Hawaiian Declaration of Rights of 1839 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacesGovernmentForm | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical and legal scholarship on Hawaiian governance ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii of 1852 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1840 ⓘ |
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