New York State Constitution

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foundational legal document state constitution

The New York State Constitution is the foundational legal document that structures New York’s state government, defines the powers and limits of its branches and officials, and guarantees rights to its residents.

Aliases (15)

Constitution of the State of New York ×10
New York Constitution ×7
New York State Constitution of 1777 ×3
New York Constitution of 1938 ×2
Constitution of New York ×1
Constitution of New York (1821) ×1
Constitution of New York (1846) ×1
Constitution of New York of 1777 ×1
New York Constitution of 1777 ×1
New York Constitution of 1821 ×1
New York Constitution of 1846 ×1
New York Constitution of 1894 ×1
New York State Constitution (contribution) ×1
New York State Constitution Article III (redistricting provisions) ×1
New York State Constitution, Article IV ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational legal document → state constitution →
adoptedBy	People of the State of New York →
appliesToJurisdiction	New York → surface form: "State of New York"
bindingOn	New York State executive agencies → surface form: "New York State agencies" New York State government officials →
canBeAmendedBy	constitutional convention → legislative proposal and popular referendum →
contains	Bill of Rights → provisions on civil service → provisions on education → provisions on eminent domain → provisions on environment and conservation → provisions on home rule → provisions on local government → provisions on state finance → provisions on suffrage and elections →
country	United States of America →
currentFrameworkBasedOn	New York State Constitution → surface form: "New York Constitution of 1938"
defines	powers of New York State government branches → structure of New York State government →
establishes	Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York → New York Court of Appeals → New York State Legislature → surface form: "New York State Assembly" New York State executive agencies → surface form: "New York State Executive Branch" New York State Judiciary → New York State Legislature → New York State Senate → New York Supreme Court → bicameral legislature →
establishesOffice	Attorney General of New York → Comptroller of New York → Kathy Hochul → surface form: "Governor of New York" Lieutenant Governor of New York →
guarantees	rights of residents of New York State →
hasVersion	New York State Constitution → surface form: "New York Constitution of 1777" New York State Constitution → surface form: "New York Constitution of 1821" New York State Constitution → surface form: "New York Constitution of 1846" New York State Constitution → surface form: "New York Constitution of 1894" New York State Constitution → surface form: "New York Constitution of 1938"
language	English →
legalStatus	supreme law of the State of New York →
limits	powers of New York State government branches →
officialName	New York State Constitution → surface form: "Constitution of the State of New York"
predecessor	New York State Constitution → surface form: "Constitution of New York of 1777"
requires	voter approval for constitutional amendments →
shortName	New York State Constitution → surface form: "New York Constitution"
subjectMatter	checks and balances in New York State government → individual rights of New York residents → relationship between state and local governments in New York → separation of powers in New York State →

Referenced by (69)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New York State Judiciary → appliesLaw → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York Constitution"

New York Court of Appeals → appliesToJurisdiction → New York State Constitution →

Governor of New York → constitutingInstrument → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "Constitution of the State of New York"

Lieutenant Governor of New York → constitutionalBasis → New York State Constitution →

New York State Senate → constitutionalBasis → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "Constitution of the State of New York"

Government of the State of New York → constitutionalDocument → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "Constitution of the State of New York"

Comptroller of New York → createdBy → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "Constitution of the State of New York"

Lieutenant Governor of New York → createdBy → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "Constitution of the State of New York"

New York State Constitution → currentFrameworkBasedOn → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York Constitution of 1938"

Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors → dissolvedBy → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "Constitution of New York (1846)"

New York Provincial Congress → drafted → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York State Constitution of 1777"

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York → establishedBy → New York State Constitution →

New York Court of Appeals → establishedBy → New York State Constitution →

New York State Legislature → establishedBy → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "Constitution of New York"

Appellate Term of the Supreme Court → establishedInJurisdiction → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York Constitution"

New York State Legislature → follows → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York Constitution"

New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services → follows → New York State Constitution →

New York City courts → governedBy → New York State Constitution →

New York State Assembly districts → governedBy → New York State Constitution →

New York State Judiciary → governedBy → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York Constitution"

New York Supreme Court → governedBy → New York State Constitution →

New York Surrogate's Court → governedBy → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York Constitution"

New York Town and Village Courts → governedBy → New York State Constitution →

Sup Ct → governingAuthorityReferredTo → New York State Constitution →

Adirondack Park → governingDocument → New York State Constitution →

Lieutenant Governor of New York → governingDocument → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York State Constitution, Article IV"

New York County Courts → governingLaw → New York State Constitution →

New York County District Attorney’s Office → governingLaw → New York State Constitution →

New York Independent Redistricting Commission → governingLaw → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York State Constitution Article III (redistricting provisions)"

New York congressional delegation → governingLaw → New York State Constitution →

New York State Constitution → hasVersion → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York Constitution of 1777"

New York State Constitution → hasVersion → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York Constitution of 1821"

New York State Constitution → hasVersion → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York Constitution of 1846"

New York State Constitution → hasVersion → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York Constitution of 1894"

New York State Constitution → hasVersion → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York Constitution of 1938"

New York State statutes → hierarchicallyBelow → New York State Constitution →

New York Court of Appeals → interprets → New York State Constitution →

New York State Assembly minority leader → isSubordinateTo → New York State Constitution →

Attorney General of New York → legalAuthority → New York State Constitution →

New York Court of Appeals → legalAuthority → New York State Constitution →

New York State Department of Law → legalAuthority → New York State Constitution →

New York State executive agencies → legalAuthority → New York State Constitution →

Erie County Clerk → legalBasis → New York State Constitution →

New York Independent Redistricting Commission → legalBasis → New York State Constitution →

New York State Senate districts → legalBasis → New York State Constitution →

New York State civil service commissioner → legalBasis → New York State Constitution →

Speaker of the New York State Assembly → legalBasis → New York State Constitution →

New York State government officials → legalFramework → New York State Constitution →

New York State Assembly → legislativeAuthority → New York State Constitution →

Robert R. Livingston → notableWork → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York State Constitution (contribution)"

Attorney General of New York → officeCreatedBy → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York State Constitution of 1777"

Chief Judge of the State of New York → officeCreatedBy → New York State Constitution →

Governor of New York → officeCreatedBy → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York State Constitution of 1777"

New York State Constitution → officialName → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "Constitution of the State of New York"

Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors → operatedUnderConstitution → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "Constitution of New York (1821)"

Article III of the New York Constitution → partOf → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "Constitution of the State of New York"

Article VI of the New York Constitution → partOf → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "Constitution of the State of New York"

New York State Constitution → predecessor → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "Constitution of New York of 1777"

New York City Charter → relatedTo → New York State Constitution →

Chief Judge of the State of New York → reportsTo → New York State Constitution →

New York State Constitution → shortName → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York Constitution"

Greene County Legislature → subjectTo → New York State Constitution →

New York Court of Claims → subjectTo → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "New York Constitution"

New York Election Law → subjectTo → New York State Constitution →

New York State Senator → subjectTo → New York State Constitution →

Rockland County Legislature → subjectTo → New York State Constitution →

Albany County Legislature → subordinateTo → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "Constitution of the State of New York"

Chancellor of New York → subordinateTo → New York State Constitution →

this entity surface form: "Constitution of the State of New York"

Minority Leader of the New York State Senate → subordinateTo → New York State Constitution →