Constitution of Florida

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legal document state constitution

The Constitution of Florida is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Florida’s state government and guarantees rights to its residents.

Aliases (15)

Florida Constitution ×23
Constitution of the State of Florida ×14
Article IV of the Florida Constitution ×2
Article V of the Florida Constitution ×1
Constitution of the State of Florida (1968, as amended) ×1
Declaration of Rights in earlier Florida constitutions ×1
Florida Constitution Article V ×1
Florida Constitution of 1865 ×1
Florida Constitution of 1868 ×1
Florida Constitution of 1885 ×1
Florida Constitution of 1968 ×1
Florida Constitution of 1998 revision ×1
Florida Constitution text ×1
Florida Constitution, Article IV ×1
Florida constitutional law ×1

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal document → state constitution →
amendmentProcess	Taxation and Budget Reform Commission proposal → citizen initiative → constitutional convention → legislative proposal →
appliesTo	State of Florida →
articleIIISubject	Legislature →
articleIISubject	General Provisions →
articleISubject	Declaration of Rights →
articleIVSubject	Executive →
articleIXSubject	Education →
articleVIIISubject	Local Government →
articleVIISubject	Finance and Taxation →
articleVISubject	Suffrage and Elections →
articleVSubject	Judiciary →
articleXIISubject	Schedule →
articleXISubject	Amendments →
articleXSubject	Miscellaneous →
bindingOn	Florida courts → Florida local governments → Florida state agencies →
contains	Declaration of Rights → amendments → articles → preamble →
country	United States of America →
currentVersionAdopted	1968 →
defines	limitations of Florida state government → powers of Florida state government → structure of Florida state government →
establishes	Florida Cabinet → Florida Legislature → Florida Supreme Court → Office of the Governor of Florida → counties in Florida → executive branch of Florida → judicial branch of Florida → legislative branch of Florida → municipalities in Florida →
governs	Florida state government →
guarantees	rights of Florida residents →
hasArticle	Article I → Article II → Article III → Article IV → Article IX → Article V → Article VI → Article VII → Article VIII → Article X → Article XI → Article XII →
jurisdiction	Florida →
language	English →
legalStatus	supreme law of Florida →
modeledInPartOn	Constitution of the United States →
previousConstitution	Florida Constitution of 1868 → Florida Constitution of 1885 →
protectsRight	access to courts → due process → equal protection → freedom of religion → freedom of speech → right to bear arms → right to privacy →
requires	voter approval for constitutional amendments →
subjectOf	Florida constitutional law →
supersedes	statutory law of Florida →
voterApprovalThreshold	60 percent →

Referenced by (55)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Article I of the Florida Constitution ("Constitution of the State of Florida") → Article II of the Florida Constitution ("Constitution of the State of Florida") → Article III of the Florida Constitution ("Constitution of the State of Florida") → Article IV of the Florida Constitution ("Constitution of the State of Florida") → Article IX of the Florida Constitution ("Constitution of the State of Florida") → Article V of the Florida Constitution ("Constitution of the State of Florida") → Article VI of the Florida Constitution ("Constitution of the State of Florida") → Article VII of the Florida Constitution ("Constitution of the State of Florida") → Article VIII of the Florida Constitution ("Constitution of the State of Florida") → Article X of the Florida Constitution ("Constitution of the State of Florida") → Article XI of the Florida Constitution ("Constitution of the State of Florida") → Article XII (Florida Constitution) ("Constitution of the State of Florida") → Declaration of Rights (Florida Constitution) ("Constitution of the State of Florida") →	partOf
Escambia County Board of County Commissioners ("Florida Constitution") → Florida local governments ("Florida Constitution") → Lieutenant Governor of Florida ("Constitution of the State of Florida") → Lieutenant Governor of Florida ("Article IV of the Florida Constitution") → Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners ("Florida Constitution") → Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office ("Florida Constitution") → Senate Rules (Florida Senate) ("Florida Constitution") → State budget of Florida ("Florida Constitution") → Walton County Board of County Commissioners ("Florida Constitution") → Walton County Sheriff’s Office ("Florida Constitution") →	legalBasis
Attorney General of Florida ("Florida Constitution") → Chief Financial Officer of Florida ("Article IV of the Florida Constitution") → Florida Senate → Florida Supreme Court ("Article V of the Florida Constitution") → Government of Florida →	constitutionalBasis
Florida Rules of Civil Procedure ("Florida Constitution") → Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure ("Florida Constitution") → Florida Statutes ("Florida Constitution") →	basedOn
Florida Supreme Court ("Florida Constitution") → Second Judicial Circuit of Florida ("Florida Constitution") →	establishedBy
Article X of the Florida Constitution ("Florida Constitution text") → Article XI of the Florida Constitution ("Constitution of the State of Florida (1968, as amended)") →	isWrittenIn
Governor of Florida → Lieutenant Governor of Florida ("Florida Constitution of 1865") →	officeCreatedBy
Constitution of Florida ("Florida Constitution of 1868") → Constitution of Florida ("Florida Constitution of 1885") →	previousConstitution
Article XII (Florida Constitution) ("Florida Constitution") →	appliesTo
Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure ("Florida Constitution") →	authorizedBy
Article XI of the Florida Constitution ("Florida constitutional law") →	category
Chief Financial Officer of Florida ("Florida Constitution of 1998 revision") →	createdBy
Attorney General of Florida ("Florida Constitution, Article IV") →	describedBySource
Florida Statutes ("Florida Constitution") →	distinctFrom
State University System of Florida ("Florida Constitution") →	follows
Florida Legislature →	governedByDocument
Florida courts ("Florida Constitution Article V") →	governingDocument
Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida ("Florida Constitution") →	governingLaw
Article I of the Florida Constitution ("Declaration of Rights in earlier Florida constitutions") →	inspiredBy
Florida courts ("Florida Constitution") →	interprets
Article XII (Florida Constitution) ("Florida Constitution") →	isScheduleArticleOf
Article XII (Florida Constitution) ("Florida Constitution") →	isTransitionalArticleOf
Lieutenant Governor of Florida ("Florida Constitution of 1968") →	officeRecreatedBy
Attorney General of Florida ("Florida Constitution") →	subordinateTo