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.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Florida Constitution	59
Constitution of the State of Florida	26
Constitution of Florida canonical	5
Florida Constitution of 1968	3
1968 Florida Constitution	2
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 (prior to Cabinet reform)	1
Florida Constitution Article V	1
Florida Constitution of 1865	1
Florida Constitution of 1868	1
Florida Constitution of 1885	1
Florida Constitution of 1998 revision	1
Florida Constitution text	1
Florida Constitution, Article IV	1
Florida constitutional law	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60069 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of Florida
Context triple: [Florida Legislature, governedByDocument, Constitution of Florida]

A. Florida Legislature
The Florida Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Florida, composed of the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives.
B. Constitution of California
The Constitution of California is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of California.
C. Texas Constitution
The Texas Constitution is the foundational governing document of the U.S. state of Texas, outlining its structure of government, distribution of powers, and individual rights.
D. Florida statutes
Florida Statutes are the codified laws of the State of Florida, organized by subject and enacted by the state’s legislature to govern a wide range of civil, criminal, and administrative matters.
E. New York 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.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of Florida
Target entity description: 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.

A. Florida Legislature
The Florida Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Florida, composed of the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives.
B. Constitution of California
The Constitution of California is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of California.
C. Texas Constitution
The Texas Constitution is the foundational governing document of the U.S. state of Texas, outlining its structure of government, distribution of powers, and individual rights.
D. Florida statutes
Florida Statutes are the codified laws of the State of Florida, organized by subject and enacted by the state’s legislature to govern a wide range of civil, criminal, and administrative matters.
E. New York 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal document ⓘ state constitution ⓘ
amendmentProcess	Taxation and Budget Reform Commission proposal ⓘ citizen initiative ⓘ constitutional convention ⓘ legislative proposal ⓘ
appliesTo	Florida ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Government of Florida ⓘ surface form: 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	Government of Florida ⓘ surface form: Florida Cabinet Florida Legislature ⓘ Florida Supreme Court ⓘ Governor of Florida ⓘ surface form: 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	Government of Florida ⓘ surface form: 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	United States Constitution ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the United States
previousConstitution	Constitution of Florida self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Florida Constitution of 1868 Constitution of Florida self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

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

Article XI → category → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

subject surface form: Article XI of the Florida Constitution

this entity surface form: Florida constitutional law

Article VIII → partOf → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

subject surface form: Article VIII of the Florida Constitution

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Florida

Walton County Sheriff’s Office → legalBasis → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Second Judicial Circuit of Florida → establishedBy → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida → governingLaw → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners → legalBasis → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission → formedBy → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

City of Miami Charter → hasAuthorityFrom → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Florida

Monroe County Charter → higherLegalAuthority → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Florida Rules of Judicial Administration → authorityFrom → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Florida 2022 Special Session C → hasAuthorityFrom → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Florida

Florida Cabinet → legalBasis → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Florida Insurance Commissioner → hasLegalAuthorityFrom → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution (prior to Cabinet reform)

General Appropriations Act of Florida → basedOn → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Florida Auditor General → legalBasis → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Florida special districts → governedBy → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Florida law → governedBy → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Florida Department of Legal Affairs → legalBasis → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Office of Statewide Prosecution → legalBasis → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture → createdBy → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution of 1968

Tallahassee Police Department → subjectTo → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

President of the Florida Senate → legalBasis → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Monroe County Board of County Commissioners → subjectTo → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Leon County Sheriff’s Office → follows → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Florida Board of Governors → legalBasis → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Article III of the Florida Constitution → partOf → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Tallahassee City Commissioner, Seat 2 → isRegulatedBy → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Office of the Governor of Florida → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Florida

Article V of the Florida Constitution → partOf → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Florida

Florida Declaration of Rights → partOf → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Florida

judicial qualifications commission in Florida → legalBasis → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

subject surface form: Judicial Qualifications Commission (Florida)

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Florida Constitution Revision Commission → appliesTo → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Florida Constitution Revision Commission → legalBasis → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Florida Constitution Revision Commission → createdBy → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1968 Florida Constitution

Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission → establishedBy → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission → canProposeAmendmentsTo → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Article VII, Section 1 of the Florida Constitution → partOf → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Florida

Article VII, Section 2 of the Florida Constitution → basedOn → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution of 1968

Article VII, Section 2 of the Florida Constitution → hasHigherAuthority → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Clay County Board of County Commissioners → legalBasis → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Florida

Clay County Sheriff’s Office → legalBasis → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida → governingLaw → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Article VII, Section 5 of the Florida Constitution → sourceDocument → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Florida

Article VII, Section 6 of the Florida Constitution → partOf → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Florida

Article VII, Section 6 of the Florida Constitution → dateAdopted → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1968 Florida Constitution

Article VII, Section 4 of the Florida Constitution → locatedInDocument → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Article VII, Section 7 of the Florida Constitution → locatedInDocument → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Article VII, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution → containedIn → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Florida Constitution

Article VII, Section 9 of the Florida Constitution → partOf → Constitution of Florida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of Florida

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