Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

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constitution fundamental law

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is the fundamental governing document that establishes the political structure, powers, and rights framework of this U.S. commonwealth in political union with the United States.

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Label Occurrences
Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands 10
Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands canonical 3
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Constitution 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
fundamental law ⓘ
adoptedBy voters of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
basedOn United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the United States
canBeAmendedBy constitutional convention ⓘ
popular referendum ⓘ
contains bill of rights ⓘ
country Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
definesAsPoliticalUnionWith United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
definesCitizenshipAs U.S. citizenship for eligible residents of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
derivesAuthorityFrom Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America ⓘ
enteredIntoForceUnder Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America ⓘ
establishes local self-government for the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
establishesBranch executive branch of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
Judiciary of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
surface form: judicial branch of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

legislative branch of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
establishesCourt Commonwealth Superior Court of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
Commonwealth Supreme Court of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
establishesLegislature Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature ⓘ
establishesOffice Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
governmentFormDefined commonwealth government ⓘ
governs relationship between the Commonwealth government and its municipalities ⓘ
guaranteesRight due process of law ⓘ
equal protection of the laws ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
protection against cruel and unusual punishment ⓘ
protection against unreasonable searches and seizures ⓘ
trial by jury ⓘ
highestLawIn Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
language Carolinian ⓘ
Chamorro ⓘ
English ⓘ
limitsPowerOf Government of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth government of the Northern Mariana Islands
locatedInJurisdiction United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
protects traditional land ownership rights of persons of Northern Marianas descent ⓘ
providesFor local municipal governments in the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
ratifiedBy United States Congress ⓘ
voters of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
recognizes customary law and traditional practices of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
separation of powers among branches of government ⓘ
regulates public lands of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
requires periodic review through constitutional conventions ⓘ
requiresApprovalForCertainAmendmentsFrom United States Congress ⓘ
subjectTo United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the United States

Referenced by (16)

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

Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature → legalBasis → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
Government of the Northern Mariana Islands → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
Northern Mariana Islands Senate → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
English in the Northern Mariana Islands → hasLegalBasisIn → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives → establishedBy → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives → subordinateTo → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
Judiciary of the Northern Mariana Islands → interprets → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
Judiciary of the Northern Mariana Islands → establishedBy → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands → officeCreatedUnder → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
Covenant with the United States → relatedTo → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Constitution
Commonwealth Supreme Court of the Northern Mariana Islands → appliesLaw → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
Commonwealth Supreme Court of the Northern Mariana Islands → establishedBy → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America → basisFor → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Constitution
Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
Commonwealth Superior Court of the Northern Mariana Islands → establishedBy → Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ