Oregon Constitution

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The Oregon Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Oregon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational legal document
state constitution
admissionDateOfState 1859-02-14
adoptedBy Oregon Constitutional Convention of 1857
appliesToJurisdiction Oregon
canBeAmendedBy initiative amendment
legislative referral and popular vote
contains Bill of Rights of Oregon
linked to: Oregon Constitution
country United States
createdFor future State of Oregon
dateAdopted 1857-11-09
defines powers of Oregon state government
effectiveDate 1859-02-14
establishes structure of Oregon state government
establishesBody Oregon Court of Appeals
Oregon House of Representatives
Oregon Legislative Assembly
Oregon State Senate
Oregon Supreme Court
establishesOffice Governor of Oregon
governs Government of Oregon
guarantees individual rights of Oregon citizens
hasBranch executive branch of Oregon
judicial branch of Oregon
legislative branch of Oregon
hasFeature direct democracy provisions
initiative process
recall process
referendum process
interpretedBy Oregon Court of Appeals
Oregon Supreme Court
language English
legalStatus supreme law of Oregon
legalSystem common law system of the United States
limits powers of Oregon state government
linkedToEvent Oregon statehood admission to the Union
locationOfOriginal Salem, Oregon
ratificationDate 1857-11-09
ratificationMethod popular vote
ratifiedBy voters of Oregon Territory
statehoodContext Oregon statehood
subjectMatter education in Oregon
elections in Oregon
initiative and referendum in Oregon
local government in Oregon
public finance in Oregon
recall of public officers in Oregon
separation of powers in Oregon
taxation in Oregon
territorialContext Oregon Territory
linked to: Oregon

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Portland City Charter isSubjectTo Oregon Constitution
Multnomah County Circuit Court governingLaw Oregon Constitution
Government of Oregon appliesLaw Oregon Constitution
Oregon Legislative Assembly authority Oregon Constitution
Oregon Legislative Assembly establishedBy Constitution of Oregon
linked to: Oregon Constitution
Oregon Supreme Court establishedBy Oregon Constitution
Oregon Supreme Court interprets Oregon Constitution
Oregon Supreme Court authorityDerivedFrom Oregon Constitution Article VII
linked to: Oregon Constitution
Oregon State Treasurer legalBasis Oregon Constitution
Oregon Constitution contains Bill of Rights of Oregon
linked to: Oregon Constitution
Oregon Attorney General subordinateTo Oregon Constitution
Oregon Judicial Department follows Oregon Constitution
Governor of Oregon constitutionalBasis Constitution of Oregon
linked to: Oregon Constitution
Governor of Oregon associatedWith Oregon Constitution Article V
linked to: Oregon Constitution
Governor of Oregon subordinateTo Oregon Constitution and laws of Oregon
linked to: Oregon Constitution
Oregon Court of Appeals governingLaw Oregon Constitution
Oregon Rules of Criminal Procedure relatedTo Oregon Constitution
Oregon House of Representatives authority Oregon Constitution
Oregon State Senate follows Oregon Constitution
Oregon State Senate createdBy Oregon Constitution of 1859
linked to: Oregon Constitution
Office of the Governor of Oregon legalBasis Oregon Constitution
Oregon Secretary of State constitutionalBasis Oregon Constitution
Oregon Secretary of State createdBy Oregon Constitution of 1857
linked to: Oregon Constitution
Oregon State Land Board legalAuthority Oregon Constitution
Secretary of State of Oregon createdBy Oregon Constitution of 1857
linked to: Oregon Constitution
Attorney General of Oregon subordinateTo Oregon Constitution
Newport City Council (Newport, Oregon) subordinateTo Constitution of the State of Oregon
subject linked to: Newport City Council
linked to: Oregon Constitution
Bend City Charter requiresComplianceWith Oregon Constitution
Oregon gubernatorial election legalBasis Constitution of Oregon
linked to: Oregon Constitution
Oregon Statehood Act relatedTo Oregon Constitution
subject linked to: Oregon statehood act
Oregon Revised Statutes relatedTo Oregon Constitution
subject linked to: ORS
Oregon municipal courts governedBy Oregon Constitution
Oregon appellate courts governedBy Oregon Constitution
Oregon circuit courts governedBy Oregon Constitution
Polk County Circuit Court subjectTo Oregon Constitution
Portland municipal elections subjectTo Oregon Constitution
ORSenate establishedBy Oregon Constitution
People of Oregon governedBy Oregon Constitution
Oregon justice courts governedBy Oregon Constitution
Common School Fund lands legalBasis Oregon Constitution