Constitution of Vermont

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational legal document ⓘ
state constitution ⓘ
amendmentProcessIncludes approval by the Vermont House of Representatives ⓘ
proposal by the Vermont Senate ⓘ
ratification by Vermont voters ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Vermont ⓘ
linked to: Vermont
availableAt official website of the State of Vermont ⓘ
bindingOn all branches of Vermont state government ⓘ
contains Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the State of Vermont ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
defines process for amending the Constitution of Vermont ⓘ
qualifications for holding state office in Vermont ⓘ
qualifications for voters in Vermont ⓘ
establishes powers of Vermont state government ⓘ
structure of Vermont state government ⓘ
governs Office of the Governor of Vermont ⓘ
Vermont General Assembly ⓘ
Vermont Supreme Court ⓘ
guarantees rights of Vermont citizens ⓘ
hasPart Chapter I of the Constitution of Vermont ⓘ
Chapter II of the Constitution of Vermont ⓘ
Chapter III of the Constitution of Vermont ⓘ
preamble of the Constitution of Vermont ⓘ
influencedBy Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 ⓘ
inForceSince 1793 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of the State of Vermont ⓘ
limits powers of Vermont state government ⓘ
notableFeature first written constitution in North America to prohibit adult slavery ⓘ
provided for universal male suffrage without property requirements ⓘ
originalAdoptionPlace Windsor, Vermont ⓘ
originalAdoptionYear 1777 ⓘ
originallyAdoptedAs Constitution of the Vermont Republic ⓘ
protectsRight due process of law ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
protection against unreasonable searches and seizures ⓘ
trial by jury ⓘ
publisher State of Vermont ⓘ
linked to: Vermont
significantRevisionYear 1786 ⓘ
1793 ⓘ
subject civil rights ⓘ
elections in Vermont ⓘ
executive power in Vermont ⓘ
judicial power in Vermont ⓘ
legislative power in Vermont ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
state government organization ⓘ

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Office of the Governor of Vermont → authorizedBy → Constitution of Vermont ⓘ
Vermont General Assembly → authority → Constitution of Vermont ⓘ
Government of Vermont → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of Vermont ⓘ
Governor of Vermont → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Vermont ⓘ
Constitution of Vermont → originallyAdoptedAs → Constitution of the Vermont Republic ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Vermont
Constitution of Vermont → contains → Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the State of Vermont ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Vermont
Vermont House of Representatives → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the State of Vermont ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Vermont
Vermont House of Representatives → hasOathTo → Constitution of the State of Vermont ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Vermont
Vermont state law → governedBy → Constitution of Vermont ⓘ
Vermont Senate → legislativeAuthority → Vermont Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Vermont
Vermont Senate → establishedBy → Constitution of Vermont ⓘ
Vermont Senate → constitutionalBasis → Chapter II of the Vermont Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Vermont
Executive branch of Vermont → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the State of Vermont ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Vermont
Judicial branch of Vermont → interprets → Vermont Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Vermont
Judicial branch of Vermont → governedBy → Vermont Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Vermont
Vermont State Treasurer → legalBasis → Vermont Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Vermont
Vermont Attorney General → officeCreatedBy → Vermont Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Vermont
Vermont Supreme Court → subjectTo → Vermont Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Vermont
Chapter III of the Constitution of Vermont → partOf → Constitution of Vermont ⓘ
Vermont Auditor of Accounts → legalBasis → Vermont Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Vermont
Secretary of State of Vermont → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the State of Vermont ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Vermont
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives → authorityDerivedFrom → Vermont Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Vermont
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont → officeCreatedIn → Vermont Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of Vermont
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Vermont ⓘ
Orange County government (Vermont) → follows → Constitution of the State of Vermont ⓘ
subject linked to: Orange County government
linked to: Constitution of Vermont