Connecticut state constitution

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The Connecticut state constitution is the foundational legal document that organizes the structure, powers, and limitations of Connecticut’s state government and secures the rights of its citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational legal document ⓘ
state constitution ⓘ
adopted 1965 ⓘ
amendmentProcess legislative approval plus popular referendum ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Connecticut ⓘ
linked to: Connecticut
bindingOn all branches of Connecticut state government ⓘ
contains bill of rights ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
defines limitations on Connecticut state government ⓘ
powers of Connecticut state government ⓘ
structure of Connecticut state government ⓘ
establishesBody Connecticut General Assembly ⓘ
Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
Connecticut Senate ⓘ
Connecticut Supreme Court ⓘ
lower courts of Connecticut ⓘ
establishesBranch executive branch of Connecticut ⓘ
judicial branch of Connecticut ⓘ
legislative branch of Connecticut ⓘ
establishesOffice Governor of Connecticut ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut ⓘ
governs Connecticut state government ⓘ
hierarchicalRelation subordinate to United States Constitution in case of conflict ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of the State of Connecticut ⓘ
precededBy Fundamental Orders of Connecticut ⓘ
protectsRight due process of law ⓘ
equal protection of the laws ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
habeas corpus ⓘ
protection against unreasonable searches and seizures ⓘ
right to assemble ⓘ
right to petition the government ⓘ
trial by jury ⓘ
replaced 1818 Constitution of Connecticut ⓘ
Connecticut Charter of 1662 ⓘ
requires voter ratification for constitutional amendments ⓘ
secures rights of citizens of Connecticut ⓘ
subjectMatter checks and balances ⓘ
education ⓘ
elections ⓘ
impeachment and removal of officials ⓘ
judicial selection and tenure ⓘ
local government ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
taxation and finance ⓘ

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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut → influenced → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ
Connecticut Charter of 1662 → successor → Constitution of Connecticut of 1818 ⓘ
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Connecticut General Assembly → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the State of Connecticut ⓘ
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Connecticut Supreme Court → interprets → Constitution of the State of Connecticut ⓘ
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Connecticut State Senate → governingDocument → Constitution of the State of Connecticut ⓘ
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Connecticut State Senate → authorityDerivedFrom → Connecticut Constitution ⓘ
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Connecticut House of Representatives → hasAuthorityFrom → Constitution of the State of Connecticut ⓘ
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Connecticut House of Representatives → establishedBy → Connecticut Constitution ⓘ
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Connecticut House of Representatives → isSubjectTo → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut → officeCreatedBy → Constitution of Connecticut ⓘ
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Royal Charter of 1662 → relatedTo → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ
Royal Charter of 1662 → successor → Connecticut Constitution of 1818 ⓘ
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Connecticut state constitution → replaced → 1818 Constitution of Connecticut ⓘ
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Office of the Governor of Connecticut → authorizedBy → Constitution of the State of Connecticut ⓘ
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Connecticut colonial and early state legislature → legalBasis → Constitution of the State of Connecticut (early state constitutions) ⓘ
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Judicial Branch of Connecticut → follows → Connecticut Constitution ⓘ
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Connecticut Appellate Court → establishedBy → Constitution of the State of Connecticut ⓘ
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Government of Connecticut → operatesUnder → Constitution of Connecticut ⓘ
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Government of Connecticut → constitutionalFrameworkEstablished → 1818 Constitution of Connecticut ⓘ
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Government of Connecticut → constitutionalFrameworkRevised → 1965 Constitution of Connecticut ⓘ
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Executive branch of Connecticut → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the State of Connecticut ⓘ
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Governor of Connecticut → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Connecticut ⓘ
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Connecticut General Statutes → governedBy → Connecticut Constitution ⓘ
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Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives → legalBasis → Connecticut Constitution ⓘ
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Secretary of State of Connecticut → legalBasis → Constitution of the State of Connecticut ⓘ
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Secretary of State of Connecticut → createdBy → Connecticut state constitution ⓘ
House Rules of the Connecticut House of Representatives → subordinateTo → Constitution of the State of Connecticut ⓘ
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Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court → officeCreatedBy → Constitution of Connecticut ⓘ
linked to: Connecticut state constitution