Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836)

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constitutional document founding legal charter supreme law

The Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) was the founding legal charter that established Texas as an independent republic, outlining its governmental structure, civil rights, and legal framework following its separation from Mexico.

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Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the Republic of Texas	6
Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) canonical	5
Constitution of 1836	1
Constitution of 1836 of the Republic of Texas	1
Constitution of 1845 (Texas)	1
Texas Constitution of 1836	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T174588 — 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.

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Target entity: Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836)
Context triple: [Republic of Texas, constitution, Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836)]

A. 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.
B. Mexican Constitution of 1824
The Mexican Constitution of 1824 was the founding federal charter of the First Mexican Republic, establishing a U.S.-style federal system and defining the political structure and powers of the national and state governments.
C. Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, creating a loose confederation of sovereign states with a weak central government prior to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
D. Constitution of Puerto Rico
The Constitution of Puerto Rico is the foundational legal charter that organizes the island’s government, defines the rights of its citizens, and structures its relationship as a U.S. commonwealth.
E. Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
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 the Republic of Texas (1836)
Target entity description: The Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) was the founding legal charter that established Texas as an independent republic, outlining its governmental structure, civil rights, and legal framework following its separation from Mexico.

A. 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.
B. Mexican Constitution of 1824
The Mexican Constitution of 1824 was the founding federal charter of the First Mexican Republic, establishing a U.S.-style federal system and defining the political structure and powers of the national and state governments.
C. Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, creating a loose confederation of sovereign states with a weak central government prior to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
D. Constitution of Puerto Rico
The Constitution of Puerto Rico is the foundational legal charter that organizes the island’s government, defines the rights of its citizens, and structures its relationship as a U.S. commonwealth.
E. Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional document ⓘ founding legal charter ⓘ supreme law ⓘ
amendmentProcess	allowed amendments by two-thirds of both houses and majority of voters ⓘ
appliesToTerritory	Texas ⓘ
containsBillOfRights	yes ⓘ
country	Republic of Texas ⓘ
createdBody	Congress of the Republic of Texas ⓘ House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas ⓘ linked to: Congress of the Republic of Texas Senate of the Republic of Texas ⓘ linked to: Congress of the Republic of Texas Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas ⓘ linked to: Texas Supreme Court
createdOffice	President of the Republic of Texas ⓘ Vice President of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
dateAdopted	1836-03-17 ⓘ
deniedCitizenshipTo	free persons of African descent ⓘ
establishedBranch	executive branch ⓘ judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ
executiveTermLength	3 years ⓘ
executiveTermLimit	no consecutive terms for president ⓘ
governmentFormEstablished	presidential republic ⓘ
guaranteedRight	freedom of the press ⓘ habeas corpus ⓘ protection against unreasonable searches and seizures ⓘ right to bear arms ⓘ trial by jury ⓘ
historicalContext	adopted during Texas Revolution ⓘ
inForceFrom	1836 ⓘ
inForceUntil	1845 ⓘ
inspiredBy	Constitution of Mexico (1824) ⓘ linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824 United States Constitution ⓘ
judicialProvision	created district courts ⓘ created inferior courts as established by Congress ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of the Republic of Texas ⓘ
legislatureStructure	bicameral legislature ⓘ
permittedSlavery	yes ⓘ
placeAdopted	Washington-on-the-Brazos ⓘ
prohibited	emancipation of slaves without consent of Congress and slave owners ⓘ
religionClause	established religious freedom ⓘ prohibited establishment of a state religion ⓘ
replacedBy	Constitution of Texas (1845) ⓘ linked to: Texas Constitution
requiredOfficeholderReligion	belief in a Supreme Being ⓘ
significance	established Texas as an independent republic separate from Mexico ⓘ
suffrageExcludedGroup	Africans and descendants of Africans ⓘ Indians not taxed ⓘ
suffrageRequirement	age 21 or older ⓘ residency requirement in Texas ⓘ
suffrageRestrictedTo	free male citizens ⓘ
supersededByEvent	annexation of Texas to the United States in 1845 ⓘ

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