Arizona Constitution

E228861

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

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational legal document ⓘ
state constitution ⓘ
amendmentMethod citizen-initiated constitutional amendments ⓘ
legislatively referred constitutional amendments ⓘ
voter-approved constitutional amendments ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Arizona ⓘ
linked to: Arizona
bindingOn all branches of Arizona government ⓘ
all political subdivisions of Arizona ⓘ
canBe amended ⓘ
contains Bill of Rights ⓘ
Declaration of Rights ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
defines executive branch of Arizona ⓘ
judicial branch of Arizona ⓘ
legislative branch of Arizona ⓘ
establishes limitations on Arizona state government ⓘ
powers of Arizona state government ⓘ
structure of Arizona state government ⓘ
governs Arizona state government ⓘ
guarantees due process rights ⓘ
equal protection rights ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
right to assemble ⓘ
right to bear arms ⓘ
right to petition the government ⓘ
rights of Arizona citizens ⓘ
rights of crime victims ⓘ
separation of powers in Arizona ⓘ
trial by jury in certain cases ⓘ
influencedBy Progressive Era reforms ⓘ
linked to: Progressive Era

United States Constitution ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of the State of Arizona ⓘ
providesFor Arizona Court of Appeals ⓘ
Arizona Supreme Court ⓘ
impeachment of certain officials ⓘ
initiative process ⓘ
recall of public officers ⓘ
referendum process ⓘ
statewide elected offices ⓘ
superior courts in Arizona counties ⓘ
regulates education system in Arizona ⓘ
local government in Arizona ⓘ
public finance in Arizona ⓘ
state elections in Arizona ⓘ
taxation in Arizona ⓘ
subjectOf constitutional interpretation by Arizona courts ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (40)

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

Arizona State Legislature → follows → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona House of Representatives → follows → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona House of Representatives → governingDocument → Arizona Constitution, Article 4 ⓘ
linked to: Arizona Constitution
Arizona Supreme Court → follows → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona Senate → establishedBy → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona Senate → authority → Arizona Constitution, Article IV ⓘ
linked to: Arizona Constitution
Maricopa County Superior Court → governingLaw → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona Board of Regents → legalBasis → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona judiciary → appliesLaw → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona judiciary → interprets → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona executive branch → derivesAuthorityFrom → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona Court of Appeals → interprets → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona Court of Appeals → governingLaw → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona legislative districts → governingDocument → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Government of Arizona → constitutionalDocument → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Governor of Arizona → constitutingInstrument → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona Secretary of State → officeCreatedBy → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Declaration of Rights (Arizona Constitution) → partOf → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
subject linked to: Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Rights (Arizona Constitution) → adoptedWith → Arizona Constitution of 1912 ⓘ
subject linked to: Declaration of Rights
linked to: Arizona Constitution
Declaration of Rights (Arizona Constitution) → citationStyle → Ariz. Const. art. 2 ⓘ
subject linked to: Declaration of Rights
linked to: Arizona Constitution
Organic Act of the Territory of Arizona → replacedBy → Arizona State Constitution (as primary governing framework after statehood) ⓘ
linked to: Arizona Constitution
Arizona Justice Courts → governedBy → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona Municipal Courts → governedBy → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona Session Laws → authority → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
State Treasurer of Arizona → establishedBy → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Superintendent of Public Instruction of Arizona → createdBy → Arizona Constitution of 1912 ⓘ
linked to: Arizona Constitution
Arizona Corporation Commission → createdBy → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona State Land Department → follows → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona public school system → governedBy → Arizona State Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Arizona Constitution
Division One → governedBy → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona Supreme Court rules → basedOnAuthorityOf → Arizona Constitution ⓘ
Arizona statewide elections → governingLaw → Arizona Constitution ⓘ