Constitution of Maryland

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governing document state constitution

The Constitution of Maryland is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and functions of the state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Maryland Constitution	33
Constitution of Maryland canonical	15
Constitution of Maryland (1851)	1
Maryland Constitution of 1776	1
Maryland Constitution of 1851	1
Maryland Constitution, Article III	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T159229 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of Maryland
Context triple: [Maryland General Assembly, constitutionalBasis, Constitution of Maryland]

A. Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the foundational legal charter of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, outlining its governmental structure, citizens’ rights, and guiding principles.
B. New York State Constitution
The New York State Constitution is the foundational legal document that structures New York’s state government, defines the powers and limits of its branches and officials, and guarantees rights to its residents.
C. Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Virginia Declaration of Rights is a foundational 1776 document of American constitutionalism that articulated key principles of individual liberties and religious freedom, later shaping the U.S. Bill of Rights and related constitutional clauses.
D. Constitution of Florida
The Constitution of Florida is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Florida’s state government and guarantees rights to its residents.
E. Constitution of California
The Constitution of California is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of California.
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 Maryland
Target entity description: The Constitution of Maryland is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and functions of the state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.

A. Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the foundational legal charter of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, outlining its governmental structure, citizens’ rights, and guiding principles.
B. New York State Constitution
The New York State Constitution is the foundational legal document that structures New York’s state government, defines the powers and limits of its branches and officials, and guarantees rights to its residents.
C. Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Virginia Declaration of Rights is a foundational 1776 document of American constitutionalism that articulated key principles of individual liberties and religious freedom, later shaping the U.S. Bill of Rights and related constitutional clauses.
D. Constitution of Florida
The Constitution of Florida is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Florida’s state government and guarantees rights to its residents.
E. Constitution of California
The Constitution of California is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of California.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governing document ⓘ state constitution ⓘ
adoptedOn	1867-09-18 ⓘ
amendedBy	constitutional amendment ⓘ
amendmentProcess	legislative proposal and voter ratification ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Maryland ⓘ linked to: Maryland
containsArticle	Declaration of Rights ⓘ Education ⓘ Executive Department ⓘ linked to: Executive branch Finance and Taxation ⓘ Judiciary Department ⓘ Legislative Department ⓘ Suffrage and Elections ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
definesOffice	Attorney General of Maryland ⓘ Comptroller of Maryland ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Maryland ⓘ Treasurer of Maryland ⓘ judges of Maryland courts ⓘ members of the Maryland General Assembly ⓘ
effectiveFrom	1867-10-05 ⓘ
establishesBody	Governor of Maryland ⓘ Maryland Court of Appeals ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of Maryland Maryland Court of Special Appeals ⓘ linked to: Appellate Court of Maryland Maryland District Court ⓘ linked to: District Court of Maryland Maryland General Assembly ⓘ Maryland circuit courts ⓘ linked to: Circuit Courts of Maryland
governsBranch	executive branch of Maryland ⓘ judicial branch of Maryland ⓘ legislative branch of Maryland ⓘ
guaranteesRight	due process of law ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ protection against unreasonable searches and seizures ⓘ right to participate in government through elections ⓘ trial by jury ⓘ
hasPreamble	yes ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of Maryland ⓘ
lowerHouse	Maryland House of Delegates ⓘ
numberOfArticles	17 ⓘ
ratifiedBy	voters of Maryland ⓘ
regulates	local government structure in Maryland ⓘ public education system of Maryland ⓘ state elections in Maryland ⓘ taxation powers of Maryland ⓘ
replaced	Constitution of Maryland (1851) ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Maryland
structureOfLegislature	bicameral ⓘ
subjectOf	Maryland constitutional law ⓘ
upperHouse	Maryland Senate ⓘ

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Referenced by (52)

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

Maryland General Assembly → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Maryland ⓘ

Government of Maryland → governingDocument → Constitution of Maryland ⓘ

Governor of Maryland → createdBy → Maryland Constitution of 1776 ⓘ