Constitution of the State of Michigan

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legal document state constitution

The Constitution of the State of Michigan is the fundamental governing document that structures Michigan’s state government, defines the powers and responsibilities of its public institutions, and guarantees rights to its citizens.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Michigan Constitution	21
Constitution of the State of Michigan canonical	6
Michigan Constitution of 1963	5
Constitution of Michigan	4
Michigan Constitution of 1850	3
Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963	1
Michigan Constitution of 1835	1
Michigan Constitution of 1908	1
Michigan constitutional law	1
Michigan state constitution	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2915062 — 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 the State of Michigan
Context triple: [Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, legalBasis, Constitution of the State of Michigan]

A. Wisconsin Constitution
The Wisconsin Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Wisconsin’s state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.
B. Constitution of the State of Iowa
The Constitution of the State of Iowa is the fundamental governing document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Iowa’s state and local government.
C. Constitution of Maryland
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.
D. Illinois Constitution
The Illinois Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the U.S. state of Illinois, outlining the structure, powers, and limitations of its state government and protecting the rights of its citizens.
E. Constitution of the State of Washington
The Constitution of the State of Washington is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Washington’s state government and guarantees rights to its residents.
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 State of Michigan
Target entity description: The Constitution of the State of Michigan is the fundamental governing document that structures Michigan’s state government, defines the powers and responsibilities of its public institutions, and guarantees rights to its citizens.

A. Wisconsin Constitution
The Wisconsin Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Wisconsin’s state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.
B. Constitution of the State of Iowa
The Constitution of the State of Iowa is the fundamental governing document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Iowa’s state and local government.
C. Constitution of Maryland
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.
D. Illinois Constitution
The Illinois Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the U.S. state of Illinois, outlining the structure, powers, and limitations of its state government and protecting the rights of its citizens.
E. Constitution of the State of Washington
The Constitution of the State of Washington is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Washington’s state government and guarantees rights to its residents.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal document ⓘ state constitution ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Michigan ⓘ linked to: Michigan
country	United States of America ⓘ
defines	Michigan Legislature ⓘ Michigan Supreme Court ⓘ checks and balances among Michigan state branches ⓘ office of the Governor of Michigan ⓘ powers of the executive branch of Michigan ⓘ powers of the judicial branch of Michigan ⓘ powers of the legislative branch of Michigan ⓘ procedures for enacting state laws in Michigan ⓘ procedures for impeachment and removal of certain officials in Michigan ⓘ qualifications for state offices in Michigan ⓘ state-level separation of powers in Michigan ⓘ structure of the Michigan state government ⓘ terms of office for state officials in Michigan ⓘ
guarantees	civil rights of Michigan residents ⓘ due process protections under Michigan law ⓘ equal protection rights under Michigan law ⓘ freedom of assembly under Michigan law ⓘ freedom of religion under Michigan law ⓘ freedom of speech under Michigan law ⓘ political rights of Michigan residents ⓘ protection against unreasonable searches and seizures under Michigan law ⓘ right to vote in Michigan state elections subject to qualifications ⓘ rights of the accused in criminal prosecutions under Michigan law ⓘ
hasPart	amendment and revision procedures ⓘ bill of rights for Michigan residents ⓘ provisions on education in Michigan ⓘ provisions on elections in Michigan ⓘ provisions on local government in Michigan ⓘ provisions on taxation and finance in Michigan ⓘ provisions on the executive branch of Michigan ⓘ provisions on the judicial branch of Michigan ⓘ provisions on the legislative branch of Michigan ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of the State of Michigan ⓘ
legalSystem	common law system of Michigan ⓘ
regulates	amendment procedures for the Michigan constitution ⓘ elections and voting procedures in Michigan ⓘ legislative process in Michigan ⓘ relationship between state government and local governments in Michigan ⓘ state finance and budgeting in Michigan ⓘ taxation powers of the State of Michigan ⓘ
subjectOf	Michigan constitutional law ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the State of Michigan
usedBy	Michigan state government ⓘ linked to: government of Michigan courts of the State of Michigan ⓘ linked to: Michigan Court System public institutions of the State of Michigan ⓘ

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Referenced by (44)

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

Board of Regents of the University of Michigan → legalBasis → Constitution of the State of Michigan ⓘ

Government of Michigan → usesConstitution → Constitution of Michigan ⓘ

subject linked to: government of Michigan