Constitution of New Jersey

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governing charter legal document state constitution

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

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
New Jersey Constitution	11
New Jersey Constitution of 1776	5
Constitution of New Jersey canonical	4
New Jersey Constitution of 1947	4
Constitution of the State of New Jersey	2
New Jersey Constitution of 1844	2
Bill of Rights of New Jersey	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4098621 — 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 New Jersey
Context triple: [Governor of New Jersey, constitutingInstrument, Constitution of New Jersey]

A. Pennsylvania Constitution
The Pennsylvania Constitution is the foundational governing document of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, outlining the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government and the rights of its citizens.
B. Constitution of Vermont
The Constitution of Vermont is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Vermont’s state government and guarantees the rights of its citizens.
C. Constitution of Virginia
The Constitution of Virginia is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and limitations of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.
D. 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.
E. New Hampshire Constitution
The New Hampshire Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and rights framework of the state government of New Hampshire.
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 New Jersey
Target entity description: The Constitution of New Jersey is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.

A. Pennsylvania Constitution
The Pennsylvania Constitution is the foundational governing document of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, outlining the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government and the rights of its citizens.
B. Constitution of Vermont
The Constitution of Vermont is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Vermont’s state government and guarantees the rights of its citizens.
C. Constitution of Virginia
The Constitution of Virginia is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and limitations of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.
D. 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.
E. New Hampshire Constitution
The New Hampshire Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and rights framework of the state government of New Hampshire.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governing charter ⓘ legal document ⓘ state constitution ⓘ state constitution ⓘ state constitution ⓘ state constitution ⓘ
adopted	1776 ⓘ 1844 ⓘ 1947 ⓘ
adoptedBy	New Jersey Constitutional Convention of 1947 ⓘ
adoptedVersion	New Jersey Constitution of 1776 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of New Jersey New Jersey Constitution of 1844 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of New Jersey New Jersey Constitution of 1947 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of New Jersey
amendmentProcess	requires voter approval by referendum ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of New Jersey ⓘ linked to: New Jersey, United States
approvedBy	voters of New Jersey ⓘ
contains	Bill of Rights of New Jersey ⓘ linked to: Constitution of New Jersey
context	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
currentVersion	true ⓘ
defines	limitations of New Jersey state government ⓘ powers of New Jersey state government ⓘ structure of New Jersey state government ⓘ
effectiveDate	January 1, 1948 ⓘ
establishes	bicameral New Jersey Legislature ⓘ executive branch of New Jersey ⓘ judicial branch of New Jersey ⓘ linked to: Judiciary of New Jersey legislative branch of New Jersey ⓘ
establishesCourt	New Jersey Supreme Court ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of New Jersey Superior Court of New Jersey ⓘ Tax Court of New Jersey ⓘ
establishesOffice	Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court ⓘ linked to: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey Governor of New Jersey ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey ⓘ
guarantees	civil rights of New Jersey residents ⓘ due process of law ⓘ equal protection of the laws ⓘ habeas corpus ⓘ political rights of New Jersey residents ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ trial by jury ⓘ
influencedBy	United States Constitution ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of New Jersey ⓘ
locationOfArchives	New Jersey State Archives ⓘ
regulates	elections in New Jersey ⓘ legislative apportionment in New Jersey ⓘ local government structure in New Jersey ⓘ state debt of New Jersey ⓘ taxation powers of New Jersey ⓘ
replaced	New Jersey Constitution of 1776 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of New Jersey New Jersey Constitution of 1844 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of New Jersey
subjectTo	judicial review by New Jersey Supreme Court ⓘ

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Referenced by (29)

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

Governor of New Jersey → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of New Jersey ⓘ

Government of the State of New Jersey → constitution → Constitution of New Jersey ⓘ

Supreme Court of New Jersey → jurisdiction → New Jersey Constitution ⓘ