Constitution of South Carolina

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legal document state constitution

The Constitution of South Carolina is the fundamental legal charter that structures the state’s government, defines the powers and limits of its branches, and guarantees rights to its citizens.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of South Carolina canonical	9
South Carolina Constitution	5
South Carolina Constitution of 1776	3
Constitution of South Carolina of 1776	1
Constitution of South Carolina of 1778	1
Constitution of South Carolina of 1790	1
Constitution of South Carolina of 1861	1
Constitution of South Carolina of 1865	1
Constitution of South Carolina of 1868	1
South Carolina Constitution of 1778	1
South Carolina Constitution of 1895	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5476068 — 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 South Carolina
Context triple: [South Carolina General Assembly, governingDocument, Constitution of South Carolina]

A. 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.
B. Constitution of Delaware
The Constitution of Delaware is the fundamental legal charter that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Delaware and protects the rights of its citizens.
C. 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.
D. Constitution of New Jersey
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.
E. 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.
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 South Carolina
Target entity description: The Constitution of South Carolina is the fundamental legal charter that structures the state’s government, defines the powers and limits of its branches, and guarantees rights to its citizens.

A. 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.
B. Constitution of Delaware
The Constitution of Delaware is the fundamental legal charter that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Delaware and protects the rights of its citizens.
C. 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.
D. Constitution of New Jersey
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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal document ⓘ state constitution ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of South Carolina ⓘ linked to: South Carolina
bindingOn	South Carolina local governments ⓘ South Carolina state agencies ⓘ linked to: South Carolina state government public officials in South Carolina ⓘ
canBeAmendedBy	legislative proposal and voter ratification ⓘ
constrains	state borrowing and debt in South Carolina ⓘ state taxation powers in South Carolina ⓘ terms and qualifications of state officers in South Carolina ⓘ
contains	bill of rights for South Carolina ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
currentVersionAdopted	1895 ⓘ
defines	powers of the executive branch of South Carolina ⓘ powers of the judicial branch of South Carolina ⓘ powers of the legislative branch of South Carolina ⓘ structure of the South Carolina state government ⓘ
establishes	Office of the Governor of South Carolina ⓘ South Carolina Circuit Courts ⓘ South Carolina General Assembly ⓘ South Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ South Carolina Senate ⓘ South Carolina Supreme Court ⓘ local government framework in South Carolina ⓘ
governs	relationship between South Carolina state and its citizens ⓘ
guarantees	civil rights of South Carolina citizens ⓘ due process protections under South Carolina law ⓘ equal protection of the laws within South Carolina ⓘ political rights of South Carolina citizens ⓘ
hasAmendmentProcess	yes ⓘ
inspiredBy	United States Constitution ⓘ
isInterpretedBy	South Carolina Supreme Court ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalDomain	public law ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of South Carolina ⓘ
limits	powers of the South Carolina state government ⓘ
predecessor	Constitution of South Carolina of 1776 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of South Carolina Constitution of South Carolina of 1778 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of South Carolina Constitution of South Carolina of 1790 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of South Carolina Constitution of South Carolina of 1861 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of South Carolina Constitution of South Carolina of 1865 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of South Carolina Constitution of South Carolina of 1868 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of South Carolina
providesFor	elections and suffrage rules in South Carolina ⓘ impeachment and removal of certain South Carolina officials ⓘ public education system in South Carolina ⓘ
requires	oath of office for South Carolina public officials ⓘ separation of powers among branches of South Carolina government ⓘ
subjectOf	constitutional law of South Carolina ⓘ
subjectTo	supremacy of the United States Constitution ⓘ

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Referenced by (25)

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

South Carolina General Assembly → governingDocument → Constitution of South Carolina ⓘ

South Carolina General Assembly → establishedBy → Constitution of South Carolina ⓘ

South Carolina Senate → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of South Carolina ⓘ

South Carolina Senate → establishedBy → South Carolina Constitution of 1895 ⓘ