Maine Constitution

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foundational legal document state constitution

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

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the State of Maine	15
Constitution of Maine	14
Maine Constitution canonical	7
Article I of the Constitution of Maine	1
Maine Constitution of 1820	1
constitutional convention of Maine	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T811036 — 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: Maine Constitution
Context triple: [Maine Supreme Judicial Court, establishedInJurisdiction, Maine Constitution]

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. 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.
C. Alaska Constitution
The Alaska Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and guiding principles of the government of the State of Alaska.
D. Oregon Constitution
The Oregon Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Oregon.
E. 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.
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: Maine Constitution
Target entity description: The Maine Constitution is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Maine and guarantees the rights of 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. 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.
C. Alaska Constitution
The Alaska Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and guiding principles of the government of the State of Alaska.
D. Oregon Constitution
The Oregon Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Oregon.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational legal document ⓘ state constitution ⓘ
adopted	1819 ⓘ
adoptedBy	constitutional convention of Maine ⓘ linked to: Maine Constitution
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Maine ⓘ linked to: Maine
articleIName	Declaration of Rights ⓘ
basedOn	checks and balances ⓘ principles of popular sovereignty ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ
cameIntoEffect	1820 ⓘ
canBeAmendedBy	legislative action followed by voter approval ⓘ popular referendum ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
defines	powers of the Governor of Maine ⓘ powers of the Maine Legislature ⓘ powers of the Maine judiciary ⓘ qualifications for holding state office in Maine ⓘ qualifications of voters in Maine ⓘ structure of Maine state government ⓘ
establishes	Maine House of Representatives ⓘ Maine Legislature ⓘ Maine Senate ⓘ linked to: Maine Legislature Maine Supreme Judicial Court ⓘ linked to: Maine Supreme Judicial Court (state capital location) Office of Governor of Maine ⓘ linked to: Office of the Governor of Maine executive branch of Maine ⓘ judicial branch of Maine ⓘ legislative branch of Maine ⓘ
governs	State of Maine ⓘ linked to: Maine
guarantees	due process of law ⓘ equal protection of the laws ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ right to keep and bear arms ⓘ right to trial by jury ⓘ
hasPart	Article I ⓘ Article II ⓘ Article III ⓘ Article IV ⓘ Article IX ⓘ Article V ⓘ Article VI ⓘ Article VII ⓘ Article X ⓘ Declaration of Rights ⓘ Preamble ⓘ
inspiredBy	Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts United States Constitution ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of the State of Maine ⓘ
locationOfText	Maine State Legislature official website ⓘ
ratifiedBy	voters of Maine ⓘ
subjectOf	constitutional amendments in Maine ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (39)

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

Maine Supreme Judicial Court → establishedInJurisdiction → Maine Constitution ⓘ

subject linked to: Maine Supreme Judicial Court (state capital location)

Government of Maine → appliesLaw → Constitution of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Law Court → establishedBy → Maine Constitution ⓘ

Maine Superior Court → governedBy → Maine Constitution ⓘ

Maine Constitution → adoptedBy → constitutional convention of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Attorney General of Maine → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of the State of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Attorney General of Maine → subordinateTo → Constitution of the State of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Maine state court system → governingDocument → Constitution of the State of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Maine Legislature → governingDocument → Constitution of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Maine Legislature → establishedBy → Constitution of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Office of the Governor of Maine → constitutedBy → Constitution of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Governor of Maine → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Portland, Maine City Charter → subjectTo → Constitution of the State of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Maine House of Representatives → subjectTo → Constitution of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Maine Secretary of State → createdBy → Maine Constitution ⓘ

Maine Secretary of State → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the State of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Maine State Treasurer → legalBasis → Constitution of the State of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Town of Turner government → follows → Constitution of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court → legalAuthorityDerivedFrom → Constitution of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Article I of the Constitution of Maine → partOf → Constitution of Maine ⓘ

subject linked to: Article I

linked to: Maine Constitution

Article II of the Constitution of Maine → partOf → Constitution of Maine ⓘ

subject linked to: Article II

linked to: Maine Constitution

Article II of the Constitution of Maine → relatedTo → Article I of the Constitution of Maine ⓘ

subject linked to: Article II

linked to: Maine Constitution

Article III of the Constitution of Maine → partOf → Constitution of Maine ⓘ

subject linked to: Article III

linked to: Maine Constitution

Article V of the Maine Constitution → partOf → Constitution of the State of Maine ⓘ

subject linked to: Article V

linked to: Maine Constitution

Article VI of the Maine Constitution → partOf → Constitution of the State of Maine ⓘ

subject linked to: Article VI

linked to: Maine Constitution

Article IX of the Constitution of Maine → partOf → Constitution of Maine ⓘ

subject linked to: Article IX

linked to: Maine Constitution

Article X of the Maine Constitution → partOf → Constitution of the State of Maine ⓘ

subject linked to: Article X

linked to: Maine Constitution

Declaration of Rights (Maine Constitution) → partOf → Constitution of the State of Maine ⓘ

subject linked to: Declaration of Rights

linked to: Maine Constitution

Article IV of the Constitution of Maine → partOf → Constitution of Maine ⓘ

subject linked to: Article IV

linked to: Maine Constitution

Article VII of the Maine Constitution → partOf → Constitution of the State of Maine ⓘ

subject linked to: Article VII

linked to: Maine Constitution

State of Maine unorganized territory system → legalBasis → Maine Constitution ⓘ

Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure → basedOn → Maine Constitution ⓘ

Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure → authorityFrom → Maine Constitution ⓘ

Executive branch of Maine → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the State of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Maine Senate → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Maine Senate → establishedBy → Maine Constitution of 1820 ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Maine State Auditor → legalBasis → Constitution of the State of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Fort Fairfield Town Council → subjectTo → Constitution of the State of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

Maine National Guard → legalBasis → Constitution of the State of Maine ⓘ

linked to: Maine Constitution

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