Constitution of Nebraska

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Nebraska Constitution
Overview
JurisdictionNebraska, United States
CreatedJune 12, 1875 (1875-06-12)
RatifiedOctober 12, 1875 (1875-10-12)
Date effectiveNovember 1, 1875; 148 years ago (1875-11-01)
History
Amendments228
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The Nebraska Constitution is the

governor, and each governmental agency are subordinate to it. The constitution has been amended 228 times since it was first adopted in 1875, most notably to include the creation of a unicameral
legislature.

It is nicknamed the Grasshopper Constitution due to the occurrence of

constitutional convention
that drafted the constitution.

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History

On February 8, 1867, the United States Congress voted to admit Nebraska as a state, provided that suffrage was not denied to non-white voters. The bill admitting Nebraska as a state was vetoed by President Andrew Johnson, but the veto was overridden by a supermajority in both Houses of Congress, and Nebraska was admitted to the Union.[1]

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After a failed attempt to ratify a constitution in 1870, in 1874, the Nebraska Legislature proposed a constitutional convention to meet to draft a new constitution. This proposal was overwhelmingly approved by a popular vote of 18,067 to 3,880, and the convention, consisting of sixty-nine members, began meeting May 11, 1875.[1]

The Nebraska Constitution, based partly upon the 1870

came into force on November 1, 1875.[1][3]

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With the addition of 228 amendments since its adoption, including the creation of a unicameral legislature, the 1875 Nebraska Constitution remains the basic law of the state to this day.[4]

Preamble

The Nebraska Constitution Preamble reads:[5]

We, the people, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, do ordain and establish the following declaration of rights and frame of government, as the Constitution of the State of Nebraska.

Articles

The constitution consists of eighteen articles, excluding the Preamble.

  • Article I – Bill of Rights
  • Article II – Distribution of Powers
  • Article III – Legislative
  • Article IV – Executive
  • Article V – Judicial
  • Article VI – Suffrage
  • Article VII – Education
  • Article VIII – Revenue
  • Article IX – Counties
  • Article X – Public Service Corporations
  • Article XI – Municipal Corporations
  • Article XII – Miscellaneous Corporations
  • Article XIII – State, County, and Municipal Indebtedness
  • Article XIV – Militia
  • Article XV – Miscellaneous Provisions
  • Article XVI – Amendments
  • Article XVII – Schedule
  • Article XVIII – Term Limits on Congress

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 9780313279478
    .
  2. JSTOR 1946699
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  3. ^ "Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska - Nebraska as a State - Part 6". The Kansas Collection. Archived from the original on May 11, 2003.
  4. ^ "Nebraska Constitution". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "Nebraska State Constitution Article Preamble". Nebraska Legislature. Retrieved April 5, 2019.

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