Indigenous Governance Database

Massachusetts Constitution

Year

Location: Northeastern United States

Population: 6.7 million

Date of Constitution: 1780

Key Facts: first constitution drafted by convention assembled for that purpose; oldest continuously functioning written constitution that remains in effect

Resource Type
Constitutions and Constitutions Excerpts
Topics
Constitutions
Useful Links
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Citation

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1780. "Massachusetts Constitution." Boston, MA.

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