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Constitution of Colorado, the Glossary

The Constitution of the State of Colorado is the foundation of the laws and government of the U.S. state of Colorado.^[1]

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.

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Affirmative action (also sometimes called reservations, alternative access, positive discrimination or positive action in various countries' laws and policies) refers to a set of policies and practices within a government or organization seeking to benefit marginalized groups.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was an American politician who served as the 17th president of the United States from 1865 to 1869.

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Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory

Arapahoe County was a county of Kansas Territory in the United States that existed from August 25, 1855, until Kansas's admission into the Union on January 29, 1861.

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Bicameralism

Bicameralism is a type of legislature that is divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature.

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Campaign finance in the United States

The financing of electoral campaigns in the United States happens at the federal, state, and local levels by contributions from individuals, corporations, political action committees, and sometimes the government.

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Centennial Exposition

The Centennial International Exhibition, officially the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 10 to November 10, 1876.

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Colorado

Colorado (other variants) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Constitution of Colorado and Colorado are 1876 establishments in Colorado.

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Colorado General Assembly

The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the State of Colorado. Constitution of Colorado and Colorado General Assembly are 1876 establishments in Colorado, Colorado law and government of Colorado.

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Colorado Supreme Court

The Colorado Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Colorado. Constitution of Colorado and Colorado Supreme Court are 1876 establishments in Colorado.

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Colorado Territory

The Territory of Colorado was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 28, 1861, until August 1, 1876, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Colorado.

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Constituent assembly

A constituent assembly (also known as a constitutional convention, constitutional congress, or constitutional assembly) is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution.

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Constitution of Illinois

The Constitution of the State of Illinois is the governing document of the state of Illinois.

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Constitution of the United States

The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States.

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Electoral college

An electoral college is a set of electors who are selected to elect a candidate to particular offices.

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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district/national capital of Washington, D.C., where most of the federal government is based.

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Gallagher Amendment

The Gallagher Amendment was an amendment to the Colorado Constitution enacted in 1982 and repealed in 2020 concerning property tax. Constitution of Colorado and Gallagher Amendment are Colorado law.

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Gerrymandering

In representative electoral systems, gerrymandering (originally) is the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries with the intent to create undue advantage for a party, group, or socioeconomic class within the constituency.

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Government of Colorado

The Government of Colorado is organized into three branches: the executive branch of the Governor, the legislative branch of the General Assembly, and the judicial branch of the Supreme Court and lower courts.

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Government of Missouri

The government of the U.S. state of Missouri is organized into the state government and local government, including county government, and city and municipal government.

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Governor of Colorado

The governor of Colorado is the head of government of the U.S. state of Colorado. Constitution of Colorado and governor of Colorado are government of Colorado.

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Guarantee Clause

The Guarantee Clause, also known as the Republican Form of Government Clause, is in Article IV, Section 4 of the United States Constitution.

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History of Denver

The History of Denver details the history of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, the United States from its founding in 1858 to modern-day.

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Iowa

Iowa is a doubly landlocked state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States.

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James Buchanan

James Buchanan Jr. (April 23, 1791June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861.

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Jefferson Territory

The Provisional Government of the Territory of Jefferson was an extralegal and unrecognized United States territory that existed in the Pike's Peak mining region from October 24, 1859, until it yielded to the new Territory of Colorado on June 6, 1861.

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Judiciary of Colorado

The Judiciary of Colorado is established and authorized by Article VI of the Colorado Constitution as well as the law of Colorado. Constitution of Colorado and Judiciary of Colorado are government of Colorado.

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Kansas

Kansas is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Kansas Territory

The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the free state of Kansas.

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Kitchen v. Herbert

Kitchen v. Herbert, 961 F.Supp.2d 1181 (D. Utah 2013), affirmed, 755 F.3d 1193 (10th Cir. 2014); stay granted, 134 S.Ct. 893 (2014); petition for certiorari denied, No.

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Law of Colorado

The law of Colorado consists of several levels, including constitutional, statutory, regulatory, local, and case law. Constitution of Colorado and law of Colorado are Colorado law.

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Medical cannabis

Medical cannabis, medicinal cannabis or medical marijuana (MMJ), is cannabis and cannabinoids that are prescribed by physicians for their patients.

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Nebraska Territory

The Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until March 1, 1867, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Nebraska.

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New Mexico Territory

The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912.

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Obergefell v. Hodges

Obergefell v. Hodges,, is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.

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PDF

Portable Document Format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.

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Penal labour

Penal labour is a term for various kinds of forced labour that prisoners are required to perform, typically manual labour.

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Pennsylvania Constitution

The Constitution of Pennsylvania is the supreme law within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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PHP

PHP is a general-purpose scripting language geared towards web development.

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Pike's Peak gold rush

The Pike's Peak gold rush (later known as the Colorado gold rush) was the boom in gold prospecting and mining in the Pike's Peak Country of western Kansas Territory and southwestern Nebraska Territory of the United States that began in July 1858 and lasted until roughly the creation of the Colorado Territory on February 28, 1861.

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Placer deposit

In geology, a placer deposit or placer is an accumulation of valuable minerals formed by gravity separation from a specific source rock during sedimentary processes.

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Popular initiative

A popular initiative (also citizens' initiative) is a form of direct democracy by which a petition meeting certain hurdles can force a legal procedure on a proposition.

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Popular sovereignty

Popular sovereignty is the principle that the leaders of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the source of all political legitimacy.

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Poundstone Amendment

The Poundstone Amendment is an amendment to the Colorado Constitution enacted in 1974 concerning county annexations. Constitution of Colorado and Poundstone Amendment are Colorado law.

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Protected group

A protected group, protected class (US), or prohibited ground (Canada) is a category by which people qualified for special protection by a law, policy, or similar authority.

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Recall election

A recall election (also called a recall referendum, recall petition or representative recall) is a procedure by which, in certain polities, voters can remove an elected official from office through a referendum before that official's term of office has ended.

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Referendum

A referendum (referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Right to work

The right to work is the concept that people have a human right to work, or to engage in productive employment, and should not be prevented from doing so.

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Romer v. Evans

Romer v. Evans, 517 U.S. 620 (1996), is a landmark United States Supreme Court case dealing with sexual orientation and state laws.

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Severance tax

Severance taxes are taxes imposed on the removal of natural resources within a taxing jurisdiction.

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Slave states and free states

In the United States before 1865, a slave state was a state in which slavery and the internal or domestic slave trade were legal, while a free state was one in which they were prohibited.

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South Platte River

The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River.

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State constitutions in the United States

In the United States, each state has its own written constitution.

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Taxpayer Bill of Rights

The Taxpayer Bill of Rights (abbreviated TABOR) is a concept advocated by conservative and free market libertarian groups, primarily in the United States, as a way of limiting the growth of government.

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Term limit

A term limit is a legal restriction on the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office.

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Union (American Civil War)

The Union, colloquially known as the North, refers to the states that remained loyal to the United States after eleven Southern slave states seceded to form the Confederate States of America (CSA), also known as the Confederacy or South, during the American Civil War.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.

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United States congressional apportionment

United States congressional apportionment is the process by which seats in the United States House of Representatives are distributed among the 50 states according to the most recent decennial census mandated by the United States Constitution.

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Utah Territory

The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah, the 45th state.

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Washington Territory

The Territory of Washington was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1853, until November 11, 1889, when the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Washington.

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William Greeneberry Russell

William Greeneberry "Green" Russell (1818–1877) was an American gold prospector and miner.

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Wyandotte Constitution

The Wyandotte Constitution is the constitution of the U.S. state of Kansas.

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1972 Denver Winter Olympics referendum

The Denver Winter Olympics Referendum was held in 1972 following the awarding to Denver of the 1976 Winter Olympics.

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1976 Winter Olympics

The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (XII., XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 (Austro-Bavarian), were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from February 4 to 15, 1976.

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2000 Colorado Amendment 20

Amendment 20 was an amendment to state statutes, submitted for referendum in the 2000 general elections in the U.S. state of Colorado.

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2004 Colorado Amendment 36

Colorado Amendment 36 was an initiated constitutional amendment on the ballot on November 2, 2004.

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2006 Colorado Amendment 38

Amendment 38 was a measure on the 2006 ballot in Colorado.

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2006 Colorado Amendment 41

Amendment 41 is a citizen initiative adopted by Colorado voters in the 2006 general election.

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2006 Colorado Amendment 42

Amendment 42 was a ballot initiative, adopted by Colorado voters in November 2006, that amended Article XVIII of the Colorado Constitution to impose a minimum wage of $6.85 per hour, to be adjusted annually for inflation after 2007.

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2006 Colorado Amendment 43

Colorado Amendment 43 was a referendum approved by the voters in 2006 that added a new section to Article II of the Colorado Constitution to define marriage in Colorado as only a union between one man and one woman.

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2008 Colorado Amendment 46

Amendment 46, also known as the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative, was a proposed initiative on the Colorado ballot for 2008.

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2008 Colorado Amendment 47

Amendment 47 was a proposed initiative on the Colorado ballot for 2008.

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2008 Colorado Amendment 48

Colorado Amendment 48 was an overwhelmingly defeated initiative to amend the definition of a person to "any human being from the moment of fertilization".

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2008 Colorado Amendment 49

Amendment 49 was a proposed initiative on the Colorado ballot for 2008.

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2008 Colorado Amendment 50

Colorado Amendment 50 was a citizen's initiative that amended the Colorado state constitution to.

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2008 Colorado Amendment 52

Amendment 52 was a proposed 2008 ballot initiative in Colorado, United States for around half of severance tax funds to be redirected to highway building and maintenance projects, especially expanding Interstate 70 in Colorado (I-70).

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2008 Colorado Amendment 54

Amendment 54 was a proposed initiative on the Colorado ballot for 2008.

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2008 Colorado Amendment 58

Amendment 58 was a proposed initiative on the Colorado ballot of 2008 regarding Colorado's severance tax.

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2008 Colorado Amendment 59

Initiative 126 or the Savings Account for Education Initiative appeared on the ballot as Amendment 59.

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2010 Colorado Amendment 62

Colorado Amendment 62 was an initiated constitutional amendment that appeared on the November 2, 2010 ballot defining personhood as “every human being from the beginning of the biological development of that human being.” It sought to ban abortion in the state of Colorado and challenge Roe v.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Colorado

Also known as Chronology of the Colorado Constitution, Colorado Constitution, Colorado State Constitution, Constitution of the State of Colorado, Constitution of the U.S. State of Colorado.

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1876 establishments in Colorado

1876 in American law

1876 in Colorado

Colorado law

Government of Colorado

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