The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the fundamental governing document of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one of the 50 individual...

in the 1780 Constitution of Massachusetts, which called for the position of a "supreme executive magistrate". Governors of Massachusetts are elected every...

The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a colony in New England which became one of the thirteen original states of the United States. It was chartered on...

John Adams, author of the state constitution. It is a bicameral body. The upper house is the Massachusetts Senate which is composed of 40 members. The lower...

Constellation, and Constitution. Constitution's launching ceremony on 20 September 1797 was attended by President John Adams and Massachusetts Governor Increase...

second draft of what became the 1780 Massachusetts Constitution; unlike the word "state", the word "commonwealth" had the connotation of a republic at...

A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other...

registered voters on nomination papers Be a member of the Massachusetts Bar When the 1780 state constitution was first enacted, the attorney general was appointed...

recodification of the Constitution of the State of Maine. The Constitution of Massachusetts is currently the world's oldest written constitution that is still...

interpretation of the principles and intents of the United States Constitution. The party platform is based on originalist interpretations of the Constitution and...