Preamble, New York Constitution
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The Preamble of the New York Constitution precedes 20 articles.
Preamble
| Text of Preamble:
We The People of the State of New York, grateful to Almighty God for our Freedom, in order to secure its blessings, DO ESTABLISH THIS CONSTITUTION.[1] |
See also
- State constitution
- Constitutional article
- Constitutional amendment
- Constitutional revision
- Constitutional convention
- Amendments
External links
- New York State, "New York Constitution"
- NYSED.gov, "New York State Constitutional Conventions and Constitutional History"
- History.com, " Apr 20, 1777: New York adopts state constitution"
Additional reading
- Galie, Peter J., and Christopher Bopst. (2012). The New York State Constitution, New York, New York: Oxford University Press
- Galie, Peter J. (1990). The New York State Constitution: A Reference Guide, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press
- Lincoln, Charles Zebina. (1906). The Constitutional History of New York, Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company
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