Delegation and Distribution of Powers, Vermont Constitution

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The Delegation and Distribution of Powers part of the Vermont Constitution contains five sections.

Section 1

	Text of Section 1: Governing Power The Commonwealth or State of Vermont shall be governed by a Governor (or Lieutenant-Governor), a Senate and a House of Representatives, in manner and form following:

Section 2

	Text of Section 2: Supreme Legislature Power The Supreme Legislative power shall be exercised by a Senate and a House of Representatives.

Section 3

	Text of Section 3: Supreme Executive Power The Supreme Executive power shall be exercised by a Governor, or in the Governor's absence, a Lieutenant-Governor.

Section 4

	Text of Section 4: Judiciary The judicial power of the State shall be vested in a unified judicial system which shall be composed of a Supreme Court, a Superior Court, and such other subordinate courts as the General Assembly may from time to time ordain and establish.

Section 5

	Text of Section 5: Department to be Distinct The Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary departments, shall be separate and distinct, so that neither exercise the powers properly belonging to the others.

See also

• State constitution
• Constitutional article
• Constitutional amendment
• Constitutional revision
• Constitutional convention
• Amendments
  • Initiated constitutional amendment
  • Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment
  • Publication requirements for proposed state constitutional amendments
  • Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitutions
  • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures

External links

Suggest a link

• Vermont State Legislature, "Constitution of Vermont"
• Vermont Archives.org, "Vermont Republic Constitution, 1777"
• Vermont Archives.org, "1786 Constitution"
• Vermont Archives.org, "1793 Constitution"

Additional reading

• Hill, William C. (2011). The Vermont State Constitution, New York, New York: Oxford University Press
• Hill, William C. (1992). The Vermont State Constitution: A Reference Guide, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing
• Vermont.gov, "Old Constitution Books"
• Vermont SOS, "Publications"
• Digital Collections at Middlebury College, "Vermont Constitutions"