<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikisource has original text related to this article: New York Constitution </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikisource has original text related to this article: New York Constitution </Td> </Tr> <P> The Constitution of the State of New York establishes the structure of the government of the State of New York, and enumerates the basic rights of the citizens of New York . Like most state constitutions in the United States, New York's constitution's provisions tend to be more detailed, and amended more often than its federal counterpart . Because the history of the state constitution differs from the federal constitution, the New York Court of Appeals has seen fit to interpret analogous provisions differently from United States Supreme Court's interpretation of federal provisions . </P> <P> New York State has held nine Constitutional Conventions: in 1776--1777; 1801; 1821; 1846; 1867--1868; 1894; 1915; 1938; and 1967; a Constitutional Commission in 1872--1873, and a Judicial Convention in 1921 . Despite this fact, the state has had only four essentially de novo constitutions in its history, those of 1777 (replacing the former colonial charter), 1821, 1846 and 1894 . </P>

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