Constitution · Mississippi

Miss. Const. art. 3, § 5

Constitution
Constitution of Mississippi
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

A ll political power is vested in, and derived from, the people; all government of right originates with the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole. SOURCES: 1817 art I §2; 1832 art I §2.

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