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Does the constitution prohibit a state from seceding from the US?
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∙ 13y ago
Yes, after the Civil War the United States government approved a amendment abolishing the right for a state to leave the Union.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoNo. Article one section 10 outlines prohibitions on the states, Amendment 14 prohibits states from violating individuals' rights. Nowhere is the right of secession precluded.
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What became the second US state to ratify the US Constitution?
The second state to ratify the US Constitution was Pennsylvania. The date of ratification was December 12, 1787. Thus it was the 2nd US State.
Does both your state constitution and the US Constitution have a bill of rights?
Yes.
Compare state constitutions and US Constitution?
The US Constitution is the founding document of the country. Before that document was approved, however, state governments were made through state constitutions. The state constitutions only applied to the states, however, while the US Constitution applies to the whole nation. For an example, a state constitution will not have articles that deal with foreign treaties or tariffs because the US Constitution gives that power to the federal government. Also, the state may have a constitution that speaks about the death penalty. This will not be found in the US Constitution, as all duties not provided by the federal government belonged to the states. With that said, the US Constitution has an amendment forbidding cruel or unusual punishment. This means that the US states cannot pass death sentence laws that conflict with the US Constitution.
What was the first US Colony to organize as a State and craft a State Constitution?
Delaware was the first US colony to organize as a state and craft a state constitution. It did so on December 7, 1787, becoming the first state to join the newly formed United States of America. The Delaware Constitution of 1776 served as the basis for their state constitution.
What did the northwest ordinance differ from the constitution on the issue of slavery?
The Northwest Ordinance outlawed slavery in the territory. However the ordinance did allow for indentured servants to be held in the territory. The US Constitution did not prohibit slavery at that time.
Did the south have the right to sucede from the union?
Prior to the Civil War, the US Constitution did not prohibit states from seceding.
Was the creation of the state of West Virginia in violation of the US constitution?
It would have been if the state of Virginia was still reporting to Washington. But seceding from a rebel state in order to re-join the Union could not be criticised on constitutional grounds - except concerning the constitution of the Confederacy.
What two types of punishments does the Constitution prohibit?
The Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits "cruel and unusual punishments."
What premises would prohibit the Federal Government from doing something that is not mentioned in the US Constitution?
strict interpretation
What state approved the US Constitution first?
Delaware was the first state to approve the US Constitution.
Which state was first approve the US Constitution?
Delaware was the first state to ratify the US Constitution.
Which documents state the powers and duties of the us government?
State constitutions.
Why didn't the Constitution stop the Civil War from happening?
Little known is that the Southern states did not violate the Constitution by seceding. Most likely, the writers of the Constitution did not foresee that states would ever want to secede, and so they made no provision for dealing with secession. Three years after the Confederacy was defeated, the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, making it illegal for any more states to secede from the US. Since the Civil War there may have been motions in some state legislatures to secede (I have heard about one in Alaska) but no US state has yet violated the 14th Amendment.
What is the difference between the US Constitution and the Washington State Constitution?
the us constitution goes across the hole us wile Washington constitution is only
Was Andrew Johnson the only senator from the confederate state who did not support the confederacy?
Yes- he was the only senator from a seceding state who did not resign his office, but remained loyal to the US.
What state first ratified the constitution?
Delaware was the first state to ratify the US Constitution on December 7, 1787. This is why it has the state nickname The Constitution State.
What became the second US state to ratify the US Constitution?
The second state to ratify the US Constitution was Pennsylvania. The date of ratification was December 12, 1787. Thus it was the 2nd US State.
