It follows the typical US format of a bicameral Legislature, an independent Judiciary and a strong Executive.
Rhode Island has a governor and a bicameral legislature.
The original government of Rhode Island was that of a Charter Colony. The Charter Colonies were written contracts that followed the British form of government.
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Some examples are Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Rhode Island's leaders did not want a national government interfering in its affairs and opposed the creation of a strong, central government. A Rhode Island delegate quoted, "I will not have anything to do with revising the Articles of Confederation. They are fine as they are. Rhode Island won't be bossed about by its larger, more populous neighbors." Rhode Island feared of Constitutional Convention's newly proposed system that would be detrimental to Rhode Island's economy.
They had a government of their own.
It was self governing
http://oedb.org/location/Rhode-island is for online Colleges in Rhode Island http://www.ri.gov/links/?tags=colleges+and+universities is the government website with a list of colleges and universities in Rhode Island
the government was really strict and really strict.
Democrat Government, which had freedom of religion to fellow crackmonkey's such as George Washington.
Rhode Island refused because it wanted nothing to do with creating a central government which would have the same kind of power over the individual states that Great Britain had over the colonies. Rhode Island was such a recalcitrant colony and state that it was frequently referred to as "Rogue Island" or "Rogue's Island."