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The lecompton constitution was a pro-slavery document that was written when kansas was applying for statehood?
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Why did Tennessee need to have constitutional convention before it could have a state capital?
Tennessee could not have a "state" capital until it became a state. A territory applying for U.S. statehood can not become a U.S. state until the territory adopts a constitution that is acceptable to the U.S. Congress. Therefore, Tennessee could not become a state until the Tennessee Territory conducted a constitutional convention to adopt a constitution. When the U.S. Congress approved statehood for Tennessee, it then could have a "state" capital.
Which of the following affects the constitution by applying and interpreting legal cases?
the courts -PrinceBlast
What are territory?
A parcel of land under United States jurisdiction can be either a State or a Territory, but not both. With the exception of the lands that composed the original thirteen colonies, all regions in the United States were originally territories before applying for statehood. Upon receiving statehood, they were no longer territories.
Does the phrase strict construction mean interpreting the constitution exactly as it is stated?
Close. It means applying the law (not just the constitution) exactly as written.
What states do you recognize that are territories?
A parcel of land under United States jurisdiction can be either a State or a Territory, but not both. With the exception of the lands that composed the original thirteen colonies, all regions in the United States were originally territories before applying for statehood. Upon receiving statehood, they were no longer territories.
Is incorporation a change or addition to the Constitution?
No. In reference to the Constitution, "incorporation" means applying portions of the Bill of Rights to the States, to prevent the states from infringing on people's constitutional rights. A change or addition to the Constitution is called an amendment.
When Maine became a state in 1820 who had to agree?
It had to do with the Missouri Compromise, where both Missouri and Maine were applying for statehood. Maine was inducted as free, Missouri slave, and everything over the 36 30 line was free, except for Missouri. So who had to agree? The Senate and The House, so that they could get statehood. Without that, Maine would have been a state way later.
The source of authority cited by the Supreme Court for applying the Bill of Rights to the states is?
the fourteenth amendment to the constitution
Should judges be able to provide the meaning to the Constitution?
Judges are a necessary part of the process in applying and interpreting the Constitution. If Judges do not use and apply the rules laid down in the Constitution, it means nothing. to do that, a judge must determine how the constitution applies to the specific issues in the case being considered.
Why did California application for statehood cause an Uproar?
California's application for statehood caused an uproar because it was applying as a non-slave state. The slave states and non-slave states avoided conflict by always having an equal amount of slave and non-slave states, however, California would upset this balance. This gave the South an uneasy feeling.
The Constitution was to go into effect after it had been ratified by?
The US constitution was ratified by the governments of the original 13 colonies. The remaining 37 states of the union implicity ratified the constitution just by applying to join the existing union./nine states
When was the first constitution of the state of Tennessee written?
Tennessee's original constitution was written in conjunction with Tennessee applying for admission as a state. It became effective on June 1, 1796, the date on which Tennessee was admitted into the Union.
