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States wanted written constitutions for two main reasons. First, a written constitution would spell out the rights of all citizens. Second, it would set limits on the power of the government.
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∙ 12y agoStates wanted written constitutions for two main reasons. First, a written constitution would spell out the rights of all citizens. Second, it would set limits on the power of the government.
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Why did states write constitutions?
States wrote constitutions because at the time the "US"was not formed together into one big country, so all the states had to go into a sort of meeting to get together and write it.
What did radical republicans want from the southern states before they could rejoin the union?
The Southern States were to organise conventions which had to amend their own constitutions so as to conform them with the Constitution of the United States, including the incorporation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
How many state constitutions were written in the 20th century?
17
During the American revolution many states what?
Wrote their own constitutions
What did many states do during the Revolutionary War?
Wrote their own constitutions.
What has the author Pardon Davis written?
Pardon Davis has written: 'The principles of the government of the United States' -- subject(s): United States, States, Constitutions
Do written constitutions are all written?
Yes, written constitutions are always written.
What changes did the states want before they would approve the constitutions?
Protection for citizens' rights(APEX)
What was the first written frame of government that became forerunner of states constitutions and the US Constitution?
The Declaration of Independence
What is the difference between written and unwritten constitutions?
Written constitutions are set out in an actual document (e.g. United States, France). Unwritten constitutions are a collection of traditions that may or may not be written out in a single, coherent document--often they are amalgamations of numerous documents over long periods of time combined with rules that courts have developed over time (e.g. United Kingdom).
Which states adopted constitutions that limited the power of the?
State constitutions constrain the states themselves.The states adopted the U.S. Constitution to form the federal government.
How did the constitutions of the territories that applied for statehood differ from the constitutions of most Eastern states?
Territories had constitutions that had to be approved by congress while states did not have to have their constitutions approved. Before a territory could enter the Union they needed to draft an acceptable state constitution.
Why did the states make constitutions?
The answer is in the Preamble.
Where do states get their powers from?
State constitutions
Did the Romans write down their constitution?
The Romans did not have a written constitutions. They only had written codes of law.
Do all governments have written constitutions?
no
Why did the leaders of the United states want to write a new constitution?
Most states wanted written constitutions for two main reasons. First, a written constitution would spell out the rights of all citizens. Second, it would set limits on the power of the government.
