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States created individual constitutions to establish their own governance frameworks and protect the rights and interests of their citizens following independence from British rule. These constitutions allowed states to address local needs and circumstances, reflecting their unique political, social, and economic contexts. Additionally, having individual constitutions helped to limit government power and ensure a system of checks and balances, fostering a sense of democracy and accountability within each state.
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What kind of governments did state constitutions create?
legislature executive
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.
During the American revolution many states what?
Wrote their own constitutions
What did many states do during the Revolutionary War?
Wrote their own constitutions.
The newly independent states had constitutions that created what type of legislatures?
a. bicameral
Did the state constitutions guarantee individual rights only after they were listed in the national bill of rights?
Yes. The states constitutions did guarantee individual rights only after they were listed in the national bill of rights.
What provision of governing was in the individual state constitutions?
Unification of Powers was the provision of governing that was in the individual state constitutions.
What year at the request of congress the states draft new constitutions based on the authority of the people?
In 1787, at the request of Congress, the states were urged to draft new constitutions based on the authority of the people. This initiative aimed to create stronger state governments following the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. The resulting state constitutions often emphasized popular sovereignty and individual rights. This movement laid the groundwork for the eventual adoption of the U.S. Constitution in 1789.
The power of the state to enact and enforce laws comes from which court?
In the United States that power comes from the individual state constitutions and from the United States Constitution.
What allowed Louisiana and other states the right to create their own constitutions and governments?
The U.S. Constitution gave states the power to make their own laws.
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.
Where do states get their powers from?
State constitutions
Why did the states make constitutions?
The answer is in the Preamble.
What doe regulatory agencies have the power to create?
constitutions
What kind of government did the state of constitutions create?
Republicanism
Why do states create local governments?
Beacuse state constitutions give legislatures power to create local governments, which recieve charters, or grants of authority, to carry out a wide range of governmental responsibilities.
