No, Wyoming did not wait for Congress to pass the enabling act before writing its state constitution. The Wyoming constitutional convention convened in 1889 and drafted the state constitution. Congress later passed the Wyoming Enabling Act in 1890, allowing the territory to become a state, which occurred shortly thereafter.
writing the constitution
Writing of the U.S. Constitution
Congress
Congress
Federal
implied powers
2/3 of the states must ratify the admission.
implied powers
1776 was the first constitutional congress
The State of the Union Address (or report) to Congress is required from time to time by the Constitution. Until Woodrow Wilson, the Presidents delivered their state of the union reports in writing,
The state of the union address (or report) to Congress is required from time to time by the Constitution. Until Woodrow Wilson, the Presidents delivered their state of the union reports in writing,
the framers of the constitution looked to Locke for inspiration when writing the constitution.