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Encyclopedia > State constitution

In the context of the United States of America, a state constitution is the governing document of a U.S. state, comparable to the U.S. Constitution which is the governing document of the United States.


In other usage it can refer to the constitution of any nation state.


External link

  • The Green Papers: Constitutions of the Several states (http://www.thegreenpapers.com/slg/constitution.phtml)
  • The Green Papers: State constitutions, an explanation (http://www.thegreenpapers.com/slg/explanation-constitution.phtml)
  • The Green Papers: Links to state constitutions (http://www.thegreenpapers.com/slg/links.phtml)
  • Citings of Religious Influence in First State Constitutions (http://www.americangenesis.com)

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Iowa General Assembly - Iowa Constitution (6635 words)
1857 CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF IOWA -- CODIFIED
The legislative authority of this state shall be vested in a general assembly, which shall consist of a senate and house of representatives: and the style of every law shall be.
The governor shall be commander in chief of the militia, the army, and navy of this state.
Montana Constitution (11358 words)
The state, counties, cities, towns, and all other local governmental entities shall have no immunity from suit for injury to a person or property, except as may be specifically provided by law by a 2/3 vote of each house of the legislature.
(2) For the purposes of a constitutional amendment, the number of qualified electors in each county and in the state shall be determined by the number of votes cast for the office of governor in the preceding general election.
Any citizen of the United States 18 years of age or older who meets the registration and residence requirements provided by law is a qualified elector unless he is serving a sentence for a felony in a penal institution or is of unsound mind, as determined by a court.
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