The various state constitutions resemble the US Constitution in that they give rights and freedoms to the people in that state.
The difference is that state constitutions are much more specific compared to the general US constitution. Also most state constitutions have been amended thousands of times, where as the US constitution has 27 amendments.
Rights and Freedoms to citizens are the similarities
More specific and more easily changed are the differences
Connecticut is the Constitution State.
Connecticut was the first state to have a state constitution.
Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Connecticut; January 8, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Delaware; December 7, 1787Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Georgia; January 2, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Maryland; April 28, 1788.Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Massachusetts; February 6, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New Hampshire; June 21, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New Jersey; December 18, 1787Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New York; July 26, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of North Carolina; November 21, 1789Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Pennsylvania; December 12, 1787Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Rhode Island; May 29, 1790.Ratification of the Constitution by the State of South Carolina; May 23, 1788.Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Virginia; June 26, 1788.
The state the Constitution was made is in Philadelphia.
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State constitutions.
Connecticut's official nickname is The Constitution State.
Delaware was the first state to ratify the US Constitution on December 7, 1787. This is why it has the state nickname The Constitution State.
The Wyandotte constitution became the Kansas State Constitution
Virginia Was The Fifth State To Sign The Constitution.
Constitution of the State of Colorado was created in 1876.
Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution and become a state.