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Like many people, I think you have it backwards. This country was formed of states . . . individual states that made their own laws for their own residents.
But right at the first, it was realized that the states needed a sort of over-all entity that would raise an army to protect all the states, an arbiter to deal with trade and commerce between and among the states. This over-all entity was called the Federal Government, and the states gave the Federal Government only narrow responsibilities.
Now, we citizens have allowed the Federal Government to take enormous powers that are supposed to belong to the states. For example, the dept of Education is no way a power given the Federal government . . each state is meant to make education decisions based upon the ways of life of their own citizens.
Right now, the Federal Government says it can do anything it wants to, and neither we nor the state governments can do a darn thing about it. Thank-you to the Tea Party movement for understanding this, and demanding that the Federal Government back off.
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What does the US Constitution allow each state to do?
establish its own constitution
In Australia does each state have its own constitution?
In Australia each state and territory has its own set of Constitutional Laws that are legally binding to the original Constitution. Laws can be changed according to the constitution if the High Court can deem the State or Territory law unconstitutional.
Why does each state need it's own constitution?
Each states needs there own constitution for a few reasons. It is to tell them apart and make them what they are.
Can states within a country have their own constitution?
Each state in the US has it's own constitution, and it's own supreme court.
Does Florida have a constitution?
Yes, each state has its own individual constitution, but they all comply with the United States constitution.
Does each state in the United States of America have its own constitution or is there one constitution that governs all the states of the US?
Yes and Yes. The US Constitution applies to all the states. Each state has its own constitution that applies to that state. The state cannot contradict anything in the US Constitution, but they can add things that they feel are missing, or have more stringent requirements for certain things. And the state's constitution sets up and defines the government that will rule the state.
The confederate constitution stated that each state?
Could impose its own tariffs
How was the new constitution approved?
Each state held its own ratifying convention
How many states adopted their own constitution?
Every state has its own constitution.
What are two ways of amending the state constitution?
This would depend entirely on which state is involved. For some states, the legislature and governor can amend the constitution, or the people can amend it with an initiative. Each state has its own process.
. According to the Constitution elects the President.?
According to the Constitution the President of the United States is elected based on the votes cast from each state. Each political party chooses their own candidate to represent them.
Federalism contributed to economic and political differences among the state because it?
Federalism contributed to economic and political differences among the states because it allowed each state freedom to make its own laws. Each state was also able to draft its own constitution.
