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| U.S. State Constitutions Every state in the United States possesses its own constitution. Historically, state constitutions have been longer than the 7,500 - word U.S. Constitution and more detailed regarding the day-to-day relationships between government and the people. For instance, the Vermont state constitution is 10,286 words long while Alabama's sixth and most recent constitution, ratified in 1901, is 340,136 words long.
| Differences in length and detail can be attributed to the different purposes of the state constitution documents as well as to the different approaches to constitutional uses between the federal and state governments. Both the federal and state constitutions are organic texts: they are the fundamental blueprints for the legal and political organizations of their respective sovereign entities. But both state and federal constitutions go beyond this. While the United States Constitution prescribes the limits of federal power, state constitutions describe the details of structure and process of those governmental powers not delegated to the federal government. |
Many state constitutions also address very specific issues deemed by the states to be of sufficient importance to be included in the constitution rather than in an ordinary statute. Also all state constitutions must be in compliance with the U.S. Constitution. State Constitution Websites The following links are provided to help you research U.S. state constitutions, amendments, provisions, and more. | |
