Ch 24 worksheet

Which of the following States set the pattern for popular participation in constitutionmaking?
A. New Jersey
B. Massachusetts
C. Rhode Island
D. North Carolina

All State constitutions include
A. a bill of rights
B. governmental structure
C. the method by which the constitution can be amended.
D. All of the above

The formal process to propose a change to many State constitutions can be made in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
A. initiative of the voters
B. proposal by the governor
C. proposal in the legislature
D. constitutional convention

In most states, an amendment can only be ratified by
A. a vote by the legislature
B. federal intervention
C. order of the governor
D. a vote by the people

State constitutions have grown in length mainly due to a
A. presidential order
B. need for financial laws
C. distrust of government
D. desire to increase the power of State governments