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ec501234 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Which of the following were common features of many of the early state constitutions?

a. Separation of powers, strong executives, bicameral legislatures, property qualifications
b. Separation of powers, weak governors, single house legislatures, property qualifications
c. Lack of a judicial branch, strong governors, bicameral legislatures, property qualifications
d. Separation of powers, powerful executives, single house legislatures, no voting restrictions
e. Separation of powers, weak governors, bicameral legislatures, property qualifications

Question 2

Why did Connecticut and Rhode Island draft constitutions many years after the other eleven states?

a. They were not confident that independence would last.
b. Their original constitutions were acceptable because they had not had royal governors.
c. They could not reach a consensus at their state conventions.
d. They were too preoccupied with their obligations to the national constitution.
e. They preferred to operate without formal constitutions.