U.S. Constitution
What are the three branches of the Federal Government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judical
The state of Wyoming
What is the primary difference between the Wyoming and U.S. constitution?
The U.S. Constitution establishes the Federal government. The Wyoming Constitution establishes the state government
Wyoming Constitution
In layman's terms, What does Article I, Section 22 recognize?
The protection of labor as a constitution concern of state government.
What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution called?
Which article establishes Congress
Article 1
In what year did Wyoming become a state?
1890
Which constitution is longer? The U.S. constitution or the Wyoming Constitution
The Wyoming Constitution (30,000 words). U.S. constitution (4,400 words)
U.S. Constitution
Article III provides that "Federal judges shall hold their offices during good behaviour." What is a consequence of this provision?
Judges enjoy inpendence from electoral and political pressures.
Which amendment protects freedom of speech?
First amendment
What constitutional principle divides authority among the branches
Separation of Powers
Which article in the Wyoming constitution addresses education?
Article VII
What principle establishes that Federal law generally prevails over conflicting state law when the government acts constitutionally.
The Supremacy Clause.
U.S. Constitution
What specified circumstances are identified in Article I, Section 9. "The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended"
Rebellion or invasion when public Saftey may require suspension
Which amendment protects freedom of religion and what limitations are applies to that freedom?
First Amdenment. A person has the freedom to believe but actions in the name of religion are still subject to general laws.
What does the Fourth Amendment protect against?
What two ARTICLES were unique with Wyomings Constitution when it was submitted to the Federal Government?
VI Universial Suffrage. VIII State Ownership of Water Rights
Can Wyomings Constitution provide more protections than the U.S. constitution?
Yes, provided that Wyomings protections do not conflict with federal law.
Wyoming Constitution
What does Article I, Section 23 mean?
Citizens have a right to educational opportunities that receive practical recognition, and it instructs the state legislature to support the sciences and liberal arts
Why might a state constitution include its own declaration of rights?
To establish protections and limits on state government, including provisions that may differ in wording or scope from federal guarantees
Article II, Section 2 gives the president authority to make treaties "by and with the advice and Consent of the Senate." What constitution principle does this illustrate?
Checks and balances
Which article and section states that Wyoming is an inseparable part of the Federal Union and that the U.S is the supreme law of the land
Article I, Section 37
Why might Wyoming's constitution contain detailed provisions on subjects that the U.S. Constitution leaves to state governments?
State constitutions can address local political priorities, public institutions, and state-specific governance in greater detail.
Wyoming Constitution
What is the central constitutional principle expressed in Article I, Section 7 (in layman's terms)
Governmental power remains subject to constitutional limitations, even when supported by a majority
How did Wyomings constitutional provisions on women's suffrage challenge the political norms of the late nineteenth century? Why?
They recognized women's political participation at a time when women lacked voting rights in most of the U.S. Wyoming allowed women the vote so it could reach population requirements to become a state/ to attract more women to the state/ women were seen as equals in frontier life