Stephen Douglas would most likely support which statement?

A. Citizens should be able to decide whether to allow slavery in their

own state.

O

B. The issue of slavery should be ignored to avoid creating regional

conflicts.

O

ted

C. Slavery goes against the American ideal that all men are created

equal.

O

D. Only the federal government has the power to make laws related

to slavery.

He is most likely to support A.

Explanation:

He is likely to say that Citizens should be able to decide whether to allow slavery in their own state.

Stephen Douglas was s United States Senator and presidential candidate. While in the house, he played an important role in resolving issues between northerners and southerners over the slavery. Douglas introduced In a bill he wrote in 1854, stating that the people who are eligible to vote in the territory should decide for themselves if they wanted to allow slavery or not.

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the united states constitution defines the structure of the national government and dictates the scope and limitation of its powers. the constitution is known as “the supreme law of the land” and all other laws are measured against it. the application of the articles and amendments of the constitution comprise constitutional law.

in addition to the united states constitution, each state has its own constitution and therefore, its own body of constitutional law as well. state constitutions resemble the federal constitution in that they outline the state government’s structure of legislative, executive and judicial branches as well as contain a bill of rights.

but there are various ways state constitutions differ from the federal constitution. often, state constitutions are much longer and more detailed than the federal constitution. state constitutions focus more on limiting rather than granting power since its general authority has already been established. as a result, the constitution of alabama is six hundred pages long whereas the federal constitution can be easily read in one sitting front to back.

the details in state constitutions are not particularly “constitutional” in nature. they often address topics unique to the state. the federal constitution can only be amended through a lengthy process designed to limit changes to this fundamental document. as a result, it has only been amended seventeen times since the adoption of the bill of rights in 1791.

state constitutions are more open to amendments. amendments can be proposed by legislature, a constitutional commission or citizens’ petition and can be accepted by referendum.   for example. the constitution of massachusetts has been amended one hundred and twenty times. the constitution of georgia has even been replaced altogether as many as ten times.