Comparing the Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Kentucky State Constitutions and How They Changed After Ratification of the U.S. Constitution
Presentation Type
Presentation
Faculty Mentor’s Full Name
Claire Arcenas
Faculty Mentor’s Department
History Department
Abstract / Artist's Statement
This paper examines three state constitutions (those of Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Kentucky.). More specifically, it examines how these constitutions changed over time, from their initial versions in the late 1770s and early 1780s to the revised versions that started to appear in 1778 and 1790 with South Carolina. I will look at what was included within these constitutions, what they were missing, in doing so compare them to each other and to the U.S. Constitution itself. One specific question my paper will address is whether, if any, there were any tissues that were not covered in the U.S. Constitution that the people wanted to be addressed are addressed in any of these three state constitutions. I will carry this project out by looking into past research that has been done on this subject, the records of state constitutional conventions, accounts from people that were at the conventions, and I will also be analyzing the three state constitutions as well as the U.S. Constitution and debates over its ratifications. This project is important because it will reveal what was important to the people of America during the late 18th century and early 19th century. It will determine if those topics that were important to them were addressed or not, and if they were, to what extent.
Category
Social Sciences
Comparing the Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Kentucky State Constitutions and How They Changed After Ratification of the U.S. Constitution
UC 332
This paper examines three state constitutions (those of Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Kentucky.). More specifically, it examines how these constitutions changed over time, from their initial versions in the late 1770s and early 1780s to the revised versions that started to appear in 1778 and 1790 with South Carolina. I will look at what was included within these constitutions, what they were missing, in doing so compare them to each other and to the U.S. Constitution itself. One specific question my paper will address is whether, if any, there were any tissues that were not covered in the U.S. Constitution that the people wanted to be addressed are addressed in any of these three state constitutions. I will carry this project out by looking into past research that has been done on this subject, the records of state constitutional conventions, accounts from people that were at the conventions, and I will also be analyzing the three state constitutions as well as the U.S. Constitution and debates over its ratifications. This project is important because it will reveal what was important to the people of America during the late 18th century and early 19th century. It will determine if those topics that were important to them were addressed or not, and if they were, to what extent.