The structure of the state constitution differs from the federal constitution in many ways. Often, state structures are longer and more elaborate than the federal constitution. State-building focuses more on the frontier than on giving power because its general authority has already been established (Assembly, 2020). As a result, the Indiana Constitution contains 39 sections and 16 articles. In comparison, the Federal Constitution includes ten sections with only seven articles and can be easily read (“The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription,” 2020).
The state constitution is more open to change. Changes adopted by legislators, constitutional commissions, or citizens’ petitions and referendums can be proposed. In many ways, the Indiana Constitution provides even more excellent protection from government violations of liberty than the United States Constitution. Part of this is undoubted because while the federal government’s powers are constitutionally limited, the powers of a state are more general, requiring more excellent protection. Indiana is an important learning center. An entire article is devoted to this subject in the Indiana Constitution (Assembly, 2020).
I consider the Indiana Constitution more thorough than the U.S. Constitution because state constitutions are often and more straightforward to change than federal constitutions. The state constitution protects individual freedoms, places power in citizens’ hands, limits the power of government, and establishes checks and balances.
References
Assembly, I. (2020). Constitution as amended 2018 – Indiana General Assembly, 2020 Session. Retrieved 29 August 2020, from https://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/const/
The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription. (2020). Retrieved 29 August 2020, from https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript