Compared with the Pennsylvania State Constitution of 1776, the Constitution

Compared with the Pennsylvania state constitution of 1776, the constitution adopted by Massachusetts in 1780 was

A) less democratic, with power residing largely in the hands of a strong executive council.
B) more democratic, with power residing largely in the hands of the people through town meetings.
C) less democratic, with a clear separation of powers among the various branches of government.
D) more democratic, with power given to a one-house legislature, the members of which were elected to one-year terms.
E) more democratic, with power residing largely in the hands of the courts.