As written documents, the state constitutions functioned in all of the following ways except
A) to represent a fundamental law superior to ordinary legislation.
B) as contracts that defined the powers of government.
C) as an accumulation of laws, customs and precedents.
D) to guarantee individual liberties, sometimes through a bill of rights.
E) to transform the colonies into becoming new states.

Question

As written documents, the state constitutions functioned in all of the following ways except  
A) to represent a fundamental law superior to ordinary legislation.
B) as contracts that defined the powers of government.
C) as an accumulation of laws, customs and precedents.
D) to guarantee individual liberties, sometimes through a bill of rights.
E) to transform the colonies into becoming new states.

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State constitutions did not accumulate laws, customs, and precedents, rather they were a fundamental law that defined the powers of government and guaranteed individual liberties.

As Written Documents, the State Constitutions Functioned in All of the Following