which of the following is a good example of the influence of enlighenment ideas on state constitutions
i think Religious freedom- state constitutions all dismantled the state churches that had existed during the colonial era
The principle of separation of powers is one. State constitutions have several branches of government as the Federal government does. Enlightenment of Ideas is a bit of a vague term, but it can be safely assumed that Freedom of Religion is a good example. It is included in every one of the fifty states' constitutions. For several thousand years it was illegal not to be the same religion as your Lord or King. It was not until the Reformation that one could legally become a different religion than your master, and not until the enlightenment of the renaissance that a person could be a religion not specifically condoned by the ruler.
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