How does the language in your state constitution compare to the language in the u. s. constitution? assess the merit of explicit versus general language in the protection of rights. is one more preferable than another?

In any US state, state constitutions are often a lot longer and more detailed than the US Constitution. This is because state constitutions often have to be more specific in details (or explicit) between the people and the local governments.

General or implicit language gives more room for interpretation by officials about what is legal or illegal. Explicit language provides strict limitations on what is defined as legal or illegal. Which is more preferable is often one of interpretation. Many people prefer explicit language to implicit because it is more laid out and directly expressed leaving no room for "unfairness".

the historians cited in the article all agree with one another about the cause of the civil war. despite coming from different backgrounds and cultures, the historians agree that slavery was the root cause of the civil war. the fact that all these historiansgenerally agree with one another makes their shared viewpoints more reliable and valid, especially because the historians have different backgrounds and all work for the well-respected institutions of howard university, clemson university, and the university of colorado.