Write and submit here to your instructor, at least five major points of comparison and five of contrast between the U.S.and Missouri Constitutions. Note: it is hard to overstate the importance of doing this assignment with attention and care. You would be surprised at how many people in the political sciences claim to such studied such constitutions without ever sitting down and reading them from beginning to end! By doing this straightforwardly here, and by doing it completely, and doing it well, you will have an incalculable edge in this course, and in your understanding of how government works–or is supposed to work–at the U.S. federal level and in Missouri. So, grab a cup of mocha, turn on some background classical music, whip out a notebook and pen, and eat these documents (analytically speaking) for lunch, thinking with care about what each constitution actually says, and about the relationship that they describe between state government (in this case, Missouri) and the U.S. federal government!

Initial Comparison and Contrast of the U.S. and Missouri Constitutions