Read the excerpt from the state constitution of Arkansas, which was adopted in 1874.
No person who may hereafter fight a duel, assist in the same as second, or send, accept, or knowingly carry a challenge therefor, shall hold any office in the state, for a period of ten years...
-Arkansas state constitution, Article 19, Section
How would a rule like this most likely be interpreted by someone interested in state constitutional reform?
AThis rule would be seen as a fundamental law of lasting importance that should not be changed.
BThis rule would be seen as a statutory law that the state legislature should pass but not put in the constitution.
CThis rule would be seen as a miscellaneous provision that no longer has any practical effect and does not need to be in the constitution.
DThis rule would be seen as a preamble that has no legal force and could remain in the document to help explain the constitution's purpose.
No person who may hereafter fight a duel, assist in the same as second, or send, accept, or knowingly carry a challenge therefor, shall hold any office in the state, for a period of ten years...
-Arkansas state constitution, Article 19, Section
How would a rule like this most likely be interpreted by someone interested in state constitutional reform?
AThis rule would be seen as a fundamental law of lasting importance that should not be changed.
BThis rule would be seen as a statutory law that the state legislature should pass but not put in the constitution.
CThis rule would be seen as a miscellaneous provision that no longer has any practical effect and does not need to be in the constitution.
DThis rule would be seen as a preamble that has no legal force and could remain in the document to help explain the constitution's purpose.
