Comparing the U.S. and Indiana constitutions

¶ … U.S. Constitution with the Indiana constitution. It has 3 sources.

The constitution of United States of America and the State of Indiana are two different constitutions. In United States of America there is one Federal constitution that encompasses the general backbone of the legislative, judicial and federal system of the nation. Then there are the various states, which as done in any proper democratic and Federal State, have their own respective constitutions running. This would mean that State of Indiana being a part of the sovereign nation would abide by the general constitution along with running a constitution of it's own for the stability and prosperity of it's own populous.

Comparison

How U.S. & Indiana constitution are different?

The sphere that de marks the end of the U.S. constitution and the beginning of the Indiana constitution is when the general principles and articles that apply to the whole country end and a more microscopic view to the general principles are developed to suit the temperament of the people. For e.g. according to the Indiana constitution (Article 1 section 3),"That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God, according to the dictates of their own consciences: That no man shall be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of Worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent: That no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience: And that no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious societies, or modes of worship; and no religious test shall be required as a qualification to any office of trust or profit.." While the same right of practicing one's religion and the rituals in it were conservatively disregarded by the American Supreme Court when in 1990 it ruled against two American Indians who religiously smoked peyote. The American perspective on many issues has been noted to be conservative.

3) How the civil rights of these were the same?

The civil rights of both the constitutions are similar in aspects more than one, reason being that even though Indiana like other States runs at it's own pace and has a constitution of it's own, nonetheless there is a hegemony and a supreme law that sees the welfare of the State and makes sure all the civilians therein are protected.

4) How the civil rights of these were different?

An in depth study of both the constitutions will give a broader perspective to the various differences among the two, but to talk of at least two, in section 23 of the Indiana constitution it is clearly stated that there is no prohibition between the emigration of the states. While in the constitution of America there are certain laws and regulations which one has to abide by in order to get the emigration, in fact migration to America would unleash another set of laws which have to do with the citizenship and nationality of the individual.

Another aspect or point where the two constitutions differ is that in the Indiana constitution section 4 it clearly states that, "All laws and parts of laws now in force in this Territory not inconsistent with this constitution, shall continue and remain in full force and effect, until they expire or be repealed." This would not apply in the constitution of the United States simply for the constitution would never expire, as it has already served a period of more than two hundred years and still stands for the present and time to come.

Conclusion:

To conclude this paper, there are many aspects that one must take into consideration while analyzing or comparing between two sets of constitutions especially when one lies in the fold of the other. After the comparison between these two constitutions it becomes apparent that the interests that lie at the supreme level of keeping into the account the macro level issues and interests of the society reflect in it's constitution. While as the responsibilities and areas get limited a more micro level vision is used in making the rules of the game. Though since United States of America is a sovereign State and Indiana it's part it goes without saying that the infrastructure is the same, the only difference lies in minute pockets.