The Louisiana Constitution is a 1974 legal document cornerstone of the state’s law. In this case, the legal document ensures the protection of the rights of people in the state of Louisiana, and it describes power distribution among the local government and state officials. On the other hand, the US Constitution refers to the supreme legal document of the United States of America. The US constitution is above the Articles of the Confederacy, the country’s original constitution (Dinan 306). Louisiana Constitution and the US Constitution have notable similarities and differences based on their contributions to constitutional governments and the rights granted to the people in each supreme legal document, which make them have specific rights that appear to be the most essential.
The Louisiana Constitution has played a leading role in the development of American constitutional governments since its inception in 1974. The constitution is the anchor of the state’s law and ensures that people’s rights are safeguarded. The State’s constitution incorporates 14 articles that define the rights of people, like the US supreme law (Dinan 301). The Louisiana Constitution also describes the power and distribution of local government and state officials and establishes the city and state systems of civil service. The state’s current constitution is its 11th version and was adopted by a convention in 1974.
Like the Louisiana Constitution, the US supreme law document has contributed immensely to the development of constitutional governments in the United States. In this case, the constitution has ensured social stability and individual liberty among the people leading to the formation of constitutional governments guided by the rule of law. Over the years, the supreme law document has ensured people’s rights are not deprived, making it one of the most just legal documents in the world (Keele 697). The US Constitution has safeguards that guarantee the rights to property, liberty, and life. The Louisiana Constitutions and US seek to protect people’s rights so that the state or governments do not trample upon them.
The Louisiana Constitution is different from that of the US in that it is a legal document of a sovereign state of the United States of America. The State of Louisiana is a confederation member, and the US Constitution is a Federal supreme legal document. Another difference is that the Louisiana Constitution is a state government while that of the US is for the Federal government (Keele 695). Both the constitutions focus on granting rights to the people that make them enjoy some individual freedoms such as assembly, expression, association, and speech. Some of the rights in the Louisiana Constitution include the right to privacy, freedom of religion, legal, due process, and right to dignity, among others. Some examples of rights in the US Constitution include freedom of assembly, press freedom, and petitioning the government.
In the Louisiana Constitution, some fundamental rights include property, liberty, and life. The law as enshrined in the constitution has to be followed to ensure that people enjoy these rights and that the state does not alienate people from their justice. In the US Constitution, the First Amendment happens to be the most relevant form of right (Dinan 299). The First Amendment guarantees all freedoms in the law document. Some rights safeguarded in the First Amendment include petitioning the government to raise grievances, the right to assembly, press freedom, and freedom of speech, among others. The two constitutions are very similar regarding rights such as press freedom, assembly, life, and property. Without such constitutions, it would be impossible to form constitutional governments as the State of Federal governments will interfere with the rights of the people.
Works Cited
Dinan, John. “Explaining the Prevalence of State Constitutional Conventions in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.” Journal of Policy History, vol. 34, no. 3, 2022, pp. 297–335.
Keele, Luke, et al. “Suppressing Black Votes: A Historical Case Study of Voting Restrictions in Louisiana.” American Political Science Review, vol. 115, no. 2, 2021, pp. 694–700.