1) Although the United States constitution and the Nevada constitution cover similar content, they do have a number of differences. The internal forces such as foundation of western gold mines, conflicts from Mexico and Mormons as well as the external forces like President Lincoln granting statehood in order to win his election. When they did grant statehood they restricted Nevada to no slavery, no disclaim of federal land or taxation of federal land. The other differences are that Nevada’s constitution is much longer because unlike the United States constitution which grants general powers, the Nevada constitution seeks to structure and limit power. In Nevada the house and senate are based on population. To amend you need two thirds of legislator
