11.   Since education is a state responsibility and the state constitution requires taxes to be proportional, that funding system is unconstitutional, the plaintiffs argued.

12.   Since education is a state responsibility, the constitution requires all property owners to be taxed at the same rate to pay for it, the court found.

13.   The constitution requires the government to resign on Inauguration Day, giving the winning candidate a chance to name a new team.

14.   The constitution does not require that the speaker be a member of the House.

15.   The constitution requires the Board of Pardons and Paroles to first endorse such acts.

16.   The constitution required that elections be held before the end of the year, but recent electoral reforms led many to believe they would be delayed.

17.   The constitution requires new elections for most members, however, by the end of this year.

18.   The Mississippi constitution no longer requires literacy tests or poll taxes to keep blacks from voting.

19.   The New York state constitution requires, however, that prosecution of a felony be sanctioned through an indictment by a grand jury.

20.   The state constitution requires that candidates for governor live in the state for seven years.