In what way were the new state constitutions revolutionary?
A. They were the accumulation of laws written over time and based on customs and traditions.
B. They were adopted whole at a specific moment in time.
C. They established independence, yet still submitted to the rule of a king.
D. They lacked the specified principles and structures of previous constitutions.
E. They were unwritten but strictly followed, unlike the English constitution.
Answer: B
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