<P> Usually , they are much longer than the United States Constitution , which only contains 4,543 words . State constitutions are usually longer than 8,500 - words because they are more detailed regarding the day - to - day relationships between government and the people . The shortest is the Constitution of Vermont , adopted in 1793 and currently 8,295 words long . The longest is Alabama 's sixth and current constitution , ratified in 1901 , about 345,000 words long . Both the federal and state constitutions are organic texts : they are the fundamental blueprints for the legal and political organizations of the United States and the states , respectively . </P>
<P> Usually , they are much longer than the United States Constitution , which only contains 4,543 words . State constitutions are usually longer than 8,500 - words because they are more detailed regarding the day - to - day relationships between government and the people . The shortest is the Constitution of Vermont , adopted in 1793 and currently 8,295 words long . The longest is Alabama 's sixth and current constitution , ratified in 1901 , about 345,000 words long . Both the federal and state constitutions are organic texts : they are the fundamental blueprints for the legal and political organizations of the United States and the states , respectively . </P>
the longest of the state constitutions in total words is the state of
the longest of the state constitutions in total words is the state of
Alabama 's
Alabama 's