"No person who may hereafter fight a duel, assist in the same as second, or send, accept, or knowingly carry a challenge therefor, shall hold any office in the State, for a period of ten years...."

Question

-Arkansas state constitution, Article 19, Section 2

Why would this rule from the Arkansas State Constitution, adopted in 1874, be seen as a statutory law?

a. It is a fundamental law of lasting importance that should not be changed***
b. It is a law that the state legislature should pass but not put in the constitution
c. It is a miscellaneous provision that no longer has any practical effect and does not need to be in the constitution
d. It is part of a preamble that has no legal force and could remain in the document to help explain the constitution's purpose

I am having a little trouble figuring out the answer

Answer 1

I agree with your answer.

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