Question

Let's pretend that Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution is non-existent! You are the governor of the imaginary state of South Indiana. Residents of your state have many cousins, aunts, and uncles in the imaginary state of North Kentucky, South Indiana's neighboring state. You decide you want to build a "walking bridge" over a river that separates the two imaginary states. Now relatives can easily visit one another without having to get on a ferry. You know that South Indiana citizens will love your idea and love you for thinking about them (this is good since you're running for re-election the next year). But there is one problem; the Governor of North Kentucky has to be willing to join your project. What disagreements might North Kentucky have with Southern Indiana about building a "walking bridge“? Name and discuss four possible stumbling blocks and why they would be stumbling blocks.

Answer 1

Part of the bridge will be on the other state's property. If the border between "South Indiana" and "North Kentucky" is the same as the real states of Kentucky and Indiana, the border is the north shore of the Ohio River. The states must agree on who will maintain the bridge once it is built.