Question

What types of information do you expect to be in the Iroquois Constitution? (Suggestion: Think about the US Constitution, the foundation for all laws in our country.) the people's reason for making a constitution basic laws reasons for those laws rules for choosing representatives guidelines for decision making a framework for the division of power among different leaders

Answer 1

Answer:

The Iroquois Constitution would have a complex set of rules and regulations because the Iroquois League was complex. There were basic rules for conducting their government contained in the Iroquois Constitution and it also decribed certain basic principles of government like who had the power to declare war for the members of Iroquois society.

Explanation:

The Iroquois Constitution is also known as the Great Law of Peace. The Iroquois were known to have a complex political system and it is said that the men who were part of the process of developing the U.S. Constitution like Benjamin Franklin were inspired in part by the Iroquois Constitution. The Iroquois Constitution was passed down orally and it documents the agreement between a league of six different nations: Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora. There are different ideas on when exactly the Constitution originated although it is known it was long before the Europeans arrived. There were restrictions and procedures in it that should seem familiar to Americans as it created a balance of power between the league or confederacy and the individual tribes and it disallowed authorities from holding two offices.