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You must be a member of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania to be a Notary. true or false?

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Final answer:

It is false that you must be a member of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania to be a Notary, as well as false that Pennsylvania adopted one of the most conservative constitutions of the Revolutionary Era.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that you must be a member of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania to be a Notary is false. Notary Publics are public officers who are appointed and commissioned by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, but they are not required to be members of the General Assembly.

Regarding the historical question posed, it is false that Pennsylvania adopted one of the most conservative constitutions of the Revolutionary Era. Initially, Pennsylvania's original constitution did have a restrictive religious test for officeholders in the state legislature, limiting it to those who professed a belief in both the Old and New Testaments. This exclusion of individuals who did not subscribe to the Christian faith, including Jews, was a conservative feature. However, the state removed this religious qualification in 1790, making its constitution less conservative in that respect.

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