Name and locate the principal state institutions established by the Constitution.

• A. Capitol - Cheyenne; University of Wyoming - Laramie; Wyoming State Hospital - Evanston; Penitentiary - Rawlins.
• B. Capitol - Cheyenne; University of Wyoming - Laramie; Wyoming State Hospital - Rawlins; Penitentiary - Evanston.
• C. Capitol - Rawlins; University of Wyoming - Laramie; Wyoming State Hospital - Evanston; Penitentiary - Cheyenne.
• D. Capitol - Cheyenne; University of Wyoming - Evanston; Wyoming State Hospital - Laramie; Penitentiary - Rawlins.

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is where Wyoming’s Constitution places its four principal state institutions, showing how the state organizes its government and essential services in specific cities.

The Capitol is located in Cheyenne, serving as the seat of the state government. The University of Wyoming is in Laramie, as the state’s flagship higher education institution. The Wyoming State Hospital is in Evanston, designated to care for the mentally ill, and the Wyoming State Penitentiary is in Rawlins, serving as the state’s prison. These locations reflect the constitutional plan to fix where key state functions operate, ensuring centralized administration and access to essential services.

Other options mix up these locations, which would contradict the constitutional design of where each institution belongs.