U.S Constitution - a Growing Document

U.S Constitution - A Growing Document

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February 2012

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U.S Constitution - A Growing Document

Throughout history there has been a cycle of countries growing, collapsing, revolutionizing, establishing and struggling. Every country that exists has had some sort of document that rides out its trials and tribulations, but few have come close to the durability of the United States Constitution. This tried and true document has backed our citizens through war, protests, revolutions, depressions and the test of time without faltering enough to fail completely. For a country to evolve change is required, and if changes are not made to its documentation and law it will cause frustration and rebellion of the public.

Although it has had its share of amendments and modifications to stay with the times, it is still formed around its core values and kept that way with the establishment of amendments and rules of how to amend to it. as stated in Article V of the Constitution Mount  (2011), " The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments," (para. Article V). These Rules set forth a limitation to who can add to this document, limiting the modifications by requiring a majority vote mitigates the abundance of petty modifications. Some of the changes that have been made through this process would include policies for presidency within amendments; twelve, twenty two and twenty five. All changes, or amendments to the constitution have had to go through this tedious process as a checks and balances.

Changes and amendments were required almost immediately after the publishing and enacting the constitution because of its basic core. The main position of the constitution was to establish basic rights however it did not include any...