USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865

THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Framers of the U.S. Constitution intentionally made the amendment process difficult in order to ____
A
force people to vote
B
discourage Americans from making minor or frequent changes
C
discourage people from becoming too involved in government
D
encourage state legislatures to stay out of the process
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Framers, the men who wrote the Constitution, wanted the amendment process to be difficult. They believed that a long and complicated amendment process would help create stability in the United States. Because it is so difficult to amend the Constitution, amendments are usually permanent.

Detailed explanation-2: -The founders made the amendment process difficult because they wanted to lock in the political deals that made ratification of the Constitution possible. Moreover, they recognized that, for a government to function well, the ground rules should be stable.

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