MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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Question
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amending the Constitution would allow for tyranny.
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amending the Constitution can reflect changing times, beliefs, and social conditions.
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amending the Constitution shows other countries how strong the U.S. government is.
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amending the Constitution allows for a smooth transition of power between political parties.
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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: -Recently freed from the despotic English monarchy, the American people wanted strong guarantees that the new government would not trample upon their newly won freedoms of speech, press and religion, nor upon their right to be free from warrantless searches and seizures.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did framers make it possible to change the constitution but difficult to do so? Wanted to change the constitution because new ideas and thoughts would come up, but they didn’t want the constitution to be changing all the time so they made it more difficult.