Constitutional Flexibility and Amendments
Analyzing the formal and informal processes by which the Constitution evolves over time.
Key Questions
- Explain why the Founders made the amendment process so difficult.
- Analyze how judicial interpretation has changed the meaning of the Constitution.
- Justify which proposed amendment would most improve American democracy today.
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