Our constitution has directed the government for over 200 years. This is only possible because we have been able to ammend the constitution both formally and informally. Two routes through which one can formally amend the constitution, although less common because of how difficult it is, are congress and states. Congress can propose to change the constitution and if 3/4ths of the delegates agree, it will be ratified. Also, if 2/3 of states call a national convention and 3/4ths of the states agree at the national convention that they want to make a specific change to the constitution then it will be ratified. Some examples of this are the amendments, such as prohibition and the repeal of prohibition. The states were the ones who asked for the repeal of prohibition. Two ways to informally ammend the constitution are the Supreme Court and circumstantial changes. Judicial review came about durring Marbury vs. Madison this allows the Supreme Court to decide whether something is constitutional and if it is not, informally change the constitutions meaning. Circumstantial changes are changes that have to be made as a result of change in society such as media or suffrage.
Whole blog is good?. Missing your survey data. Request: I'm looking for each essay as a separate post. Also, you might want to add 'labels' when you post, so later on you can easily find essays about 'constitution' or 'civil rights' when you are test prepping.
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