US constitution

... 'The US constitution is now very different from what was originally created'. Discuss. The US constitution is a written, codified document and has survived for over 200 years. This has been possible because it has changed and adapted to take into account developments in US society. It was agreed in Philadelphia that proposals for amendments were to be made by either a two thirds vote from both Houses of Congress, or by a national convention called by Congress at the requests of 2/3's of state legislatures. An amendment could not be effective until ratified, by either the legislatures or by special conventions in 3/4 of states. There have been over 10,000 suggested amendments to the Constitution since 1787, but fewer than 40 have been submitted to the states for consideration and only 27 have actually been ratified. Of the ten proposed amendments to come to a vote in the chamber in

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