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Mr Suliman Politics Homework 1. a) Why have there been so few constitutional amendments? The American constitution has been amended so few times and has lasted for over 200 years due to several factors. First, Liberalism, which was the dominant ideology at the time of the constitution, is still the dominant ideology today. The enduring principles of limited government are still central to today's politics as it was at the time of the beginning of the constitution. Second, a very important reason why the constitution is hardly amended is to do with the huge, complicated political process, which is involved in amending the constitution. The two main ways of amending the constitution are as follows. Either an amendment must pass both houses of congress by a 2/3 majority and then ratified by 3/4 of the states or by special convention whereby 2/3 of the states call upon congress to re-write the...

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