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| XI. The Bill of Rights *First 10 Amendments A. A "Bill of Limits" forced Feds to write Federalist Papers, defining what they meant by the constitution B. No Explicit Limits on State Government Powers any right not given to the Fed govt and not kept from the states, is given to the states XII. Altering the Constitution A. The Formal Amendment Process 1st proposal stage--proposal made, National Convention (2/3 of states)-doesn't happen 2/3 of house must agree 2nd way-- 3/4 of State Legislatures, call convention 26/27 amendments have been ratified this way B. Informal Methods of Constitutional Change 1. Congressional Legislation 2. Presidential Actions 3. Judicial Review XIII. Evaluating the Constitution A. Flaws in the Document B. The Constitution did address many immediate and pressing problems 1. Facilitated economic development 2. Created a unified nation 3. Created a strong and adaptive executive branch 4. The constitution still allows for flexibility for the changing times and this is perhaps its greatest strength yeah, sorry I didn't get to type it all... I had that annoying thing happen to me, got tired... well hope you did well on the test! |