constitution

Amending the Constitution: History, Process, and Ongoing Debates

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The Constitution

How the Constitution Can Be Changed The U.S. Constitution can be changed through a process called amendment, described in Article V of the Constitution itself. This process was written to be deliberately difficult. The people who wrote the Constitution wanted it to be a stable foundation for the country, not something that could shift with … Read more

The U.S. Supreme Court: Structure, History, and Ongoing Debates

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Supreme Court Building

What the Supreme Court Is The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. It sits at the top of the judicial branch, one of the three branches of the federal government, alongside the legislative branch (Congress, which makes laws) and the executive branch (the president, who carries out laws). The Court has … Read more

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