Explain the Processes by Which the American People Can Amend

question 23

Essay

Explain the processes by which the American people can amend the Constitution. How many obstacles must be surmounted before an amendment is ratified? Why did the Framers make it so difficult to amend the Constitution? Does this difficulty hamper democracy or help to preserve it? Do things like the elastic clause and institutional adaptability undermine the Framers' intention to make it hard to change the Constitution?

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Definitions:

Statistically Significant

This term implies that the likelihood of the results happening by random chance is very low, underlining the importance of the findings.

Mean

In statistics, the arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the values together and then dividing by the number of values.

P Value

A statistical measure that indicates the probability of the observed data occurring under the null hypothesis, used in hypothesis testing to determine significance.

95% Confidence Intervals

Statistical ranges, with a 95% surety, where the true value of a parameter, like a mean, is expected to lie.