Why Is the Formal Amendment Process So Long and Difficult

question 81

Multiple Choice

Why is the formal amendment process so long and difficult?

• A) to protect the Constitution from being changed with every whim of the people
• B) to ensure that the Constitution would remain essentially unchanged
• C) to prevent the government from infringing upon the rights of the people
• D) to encourage the people to consider other methods of change first

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