They did that so that silly ideas or Willy nilly things that weren't needed or against the constitution couldn't be added easily.
The founding fathers create the congressional decision making process to be... slow and deliberative.
Our founding fathers knew that our country would change in time, and we needed a governing document that could change along with the needs of it's citizens. So we have the formal amendment process in order to adapt to the changes and needs of our citizens.
The historical causes of amendment 6 comes from the founding fathers wanting to make sure that the trial process is fair in America as opposed to the ones in England.
yes because it was difficult because they had a hard time with it
The Federalist Papers debate what the "Due Process of Law" is and what it means; by the meaning set forth by those who wrote the amendment the Due Process is an actually fair court where people are tried fairly; following a long line of traditional procedures. They (the founding fathers) had just thrown off a court system that only claimed fair trials, while not actually producing them.
Due process came from the Magna Carta.
Editing process used by the founding father to change the words written in the constitution. About 26 of the 27 amendment were changed through this method.
Editing process used by the founding father to change the words written in the constitution. About 26 of the 27 amendment were changed through this method.
The Founding Fathers created the Electoral College as a compromise between electing the President by popular vote and having Congress choose the President. They believed it would balance the interests of smaller and larger states and prevent a single region from dominating the election process.
fifteenth amendment - section 1 answer- southern states passed laws to make it more difficult for African Americans to vote
it was the constitution that was before the one we have today. it didnt work well, so it was revised into the modern constitution by our founding fathers. it was the constitution that was before the one we have today. it didnt work well, so it was revised into the modern constitution by our founding fathers.
The amendment process is very difficult and time consuming: A proposed amendment must be passed by two-thirds of both houses of Congress, then ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.