They made it very difficult to change the Constitution
They made it very difficult to change the Constitution
They made it very difficult to change the Constitution
The framers of the Constitution made impeachment difficult so that no one could impeach their leader on a whim. It requires a significant reason and semi-lengthy process to remove the president from office. Therefore, the process should not be a convenient way to dominate the executive branch. With that in mind, the Framers made it more difficult than the impeachment process of the UK.
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The Framers didn't want the Constitution being changed on a regular basis for any other reason aside from one of the utmost importance. As a result, while there is an involved process, with mandatory approval required from the different houses of Congress, amending the Constitution is possible if needed.
They knew that people were going to change, and that the Constitution had to change with them. In order to be a working document, it had to be changed to reflect what was going on -- they knew, for instance, that slavery was someday going to be abolished, but they knew it was going to be for several generations. However, they wanted the amendment process to be difficult, so that the Constitution wasn't changed by people's fleeting whims. In other words, they made the process difficult so that 'popular passions' wouldn't alter the Constitution.
The Framers wanted it to be relatively easy to consider changes to the Constitution. Yet they wanted proposed changes to be carefully considered.They also wanted to be sure that Amendments had the full support of the nation.Therefore, it is more difficult to ratify an Amendment and make it into law than it is to propose, or suggest, it.
The framers of the Constitution knew that it would have to be changed in time.
The framers of the constitution leaned toward a Republican system of government. They felt that a republic led to indirect authority where people can elect political figures to make some decisions for them instead of all of them.
because they are farmers. they can do what they want.
Quote from website below: In authorizing the creation of a federal district as seat of government, the Framers made no provision for the suffrage rights of persons who resided there.