Why Is Amendments To The Constitution Important

The Constitution is one of the most important documents of the United States. The Constitution, drafted in 1787, is the supreme law of the land. The Constitution affects every person in the United States. It is extremely difficult to add amendments to the Constitution for many reasons. To pass amendments to the Constitution, the amendment must go through several steps. Two thirds of Congress must propose the amendment. Two-thirds of the state legislatures could ask Congress to call a Constitutional Convention to start the amendment process as well. A new Constitutional Convention has never occurred. Then, the House of Representatives and Senate must pass the amendment. At least three quarters of state legislatures must vote to ratify the
amendment. An amendment must go through a long process to be added to the Constitution. Only 17 amendments have been added to the Constitution since 1791. Many more have been close. “… the proposed Equal Rights Amendment of the ‘70s failed as opposition to feminism rose. It had 35 of the 38 necessary approvals before it fizzled out” (Source 1 Paragraph 4). This shows that important amendments may not be added to the Constitution due to the immense amount of support needed. Amendments are remarkably hard to add to the Constitution. Adding amendments to the Constitution is very challenging. It takes a lot of time and support. The Constitution is a crucial part of the United States. Both Congress and the United States must support an amendment for it to be added to the Constitution. This and other reasons, make it very hard to add amendments to the Constitution.