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10/28/09 Constitution Persuasive Essay The United States of America has been such a successful country because it is led by the Constitution. The Constitution has helped the United States because of the rights it gives the citizens, and the equality it pursues. The Constitution makes both the national and state governments just as powerful as the people, which may make others want to move to the United States because of the freedom that is given. Also, the USA has been a strong country for hundreds of years, and the Constitution has been there and guided the country for that entire time. The main reason that the United States has been so successful, tying in with the Constitution, is that it has three branches of government. The three different parts are the legislative, executive, and judicial branch, all of which have equal power in the government. This makes the government of the United States appealing, because as the three branches check and balance one another, the government becomes more stable. All three branches have to do with making, enforcing, and interpreting laws, making the system that the Constitution introduced to the United States crucial for laws and judgments to be made possible. This makes America an even better place to be and the Constitution even more successful because of the stability and understanding it provides to the United States’ government. A second reason why the Constitution has been so successful, therefore making the United States so successful, are amendments. Amendments are basically described as things that can be added to the Constitution or change the Constitution. The men who wrote the Constitution instilled a belief that the government of the United States should stay in the future and change with the times. This made the United States more desirable because it enables the citizens to be able to have an opportunity to change the Constitution, although