What are the strengths of the US constitution? What has led to its success and longevity?
Oh wow what a question. It would take me a book literally to completely answer this. lol Strengths: Gosh so many… -Overall I would say its strength is fairness and equality to all US citizens. -In parts, I would say everything from the 1st Admendment rights to freedom of speech and privacy to the 4th Adm. separation of church and state. All the way down to the 24th Adm. voting protections. That’s a long list. Success: -It has been successful because it has been the basis of our society that we have built upon only improving more and more with time. -The mere fact that we can make changes to it as we progress as a society is a strength within itself. -I personally think that it’s main strength is separation of church and state. Just look at countries that base their laws on religion… and see how many ppl are oppressed irrationally. -Another main strength is the fact that it can not be altered easily. It takes 2/3 of congress to approve a change. And even then the Supreme court can d