“Ours is a Constitution intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs.”
-- Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, 1819
What process allows the “Constitution...to be adapted” over time?
“Ours is a Constitution intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs.”
-- Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, 1819
What process allows the “Constitution...to be adapted” over time?
Expanding voting rights
Adding new amendments
Swearing in of new Supreme Court justices
Passing new laws by a simple majority