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CHALLENGES AND CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTION
The Constitution has been called a living document.
Through the amendment process, citizens can change the Constitution to make it even better.
In fact, the first 10 amendments were ratified (made official) in 1791, when the Constitution was just 4 years old.
Known as the Bill of Rights, these amendments spell out basic rights of every American.
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
Among the rights granted in the Bill of Rights are:
Freedom of speech.
Freedom of religion.
Freedom of the press.
The right to bear arms.
The right to a fair and speedy jury trial.
Freedom to peaceably assemble and petition the government.
Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment.
Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure.
Amendments to the Constitution have been proposed many other times.
When the Bill of Rights was ratified, for example, many people believed slaves should not have the same rights as free Americans.
Other people knew that slavery was wrong and that the Constitution should grant the same rights to all people, regardless of their race.
In 1861, the states supporting slavery and the rights of states to determine their own laws tried to break away from the United States to form a separate country.
The other states fought to hold the nation together.
When the Civil War ended in 1865, America was still united.
Through the addition in 1865 of the 13th Amendment, liberties were extended to people of all races, but those bloody years of war will always be a dark reminder that our freedoms have a high price.
Other changes so the Coescinarice haven't led to wars, but they have required the hand work of countless patriotic Americans.
The 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, is a good example.
Susan B. Anchovy and Elizabeth Cady Stanton proposed that amendment in 1878, but it took: 42 years of tireless campaigning before it became law.
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