Is the US constitution flexible?

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A level Government and Politics Mapa Mental sobre Is the US constitution flexible?, creado por Katie Giddings el 16/06/2017.
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Is the US constitution flexible?
  1. DIFFICULT TO CHANGE
    1. amending the constitution requires super majorities in the senate & HORs
      1. Small number of amendments
        1. FFs deliberately wanted it to be difficult to change
    2. WORDING
      1. unspecific/ vague in places
        1. Political parties/ congressional committees/ political parties not mention in the const but are intergral to US politics
          1. Primary elections/ cabinet also not mentioned
          2. Congress
            1. 'provide for the common defence & general welfare'
          3. JUDICIAL REVIEW
            1. Strike down any fed/ state law as unconstitutional
              1. Major changes in society eg brown ruling 1954
                1. 1973 Roe V Wade
                  1. 2007 Partial Birth Abortion Act- judicial review is a continuous role/ on going
                    1. Const continuously being updated
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