Is The Constitution Still Valued Today?

Is the Constitution still valued today? The United States Constitution is arguably considered one of the nation’s most influential documents in America’s history. This centuries old document has not only guided the United States to becoming a successful society, but has also helped other nations in the forming of their own governments. Although, there has recently been a great deal of controversy as to whether the Constitution is still valued today. America has changed greatly in the time since the Constitution was first ratified, it is argued that the older views of the Constitution don’t necessarily reflect the views of today’s society. When the Constitution was created the delegates understood that there would be problems as the young

There will probably never be a document or Constitution that fully represents the views and the conditions of today’s society, although the Constitution now does not accurately reflect the views of society today. The Constitution was drafted in the late 1700’s, so it reflects the views and problems that were ongoing during that time period (Constitution Government). The problems facing the newly formed nation during its founding aren’t the same problems that the nation is facing today. Changes can be made to the constitution, but they are very difficult to actually get changes or additions approved. There have been almost 11,000 attempts to change the constitution, but only 27 changes/amendments have actually been made and with each change the constitution loses its value (Constitution Government). In order to add an amendment or change the Constitution, a person must go through a very lengthy process. To add an amendment, the amendment must be proposed by either the Congress with two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures. Adding an amendment through a constitutional convention is significantly more difficult, so none of the current 27 amendments have been added through this way (Constitutional Amendment). With the 11,000 attempts to change the constitution, it is clear that society believes that there are changes that need to be made to the document to keep it relevant with today’s