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Mind Map by nicole.denheim, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by nicole.denheim
over 8 years ago
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Does the US Constitution still work?
- Yes
- Federalism
- Has proved to be a great compromise
- Between strong national govt and state govt diversity
- Between strong national govt and state govt diversity
- Has proved to be a great compromise
- Adaptable
- To the changes in American Society
- To the changes in American Society
- Amendment Process
- Very demanding
- Prevented frequent and ill-conceived amendments
- Prevented frequent and ill-conceived amendments
- Very demanding
- Rights & Liberties
- Have been protected
- Have been protected
- Judicial Review in Supreme Court
- Made Constitution even more adaptable
- Through 'interpretive amendment'
- Through 'interpretive amendment'
- Made Constitution even more adaptable
- Federalism
- No
- Amendment Process
- Too difficult
- Almost impossible to remove parts no longer applicable
- Or add parts which a majority desires
- Or add parts which a majority desires
- Almost impossible to remove parts no longer applicable
- Too difficult
- Power of Judicial Review
- Gives the Supreme Court too much power
- Judges are essentially allowed to 'amened' the meaning of the Constitution
- Judges are essentially allowed to 'amened' the meaning of the Constitution
- Gives the Supreme Court too much power
- Constitution is too negative
- Giving too much power to those who oppose change and causing gridlock
- Giving too much power to those who oppose change and causing gridlock
- Applicability
- Some parts make no sense in today's society
- e.g. 2nd Amendment & Electoral College
- e.g. 2nd Amendment & Electoral College
- Some parts make no sense in today's society
- Not as the FF would have envisaged
- e.g. War-making power & Process of SC Justices
- e.g. War-making power & Process of SC Justices
- Amendment Process
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