The Constitution

 

The United States Constitution, written in 1787, established the country´s political system and is the basis for its laws. In 200 years, the United States has experienced enormous growth and change. Yet the Constitution works as well today as when it was written. One reason is that the Constitution can be amended, or changed. For example, the Fifteenth Amendment gave black Americans the right to vote and the Nineteenth Amendment gave women the right to vote. Another reason is that the Constitution is flexible: its basic principles can be applied and interpreted differently at different times.

 

Randee Falk: Spotlight on the USA, Oxford University Press, 1993, page 4