U.S. Politics: #5 Why Changing The Constitution So Hard

Hi there, and welcome back to this show! Today's topic isn’t totally based on fact, rather, we're going to answer the question of why the U.S. Constitution is so hard to change, or amend.

Amending something means you make “minor changes” to a text to make it more fair, accurate, eta.

But for the amendment process to even be started, it will need to be approved by the Senate and House of Representatives by a vote of two-thirds each, then calling a national convention, there would need to be a vote of three-quarters of all states, to actually and officially change some part of the Constitution.

At the very beginning of the U.S., there were only 13 states, so the number of states needed to change the Constitution wasn't much. But as the country grew and grew, the number also grew, from 10 states to 38 states, making amending the Constitution harder and harder, until the chances of one passing are pretty slim.

So that's why amending the Constitution is so hard, though if one ever passes in the future, I hope it wasn't for adding a comma or something.