200 years ago, when the Convention of Philadelphia met, its purpose was to revise the Articles of Confederation. Nobody knew that when they met on May 25, they would finish on September 17 with a new government for the United States, known as the Constitution. To this day, the same Constitution is still used as our framework for governing. One reason that a document could last so long is because of its vagueness. It allows amendments to be …
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…Congress and the President disagreeing on issues of foreign policy. As one can see, the Constitution does have its flaws. Considering the fact that it was written over 200 years ago, it is still a good document. With new amendments every now and then to update the Constitution, there is no need to revise it. The Constitution can be paralleled to the Bible. Both have been put together long ago, and both still work well today.