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Constitution was written
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Bill of Rights
States ratified the amendments that became the Bill of Rights -
Chief of Justice conviction
“We must never forget that it is … a Constitution intended to endure for ages to come, and, consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs.” -John Marshall -
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Extension in Government Power
"The Eighteenth Amendment (1919) prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages, concluding a crusade to abolish the use of liquor that began in the 1830s. The Twenty-first Amendment (1933) repeals the Eighteenth Amendment," (3.3). -
Extensions of Individual Rights
The Nineteenth Amendment guarantees women the right to vote. -
21 Amendment
State-ratifying conventions was used for the first, and only, time to create this amendment. -
Supreme Court Decisions
"Texas v. Johnson (1989), the Supreme Court ruled that flag burning in the context of a political protest is symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment, so the Texas law was unconstitutional," (3.3). -
Constitution Today
"More than two centuries later, the Constitution is the basis for governing an advanced nation of more than 300 million people in 50 states with varied geographies, resources, and economies," (3.3)