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__How does the constitution allow for an enduring political debate? Use support from activity completed in class. __  As Americans we base our laws and morals on the constitution. The founding fathers felt that the laws they created into the constitution would benefit all the citizens of the time and of the future. Although the constitution is what we base our laws on, there are many controversies that arise when talking about the constitution. The debates that occur based on the constitution will always be around for a number of reasons. Due to the fact that the constitution was created a very long time ago, some people feel that it doesn’t really relate to modern day American society. People can debate that even though we have amendments, the basis of the constitution isn’t up to date with the changes that have occurred in American society. Other people will say that the constitution has been the building blocks of modern day America. There are also things in the constitution that people don’t feel should be included because they relate to things that no longer are relevant in the United States, such as, the three-fifths law. People debate about the constitution because it isn’t a changeable document. Amendments are the only way the constitution can be changed, but by amending the constitution no changes are made to the original document. Everyone knows that the constitution is the basis of America, without it, we wouldn’t be the United States of America. It’s a document that brought all of the colonies together. It combined the ideas of many intelligent men in order to unite everyone. For many people during the time the constitution was taken for its literal meaning, there wasn’t any room to make assumptions about the laws. The way the constitution was written was the way it was supposed to be taken. There wasn’t any room for interpreting it and turning into something other than it was supposed to be. For many people it was black and white, there wasn’t any gray area. There were also people that felt they should be able to interpret it in their own way. They didn’t feel that the constitution had such a literal meaning. This brings about the idea that there are many different ways to interpret the constitution. Everyone has a different idea of what the constitution is saying. People can debate due to the fact that everyone has a different opinion on what the constitution is saying. There are also a lot of people that don’t agree with everything that has been added to the constitution. There’s not really a way to make everyone happy, therefore, there will always be debate about the constitution and its contents.