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social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > constitutions and constitutionalism > constitutional amendments
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constitutional amendments  

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  • The framers of the Constitution gave Congress a key role in amending the nation's fundamental body of law. They wanted to ensure that the amendment process embodied the principle of checks and balances, the division of authority among the various branches of government. [Source: Congress A to Z; Constitutional Amendments]

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