The process of amending the Constitution in the future.
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Preamble
It was the Magna Carta that had an important impact on future constitutional governments. The Magna Carta was created in 1215.
The framers could predict the laws that Congress may need to carry out their powers in the future. They created the 'necessary and proper clause' so that Congress could enact laws they need to effectuate their powers.
The framers of the Constitution were wise to provide a way for the document to be amended. They realized that society would change as time passed, and new issues they could not foresee might come up. So, the framers made the Constitution changeable, but hard to do so, so that it could not be changed on a whim.