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It was written by humans, and it was not perfect for governing humans at its inception, nor will it ever be, but it can always be improved. One of the provisos that makes the U.S. Constitution revolutionary and effective is the fact that it outlines its own amendment process.

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Changes to the constitution (or other important documents, like contracts) are called amendments. There have been 27 amendments to the United States Constitution.

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The constitution has been amended 27 times since 1787, along with 17 addition amendments

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Because people have made new laws and come up with new idea. Also, some laws had to be fixed.

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