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Essay / The Political Theory of the Constitution - 1057
Each article explains a different part of the government or its citizens. For example, the first 3 articles talk about the 3 different branches of government and their powers. Whereas the Bill of Rights specifically talks about individual rights. There are a total of 7 articles in the Constitution. They all have different purposes to serve and they all explain something different. In addition to the articles of the Constitution, there are numerous amendments. About 11,539 proposals to amend the Constitution have been introduced in Congress since 1789. But only 31 amendments have been adopted so far. The amendment process is so long and difficult that many amendments cannot even make it to the Congressional Committee. It was done this way on