Why are there so few amendments to the U. S. Constitution?

The founders made the amendment process difficult because they wanted to lock in the political deals that made ratification of the Constitution possible. ... In the 220-plus years since ratification of the Constitution, more than 11,000 amendments have been proposed, but only 27 have been enacted.

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no statements but ok.

the statement that best describes the idea of manifest destiny that was used in the 19th century would be that "it was fate that the united states would continue to  expand westward," since people thought the us was "destined" to do so.