advantages of the constitution

• Entrenchment preserves the intentions of the founding fathers and prevents populist movements from making drastic and poorly thought through changes
• The vagueness of the constitution allows it to adapt to the modern world as it can be interpreted to mean different things.

  example of this- Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) – The Court ruled same-sex marriage is protected under the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, extending LGBTQ+ rights
• The simplicity of a codified constitution allows all citizens to clearly know and understand their rights. evident in the first amendment
• • There is a clearly outlined structure of government with separation of powers between the 3 branches of government, preventing any one person or group to have too much power.