The United States Constitution not only provides a basic framework of government, but also allows for flexibility to adapt to changes overtime. In order to do this, constitutional principles, such as judicial review and the amending process are used to allow for these alterations. Previous leaders of our country realized that things would hardly be the same in the 1700’s as they were to be in the 1800’s, let alone the 2000’s. Thus creating the amendment process, the addition of a new amendment to the United States Constitution. Although written “to endure for ages to come”, the creators made sure the Constitution could be changed in the future. In 1791, the Bill of Rights were ratified, or the first 10 amendments. As time continued, amendments