The Declaration was designed to justify breaking away from a government; the Constitution and Bill of Rights were designed to establish a government. The Declaration stands on its own—it has never been amended—while the Constitution has been amended 27 times. (The first ten amendments are called the Bill of Rights.)

The Constitution, one of two of the most important documents in the USA. But what does it actually say? What does it allow you to do? How can you change it? How can a document that is over 220 years old govern the way people live their lives?

The Constitutional Amendment Process

https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitution