Most Americans favor political changes that require amending the Constitution
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- Americans overwhelmingly support term limits, age limits, campaign spending limits, and direct popular vote for president.
- Most of these changes would require amending the Constitution, a process that is rarely successful.
- The Supreme Court has blocked state-level term limits and interpreted campaign spending as free speech, necessitating amendments.
- The Electoral College is constitutionally mandated, so abolishing it requires an amendment.
- The U.S. Constitution is among the hardest to amend; only 27 amendments have been passed in over two centuries.
- A majority of Americans see the political system as needing major changes but are not confident they will happen.