“It is ... peculiarly true of constitutional government that its atmosphere is opinion.... It does not remain fixed in any unchanging form, but grows with the growth and is altered with the change of the nation's needs and purposes.”



-- Woodrow Wilson, What is Constitutional Government?, 1908



Which Constitutional principle was designed to take into account the growth referred to by Woodrow Wilson in the quote above?

“It is ... peculiarly true of constitutional government that its atmosphere is opinion.... It does not remain fixed in any unchanging form, but grows with the growth and is altered with the change of the nation's needs and purposes.”



-- Woodrow Wilson, What is Constitutional Government?, 1908



Which Constitutional principle was designed to take into account the growth referred to by Woodrow Wilson in the quote above?

Separation of powers

The consent of the governed

Checks and balances

The amendment process

The amendment process