Why is the formal amendment process so long and difficult? to encourage the people to consider other methods of change first to protect the Constitution from being changed with every whim of the people to ensure that the Constitution would remain essentially unchanged to prevent the government from infringing upon the rights of the people Question 24 2 pts Each year, Americans are required to pay taxes to their state government and to the federal government based on their personal income the previous year. This ability of the states and the federal government to collect taxes from its citizens is an example of O a concurrent powers of the states and federal government O a reserved power retained by the states O an enumerated power of Congress an implied power of the president Question 25 2 pts Whereas civil liberties are those that are inherent to humans and cannot be taken away or granted by the government, certain abilities are granted by the government to its citizens to ensure equal access to political, social, and economic institutions. These are known as civil rights O natural rights human rights political rights