There were Amendments.
Direct election of senators fucked things up. It was intended to be the saucer that cooled the hot tea. An upper house that spoke directly for the Governor of their state because they were beholden to him. It would eliminate the schizophrenia of a state lead by one party with majority representation federally of another. Now we get the same congressional retards that feel extra entitled and they make careers of entitlement. They should be replaced and turn over with the governor. The seanta would reflect the will of the majority of the electorate as represented by the prevailing party affiliation of the governorship. Direct election ended what was supposed to strengthen the states and act as a throttle or cudgel to promote the will of the people. So,d to the people as "promoting democracy" aka mob rule.
Income taxes made the central govt stronger than the states. Previously the fed said had to rely on trade.
Business pressured govt to keep them low to increase sales. With income tax we put the Leviathan on steroids. Feds no longer went to the states with hat in hand. Inflation became good because it increased tax revenue. It made for good public works but also at wasteful overspending because who cared they could just tax more. Sold to the public as temporary.
Next came the 1930s, more in the 60s our last outrage in 2010 all facilitated by the courts.
In Teddy Rs regime we created the first of the non Constitutional law making bodies in the FDA than along came ATF, FBI, CIA, Energy, education, etc, etc.
So much bullshit stacked on bullshit