Questions regarding the constitution - What benefits come from a nation having

1.  It preserves the expectations of states (e.g., protections for small states through equal suffrage in the Senate)

2.  It limits governmental power so as to protect individual liberties
-------protection of minorities from oppressive majorities (equal protection clause, guarantees of religious liberty and free speech)
-------protection of private property against legislatures controlled by debtors (contracts clause, takings clause)
-------protection of other basic rights (right to be free from cruel punishments or unreasonable searches, for example)

3.  It clarifies roles to reduce disputes between governmental players

4.  It has symbolic value as an expression of our commitment to democratic principles and individual dignity

1.  The complicated government it sets up, with power distributed between two houses of Congress and three branches, is prone to gridlock.  Our government is not designed for efficiency, but rather to best protect liberty.

2.  Because the Constitution is so hard to amend, we are stuck with anachronistic provisions that most people think are a bad idea.   (Some might argue, e.g., this is true of our use of electors to choose a president, the right to bear arms, or the right to a jury trial in federal cases involving more than $20.) 
duddy: Please choose a better topic title next time.

Thanks Duddy....What should my topic topic/title have been? So I can know the next time...

Something like: Questions regarding the constitution - What benefits come from a nation having, which is what I changed it to.

Ok thanks