It's such a common view in poli-sci I'd consider it practically standard, to the point that it doesn't come up much because everyone just assumes everyone else

It's such a common view in poli-sci I'd consider it practically standard, to the point that it doesn't come up much because everyone just assumes everyone else thinks the US constitution's kinda crap. It's such an old discussion and views on it are often-enough in line with one another that it's a boring topic. > That said, what constitution do you consider to be better written than the US? I think the usual poli-sci answer would be "there's a reason most new democracies—including the ones the US sets up—tend to model the Westminster system rather than the US". Even US officials helping nascent democracies generally don't try to push anything like our constitution on them, because it's widely regarded as pretty bad.