Wrong.
The revolution happened because American Colonists weren't getting the same rights as British citizens. If the Colonist had been granted a vote and seats in British Parliament or more autonomy, the revolution wouldn't have happened. The American Revolution wasn't the people rising up against the government, it was two sides: sanctioned (by the English) local governments rising up against the controlling foreign colonial government (England).
That aside, they set up the constitution in a way so that true civil war (non-government v. government) would never happen, and it hasn't. Most problems could be fixed with amendments to the constitution, if not the states could bypass the federal government by calling for a new constitution. It's built right in. The failure came when some states couldn't get enough other states to call a convention to settle slavery once and for all, and the two sides refused to yield. What you had was some state militias v. the federal government.
Nowhere in American History is there successful or popular public revolt. The rebellious actions of some have caused some change, but the major changes were done on a government level.
I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.
