Preface --
A Note on Case Citations --
BACKGROUND OF THE CONSTITUTION --
The Declaration of Independence --
The Articles of Confederation --
Toward a More Perfect Union --
The Constitutional Convention --
BASIC FEATURES OF THE CONSTITUTION --
Federalism --
Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances --
Judicial Review --
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES --
The Preamble Article I-The Legislative Article --
Article II-The Executive Article --
Article III-The Judicial Article --
Article IV-Interstate Relations --
Article V-The Amending Power --
Article VI-The Supremacy Article --
Article VII-Ratification of the Constitution --
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION THE BILL OF RIGHTS --
Amendment I-Religion, Speech, Assembly, and Petition --
Amendment II-Militia and the Right to Bear Arms --
Amendment III-Quartering of Soldiers --
Amendment IV-Searches and Seizures --
Amendment V-Grand Juries, Double Jeopardy, --
Incrimination, Due Process, and Eminent Domain --
Amendment VI-Federal Criminal Court Procedures --
Amendment VII-Trial by Jury in Common Law Cases --
Amendment VIII-Bail and Cruel and Unusual Punish- ments --
Amendment IX-Rights Retained by the People --
Amendment X-Reserved Powers of the States --
Amendment XI-Suits against States --
Amendment XII-Election of the President --
CIVIL WAR AMENDMENTS --
Amendment XIII-Slavery --
Amendment XIV-Citizenship, Privileges and Immunities --
of United States Citizenship, Due Process of Law, and --
Equal Protection of the Laws --
Amendment XV-The Right to Vote --
Amendment XVI-Income Taxes --
Amendment XVII-Direct Election of United States Sena- tors --
Amendment XVIII-Prohibition --
Amendment XIX-Woman Suffrage --
Amendment XX-The Lame-Duck Amendment --
Amendment XXI-Repeal of Prohibition --
Amendment XXII-Limiting the Number of Presidential Terms --
PROPOSED AMENDMENT-CHILD LABOR --
Notes --
Appendix-The Constitution of the United States.