Preface to the Eighth Edition
Acknowledgments
1. The Declaration of Independence and the Events That Led to It
2. The Articles of Confederation and the Writing, Ratification, and Purposes of the U.S. Constitution
3. Article I: The Legislative Branch
4. Article II: The Executive Branch
5. Article III: The Judicial Branch
6. Article IV: The Federal System
7. Articles V-VII: The Amending Provisions and Miscellaneous Matters
8. The Bill of Rights: The First Amendment
9. The Bill of Rights: Of Arms and Men - Amendments 2-3
10. The Bill of Rights and the Rights of the Accused and the Convicted - Amendments 4-8
11. The Bill of Rights, the Rights of the People and the States - Amendments 9-10, and 11 and 12
12. The Post-Civil War Amendments - Amendments 13-15
13. The Progressive Era Amendments - Amendments 16-19
14. The Most Recent Amendments - Amendments 20-27
Reading Supreme Court Decisions
Glossary
Highlights of Constitutional History
U.S. Supreme Court Justices
Appendix 1: The Constitution of the United States
Appendix 2: The Declaration of Independence
Appendix 3: The Articles of Confederation
Index
