Foreword xix Introduction 1 Part I: Exploring Constitutional Basics 7 Chapter 1: Constitutional Law: The Framework for Governance 9 Chapter 2: Framing the U.S. Constitution: Big Thinkers, Big Thoughts 17 Chapter 3: Debating the Constitution 31 Chapter 4: Introducing . the Constitution! The Preamble and the Seven Articles 43 Chapter 5: Amending versus Interpreting the Constitution: Taking Time for Change 53 Part II: We the People: How the United States Is Governed 65 Chapter 6: Scrutinizing Sovereignty: Who Rules America? 67 Chapter 7: Federalism: Forming One out of Many 79 Chapter 8: Separation of Powers: To Each His Own 91 Chapter 9: Doing Business: The Commerce Clause101 Part III: Balancing the Branches of Government: The President, Congress, and the Judiciary 113 Chapter 10: Looking at the Role of Commander in Chief 115 Chapter 11: Giving Everyone a Voice: The House of Representatives and Senate 139 Chapter 12: "During Good Behaviour": The Judicial System 157 Chapter 13: You're Fired! Investigating the Impeachment Process 179 Part IV: The Bill of Rights: Specifying Rights through Amendments 193 Chapter 14: The First Amendment: Freedom of Religion, Speech, and Assembly 195 Chapter 15: The Second Amendment: Bearing Arms 207 Chapter 16: The Third and Fourth Amendments: Protecting Citizens from Government Forces 217 Chapter 17: Taking the Fifth -- and a Bit of the Fourteenth 231 Chapter 18: Dealing with Justice and Individual Rights: The Sixth through Eighth Amendments 247 Chapter 19: The Ninth and Tenth Amendments: Leaving Things Up to the People and States 263 Part V: Addressing Liberties and Modifying the Government: More Amendments 277 Chapter 20: States' Rights, Elections, and Slavery: The Eleventh through Thirteenth Amendments 279 Chapter 21: The Fourteenth Amendment: Ensuring Equal Protection 291 Chapter 22: Starts, Stops, and Clarifications: Amendments since 1870 305 Part VI: The Part of Tens 321 Chapter 23: Ten Landmark Constitutional Cases 323 Chapter 24: Ten Influential Supreme Court Justices 329 Chapter 25: Two Sides of Five Constitutional Conundrums 337 Appendix: Constitution of the United States of America 345 Index 369.