Corwin and Peltason's Understanding the Constitution

Part I: HISTORY AND CONTEXT. 1. Constitutional Backgrounds. 2. The Constitution, American Politics, and the Development of American Constitutional Law. Part II: THE CONSTITUTION OF 1787. 3. The Preamble and Article I: The Legislative Branch. 4. Article II: The Executive Branch. 5. Article III: The Judiciary. 6. Articles IV-VII. Part III: THE AMENDMENTS. 7. The Bill of Rights I: Protecting Individual Liberties. 8. The Bill of Rights II: Procedural Boundaries. 9. Clarifying and Modifying. 10. The Reconstruction Amendments. 11. The Progressive Era. 12. 1933 to 1992. Appendix A: The Declaration of Independence. Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States of America. Credits. Index.