I. Basic Principles

            A. Popular Sovereignty

            B. Limited Government

            C. Separation of Powers

            D. Checks and Balances

                1. Executive Checks

                2. Legislative Checks

                3. Judicial Review

            E. Federalism

         II. A Flexible Document

            A. Government Actions

                1. Court Decisions

                2. Congressional Legislation

                3. Executive Actions

            B. Political Parties

            C. Custom and Tradition

         III. The Constitution and the Public Good

            A. Preventing Control by Factions

                1. Size

                2. Checks and Balances

            B. Enacting Good Policies

            C. Barriers to Effective Government

                1. Gridlock

                2. Avoiding Responsibility

         IV. Preamble

            A. Introduction

            B. Goals of U.S. Constitution

         V. Article 1: Legislative Branch

`            A. Congress

                        b. Terms

                        c. Vacancies

                        d. Duties

                 2. House of Representatives

                        a. Qualifications

                        b. Terms

                        c. Vacancies

                        d. Duties

                 3. Elastic Clause

                4. Things Congress Cannot Do

         VI. Article 2: Executive Branch

            A. President

`                1. Qualifications

                 2. Term

                 3. Vacancy

                 4. Duties

            B. Vice President

            C. The Cabinet

         VII. Article 3: Judicial Branch

            A. Federal Courts

                1. Organization

                    a. Supreme Court

                    b. Court of Appeals

                    c. District Courts

                    d. Other Courts

                2. Qualifications

                3. Term

         VIII. Article 4: States and the Union

            A. Full Faith and Credit

            B. Extradition

            C. Admitting New States

         IX. Article 5: Amending the Constitution

            A. Proposing Amendments

            B. Ratifying Amendments

         X. Article 6: U.S. Constitution Supreme

         XI. Article 7: Ratification Procedure

         XII. Amendments

            A. Bill of Rights

            B. Other Amendments