Identifying the main principles and controversies of the Constitution -- Probing underlying concepts : big thinkers, big thoughts -- Untangling some confusion and ambiguities -- Catching a bird's-eye view of the Constitution -- Changing the Constitution by amendment and interpretation -- Scrutinizing sovereignty : who rules America? -- Defining federalism -- Separation of powers : checking and balancing -- Doing business : the commerce clause -- Examining the role of the President -- Giving everyone a voice : the House of Representatives and Senate -- "Saying what the law is" : the judicial system -- You're fired! Investigating the impeachment process -- The First Amendment : freedom of religion, speech, and assembly -- The Second Amendment : bearing arms -- The Third and Fourth Amendments : protecting citizens from government forces -- Taking the Fifth, and a bit of the Fourteenth -- Regulating crime and punishment : the Sixth through Eighth Amendments -- Analyzing an "inkblot" and a "truism" : The Ninth and Tenth Amendments -- States' rights, elections, and slavery : the Eleventh through Thirteenth Amendments -- The Fourteenth Amendment : ensuring equal protection -- Starts, stops, and clarifications : amendments since 1870 -- Ten landmark constitutional cases -- Ten influential Supreme Court justices -- Two sides of five constitutional conundrums.
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