Introduction --

Preamble --

Part I. How bills become (Or, more likely, don't become) law: It takes two to tango (bicameralism) --

Big states, little say (the Senate) --

Delete! (presidential veto) --

Majority rules, except when it doesn't (supermajority rules) --

Part II. Hello, can you hear me?: How to cherry-pick voters (gerrymandering) --

Taxation without representation (the District of Columbia) --

"I'll just do it myself!" "Oh no you won't" (direct democracy) --

Part III. If America threw a party, would you be let in?: Who can vote? How do you know? (voting rights) --

Who gets to represent you? (restrictions on running for congress) --

Who gets a shot at the Oval Office? (restrictions on running for president) --

Time's up! (presidential term limits) --

Part IV. "Hurrah! I'm 18. Finally I can vote for president.": The college with no courses or credits (the Electoral College) --

Part V. Who's running America?: Knock, knock. Is anybody there? (continuity in government) --

Is there a leader in the room? (presidential succession) --

The duck's in charge. January 20th (inauguration day) --

Part VI. Emergency! Emergency!: At war (emergency powers) --

At war with bugs (habeas corpus) --

We can change it, right? (amending the Constitution) --

Part VII. Keeping pace with the times: Grading the Constitution --

Now what? --

Post-amble --

Timeline.