1. Chapter Three State Constitutions

2. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 3-2 The Evolution of State Constitutions The First State Constitutions Legislative Supremacy The Growth of Executive Power

3. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 3-3 Weaknesses of Constitutions Excessive Length Problems of Substance

4. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 3-4 Table 3.2: Excerpt from State Bills of Rights

5. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 3-5 Constitutional Reform Excessive Length Problems of Substance The Essential State Constitution Constitutions Today

6. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 3-6 Methods for Constitutional Change Informal Constitutional Change Formal Constitutional Change

7. State Responsiveness and Constitutional Reform Conclusion Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 3-7