Hello and welcome! This is the fifth post in my series, Journaling the Constitution. I’m reading the United States Constitution step by tiny step and creating colourful printables as I go.

Paragraph 3 of Article 1, Section 2 (House of Representatives - Apportionment and Enumeration!) marks the first instance of a Constitutional Amendment replacing an original part of the Constitution — and it’s hugely consequential.

Not only is part of Paragraph 3 replaced by an Amendment, but part of that Amendment is no longer fully in effect due to a later Amendment. It was quite moving to map out the sequence of events that led to today’s version of Paragraph 3, including the abolishment of slavery, counting every person as a whole person, and prohibiting the denial of voting rights based on race.

It took me four pages of printables to make sure I understood it. There are puzzles, match-ups, and a step-by-step look at the original wording and applicable Amendments.

If you’d like to journal my quick and colourful Paragraph 3 printables, you’ll find them — and all the other pages I’ve created so far — in my Constitution collection.

See you back here soon with Article 1, Section 2, Paragraphs 4 and 5. Vacancies, officers, and impeachment!