I need it to be as short as possible, about one paragraph that responds to this 4 questions.

1. Using the title or headline, figure out the overall question the author is trying to answer. In the New Yorker article below, the question is given to you.

2. Figure out the author’s main argument. The main argument is a 1 sentence answer to the question you identified in Step #1.

3. Figure out the key supporting points that the author uses to back up their main argument (Step #2). Usually each section in a longform or narrative news article signifies a new key supporting point. In the New Yorker article below, each new section is marked by a large superscript letter.

4. For each key supporting point, list out the evidence the author presents for that key supporting point.

ARTICLE: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/09/our-broken-constitution

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