▁constitution ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁people ' s ▁" inal ien able ▁rights " ▁such ▁as ▁" life , ▁liberty , ▁and ▁the ▁purs uit ▁of ▁happiness " ▁and ▁the ▁people ' s ▁right ▁to ▁govern ▁themselves . ▁Article ▁ 2 ▁( S uff rage ▁and ▁E lection ) ▁rel ates ▁to ▁election ▁procedures , ▁vot er ▁qual ifications , ▁el ig ibility ▁of ▁office hold ers , ▁and ▁voting ▁rights . ▁ ▁Article ▁ 3 ▁( Dist ribution ▁of ▁Pow ers ) ▁describing ▁the ▁three ▁separate ▁and ▁distinct ▁branches ▁of ▁state ▁government ▁is ▁the ▁short est ▁provision ▁of ▁the ▁constitution ▁and ▁has ▁one ▁section ▁consisting ▁of ▁one ▁sentence : ▁" Section ▁ 1 . ▁The ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁are ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁separate ▁depart ments ; ▁the ▁Legisl ative , ▁the ▁Executive ▁including ▁the ▁Administr ative , ▁and ▁the ▁Jud icial : ▁and ▁no ▁person , ▁charged ▁with ▁official ▁duties ▁under ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁depart ments , ▁shall ▁exercise ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁functions ▁of ▁another , ▁except ▁as ▁in ▁this ▁Constitution ▁express ly ▁provided ." ▁Article ▁ 4 ▁( Leg isl ative ) ▁describes ▁the ▁authority ▁and ▁operations ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Indiana ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁state ’ s ▁elect oral ▁districts ▁and ▁elections ▁prov isions , ▁candidate ▁el ig ibility , ▁and ▁term ▁limits ▁for ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Senate ▁and ▁the ▁Indiana ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁Article ▁ 5 ▁( Exec utive ) ▁describes ▁the ▁authority , ▁el