▁Congress ▁of ▁one ▁thousand ▁seven ▁hundred ▁and ▁eight y ▁seven , ▁and ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁Congress , ▁ent itle ▁" An ▁act ▁to ▁enable ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Territ ory ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁Constitution ▁and ▁State ▁Government , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁ad mission ▁of ▁such ▁state ▁into ▁the ▁union , ▁on ▁an ▁equal ▁foot ing ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁States " ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁establish ▁Justice , ▁promote ▁the ▁w elf are , ▁and ▁secure ▁the ▁bless ings ▁of ▁liberty ▁to ▁ourselves ▁and ▁our ▁poster ity ; ▁do ▁ord ain ▁and ▁establish ▁the ▁following ▁constitution ▁or ▁form ▁of ▁Government , ▁and ▁do ▁mut ually ▁agree ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁to ▁form ▁ourselves ▁into ▁a ▁free ▁and ▁Independent ▁state , ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Indiana ." ▁ ▁The ▁pre am ble ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁constitution ▁reads : ▁" TO ▁the ▁END , ▁that ▁justice ▁be ▁established , ▁public ▁order ▁maintained , ▁and ▁liberty ▁perpet u ated ; ▁W E , ▁the ▁P E OP LE ▁of ▁the ▁ST ATE ▁of ▁IN DI AN A , ▁grateful ▁to ▁AL M IGHT Y ▁G OD ▁for ▁the ▁free ▁exercise ▁of ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁choose ▁our ▁own ▁form ▁of ▁government , ▁do ▁ord ain ▁this ▁CON ST IT UT ION ." ▁ ▁Articles ▁Articles ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁cover ▁specific ▁topics , ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁of ▁prov isions ▁Article ▁ 1 ▁( B ill ▁of ▁Rights ) ▁includes ▁similar ▁word ing ▁from ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁and ▁the ▁state ’ s