If you have never read the United States Constitution, you really should. Beyond that, you should also be well versed in your state constitution, and state laws. While I can't provide you everything you need for every state, being that I'm in Washington State, I do have just a little bit of knowledge of how to find things for here, so I'm going to share those with you.
First, if you're an Android user, you can get the US Constitution on your phone. I have it, it's awesome, and it's very easy to navigate. What's more, you can always learn a little more by looking things up, and it's convenient to have with you. The one I found that I like the best is located at http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/reference/united-states-constitution_kab.html, however there are a ton more that can be found just by searching androidzoom.com. http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/us+constitution/by_matching is a link to the results from typing "US Constitution" in the search bar at the top of the androizoom.com web page. There are several different free and paid versions. The one that I found and prefer is a free app, as I don't see much reason to pay for something when I can get equal or better quality for free.
Unfortunately, the only version of the RCW (Revised Code of Washington - The State's Laws, for laymen) that I have been able to find, thus far, is a paid app. As such, I have not tried it out. You can find it at http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/reference/revised-code-of-washington_gsbn.html if you're interested in giving it a try. It looked pretty well organized from the pictures I saw, but again, I haven't tried it.
Even more unfortunately, there apparently is NO Washington State Constitution available as an Android App. At least, not yet. Perhaps I'll need to get busy on that sometime soon, but I do have a lot going on already. I think I will look into it, though, and perhaps start on something, even it if moves slow.
I'm sure there are several similar apps available on iPhone, however, being that I don't use an iPhone, and don't feel like playing with their little marketplace trying to find those things, I'm going to leave those searches up to you folks that have the iPhone. I'm relatively certain that it can't be all that hard, but I honestly don't feel like taking up the time to do so.
Now, for those of you that prefer a computer, or perhaps want a link you can use darned near anywhere, here are some great locations.
US Constitution:
http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html - I like this one. Neatly organized.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html - The 'official' Constitution Page. For what that's worth.
RCW (Revised Code of Washington):
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/ - This is both official AND useful. Well organized, easy to navigate.
Washington State Constitution:
http://www.leg.wa.gov/LAWSANDAGENCYRULES/Pages/constitution.aspx - Again, official and useful. Amazing. Washington State is really dumb about some things, but they certainly have their laws and legal pages neatly organized for people to search. I gotta hand it to whichever person was most directly responsible for putting that together, they did a great job.
For those of you who don't speak 'legalesse', may I recommend that you do a little googleing and see what you can see. Perhaps typing 'Washington State Constitution Explained' would yield some good results that would help you better understand what you're reading. I'm no lawyer, and I do struggle with some of the wording in this stuff very frequently. I consider myself relatively well educated, although not formally, but it is very difficult to untangle the bologna that they throw together into a sentence, sometimes. Just remember, google is your friend, and you can learn a lot by studying your rights. For instance, you can learn how to defend yourself from unjust persecution by the State or Federal Government. No small thing, in this day of continual unjust persecution of the citizens by overzealous officials. Learn it, and be prepared to use it regularly.
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