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Abridged. The privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States shall not be. [Amendments]... Absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as it may provide. Each House is authorized to compel the attendance of..

Accounts of receipts and expenditures of public money shall be published from time to time. A statement of the.. Accusation. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall be informed of the cause and nature of the. [Amendments]. Accused shall have a speedy public trial. In all criminal prosecutions the. [Amendments].

He shall be tried by an impartial jury of the State and district where the crime was committed. [Amendments]..

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He shall be informed of the nature of the accusation. [Amendments].

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He shall be confronted with the witnesses against him. [Amendments]..

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He shall have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor. [Amendments]..

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He shall have the assistance of counsel for his defense. [Amendments]..

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Actions at co mmon law involving over twenty dollars shall be tried byjury. [Amendments).

Acts, records, and judicial proceedings of another State. Full faith and credit shall be given in each State to the... Acts. Congress shall prescribe the manner of proving such acts, records, and proceedings..

Adjourn from day to day. A smaller number than a quorum of each House may.

Adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that in which they shall be sitting. Neither House shall, during the session of Congress, without the consent of the other.

Adjournment, the President may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper. In case of disagreement between the two Houses as to..

Appellate jurisdiction both as to law and fact, with such exceptions and under such regulations as Congress shall make. In what cases the Supreme Court shall have.. Application of the legislature or the executive of a State. The United States shall protect each State against invasion and domestic violence on the..

Application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the States,
Congress shall call a convention for proposing amendments
to the Constitution. On the.......
Appointment of officers and authority to train the militia
reserved to the States respectively.

Of such inferior officers as they may think proper in the
President alone. Congress may by law vest the...

In the courts of law or in the heads of departments.
Congress may by law vest the..

Apportionment of representation and direct taxation among the several States. Provisions relating to the..

Of Representatives among the several States. Provisions relating to the. [Amendments]... Appropriate legislation. Congress shall have power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof...

Congress shall have power to enforce the thirteenth article, prohibiting slavery by. [Amendments].. Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of the fourteenth article by. [Amendments].

Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of the fifteenth article by. [Amendments]. Appropriation of money for raising and supporting armies shall be for a longer term than two years. But no.. Appropriations made by law. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence of.. Approve and sign a bill before it shall become a law. The President shall.

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He shall return it to the House in which it originated, with his objections, if he do not... Armies, but no appropriation for that use shall be for a longer term than two years. Congress shall have power to raise and support.

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Armies. Congress shall make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces..

Arms shall not be infringed. A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear. [Amendments].

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Advice and consent of the Senate. The President shall have power to make treaties by and with the...

To appoint ambassadors or other public ministers and consuls by and with the..

To appoint all other officers of the United States not herein otherwise provided for by and with the.. Affirmation. Senators sitting to try impeachments shall be on oath or..

To be taken by the President of the United States.
Form of the oath or..

No warrants shall be issued but upon probable cause
and on oath or. [Amendments]..

To support the Constitution. Senators and Representatives, members of State legislatures, executive and judicial officers, both State and Federal, shall be bound by oath or.

Age. No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained twenty-five years of...

No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained thirty years of.

Agreement or compact with another State without the consent of Congress. No State shall enter into any... Aid and comfort. Treason against the United States shall consist in levying war against them, adhering to their enemies, and giving them.

Alliance or confederation. No State shall enter into any treaty of...

Ambassadors, or other public ministers and consuls. The President may appoint.

Arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same. Members shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from... Arsenals. Congress shall exercise exclusive authority over all places purchased for the erection of..

Arts by securing to authors and inventors their patent rights. Congress may promote the progress of science and the useful...

Bill of attainder, er post facto law, or law impairing the
obligation of contracts. No State shall pass any...
Bills of credit. No State shall emit...

Bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of
Representatives. All..

Bills which shall have passed the Senate and House of
Representatives shall, before they become laws, be pre-
sented to the President.

If he approve, he shall sign them; if he disapprove, he
shall return them, with his objections, to that House
in which they originated...

Upon the reconsideration of a bill returned by the Presi-
dent with his objections, if two-thirds of each House
agree to pass the same, it shall become a law.
Upon the reconsideration of a bill returned by the Presi-
dent, the question shall be taken by yeas and nays...
Not returned by the President within ten days (Sun-
days excepted), shall, unless Congress adjourn, become
laws

Borrow money on the credit of the United States. Congress
shall have power to..

Bounties and pensions, shall not be questioned. The
validity of the public debt incurred in suppressing insur-
rection and rebellion against the United States, including
the debt for. [Amendments]..

Breach of the peace, shall be privileged from arrest while
attending the session, and in going to and returning from
the same. Senators and Representatives, except for
treason, felony, and.

Bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. The
President, Vice-President, and all civil officers shall be
removed on impeachment for and conviction of treason...

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Capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on indictment
of a grand jury, except in certain specified cases. No
person shall be held to answer for a. [Amendments].
Capitation or other direct tax shall be laid unless in pro-
portion to the census or enumeration. No..
Captures on land and water. Congress shall make rules
concerning..

Casting vote. The Vice-President shall have no vote unless
the Senate be equally divided..

Census or enumeration of the inhabitants shall be made
within three years after the first meeting of Congress, and
within every subsequent term of ten years thereafter.
Census or enumeration. No capitation or other direct tax
shall be laid except in proportion to the...
Chief Justice shall preside when the President of the United
States is tried upon impeachment. The..
Choosing the electors and the day on which they shall give
their votes, which shall be the same throughout the United
States. Congress may determine the time of.
Citizen of the United States at the adoption of the Con-
stitution shall be eligible to the office of President. No
person not a natural-born..

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Comfort. Treason against the United States shall consist in
levying war against them, and giving their enemies aid
and.

Commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy, and of the militia
when in actual service. The President shall be.
Commerce with foreign nations, among the States, and with
Indian tribes. Congress shall have power to regulate....
Commerce or revenue. No preference shall be given to the
ports of one State over those of another by any regulation
of..

Vessels clearing from the ports of one State shall not pay
duties in those of another..

Commissions to expire at the end of the next session. The
President may fill vacancies that happen in the recess of
the Senate by granting.

Common defense, promote the general welfare, &c. To insure
the. [Preamble].

Common defense and general welfare. Congress shall have
power to provide for the..

Common law, where the amount involved exceeds twenty
dollars, shall be tried by jury. Suits at. [Amendments].
No fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise reexamined in
any court of the United States than according to the
rules of the. [Amendments].

Compact with another State. No State shall, without con-
sent of Congress, enter into any agreement or..
Compact with a foreign power. No State shall, without the
consent of Congress, enter into any agreement or
Compensation of Senators and Representatives to be ascer-
tained by law...

Compensation of the President shall not be increased nor
diminished during the period for which he shall be elected.
Compensation of the judges of the Supreme and inferior courts
shall not be diminished during their continuance in office.
Compensation. Private property shall not be taken for pub-
lic use without just. [Amendments]..

Compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor. In
criminal prosecutions the accused shall have. [Amend-
ments]...

or.

Confederation. No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance,

All debts contracted and engagements entered into
before the adoption of this Constitution shall be valid
against the United States under it, as under the...
Confession in open court. Conviction of treason shall be on
the testimony of two persons to the overt act, or upon...
Congress of the United States. All legislative powers shall be
vested in a

Shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives..
Shall assemble at least once in every year, which shall
be on the first Monday of December, unless they by
law appoint a different day.

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May at any time alter regulations for elections of Sena-
tors and Representatives, except as to the places of
choosing Senators..

Citizen of the United States. No person shall be a Senator
who shall not have attained the age of thirty years, and
been nine years a.

Each House shall be the judge of the elections, returns,
and qualifications of its own members.

No person shall be a Representative who shall not have
attained the age of twenty-five years, and been seven
years a

A majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to
do business..

Right to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or any State for failure to pay any poll
tax or other tax. [Amendments].
Citizenship. Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all
the privileges and immunities of citizens of the several
States..

All persons born or naturalized in the United States,
and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of
the United States and of the State in which they reside.
[Amendments].

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States. [Amendments]..

Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty,
or property without due process of law. [Amend-
ments]...

Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws. [Amendments]..

Citizens or subjects of a foreign state. The judicial power of
the United States shall not extend to suits in law or equity
brought against one of the States by the citizens of another
State, or by. [Amendments].

Civil officers of the United States shall, on impeachment for
and conviction of treason, bribery, and other high crimes
and misdemeanors be removed. All..
Claims of the United States or any particular State in the
territory or public property. Nothing in this Constitution
shall be construed to prejudice...

Classification of Senators. Immediately after they shall be
assembled after the first election, they shall be divided as
equally as may be into three classes..

A smaller number may adjourn from day to day and
compel the attendance of absent members.
Each House may determine the rules of its proceed-
ings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and,
with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member.
Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings..
Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall,
without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than
three days...

Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensa-
tion to be ascertained by law.

They shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach
of peace, be privileged from arrest during attendance
at their respective Houses, and in going to and return-
ing from the same..

No Senator or Representaive shall, during his term, be
appointed to any civil office which shall have been
created, or of which the emoluments shall have been
increased, during such term.

No person holding any office under the United States,
shall, while in office, be a member of either House of
Congress

All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House
of Representatives.

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Shall have power to lay and collect duties, imposts, and
excises, pay the debts, and provide for the common
defense and general welfare..

To establish post-offices and post-roads.
To promote the progress of science and the useful arts..
To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court.
To define and punish piracies and felonies on the high
seas and to punish offenses against the law of nations..
To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and
make rules concerning captures on land and water...
To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of
money to that use shall be for a longer term than two
years

To provide and maintain a Navy..

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To call out the militia to execute the laws, suppress in-
surrections, and repel invasions..

To provide for organizing, arming, and equipping the
militia..

To exercise exclusive legislation over the District fixed
for the seat of government, and over forts, magazines,
arsenals, and dockyards.

To make all laws necessary and proper to carry into
execution all powers vested by the Constitution in the
Government of the United States...

No person holding any office under the United States
shall accept of any present, emolument, office, or title
of any kind from any foreign state, without the consent
of...

Sessions, time of assembling. [Amendments]-

May determine the time of choosing the electors for
President and Vice-President and the day on which
they shall give their votes.

The President may, on extraordinary occasions, convene
either House of.

The manner in which the acts, records, and judicial pro-
ceedings of the States shall be prescribed by.
New States may be admitted by Congress into this
Union...

Shall have power to make all needful rules and regula-
tions respecting the territory or other property belong-
ing to the United States..

Amendments to the Constitution shall be proposed
whenever it shall be deemed necessary by two-thirds
of both Houses of

Persons engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the
United States disqualified for Senators or Representa-
tives in. [Amendments].

But such disqualification may be removed by a vote of
two-thirds of both Houses of. [Amendments]
Shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation,
the thirteenth amendment. [Amendments].
Shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation,
the fourteenth amendment. [Amendments]..
Shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation,
the fifteenth amendment. [Amendments]..
Shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation,
the twenty third amendment. [Amendments].
Shall have power to, enforce, by appropriate legislation,
the twenty fourth amendment. [Amendments]...
Confirmation by majority vote of Vice-President nomi-
nated by the President where vacancy in office occurs
[Amendments]...

Shall decide the issue of the inability of the President to
discharge the powers and duties of his office [Amend-
ments]

Consent. No State shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in
the Senate without its

Consent of Congress. No person holding any office of profit
or trust under the United States shall accept of any present,
emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever, from any
king, prince, or foreign potentate, without the.

No State shall lay any imposts, or duties on imports,
except what may be absolutely necessary for executing
its inspection laws, without the.

No State shall lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops
or ships of war in time of peace, without the.
No State shall enter into any agreement or compact with
another State, or with a foreign power, without the..
No State shall engage in war unless actually invaded, or
in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay,
without the.

No new State shall be formed or erected within the juris-
diction of any other State, nor any State be formed by
the junction of two or more States, or parts of States,
without the consent of the legislatures thereof, as well
as the..

Consent of the legislature of the State in which the same may
be. Congress shall exercise exclusive authority over all
places purchased for the erection of forts, magazines, arse-
nals, dockyards, and other needful buildings by the..
Consent of the legislatures of the States and of Congress. No
States shall be formed by the junction of two or more States
or parts of States without the..

Consent of the other. Neither House, during the session of
Congress, shall adjourn for more than three days, nor to
any other place than that in which they shall be sitting,
without the..

Consent of the owner. No soldier shall be quartered in time
of peace in any house without the. [Amendments].
Consent of the Senate. The President shall have power to
make treaties, by and with the advice and..

The President shall appoint ambassadors, other public
ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court,
and all other officers created by law and not otherwise
herein provided for, by and with the advice and..
Constitution, in the Government of the United States, or in
any department or officer thereof. Congress shall have
power to pass all laws necessary to the execution of the
powers vested by the..

Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President. No
person except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen at the time
of the adoption of the..
Constitution. The President, before he enters upon the ex-
ecution of his office, shall take an oath to preserve, protect,
and defend the.

Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States. The
judicial power shall extend to all cases arising under the..
Constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims
of the United States, or of any State (in respect to territory
or other property of the United States). Nothing in the..

Constitution. The manner in which amendments may be
proposed and ratified...

Constitution as under the Confederation shall be valid. All
debts and engagements contracted before the adoption of
the....

Constitution and the laws made in pursuance thereof, and all
treaties made, or which shall be made, by the United
States, shall be the supreme law of the land. The.....
The judges in every State, anything in the constitution
or laws of a State to the contrary notwithstanding, shall
be bound thereby.

Constitution. All officers, legislative, executive, and judicial,
of the United States, and of the several States, shall be
bound by an oath to support the..

But no religious test shall ever be required as a qualifica-
tion for any office or public trust.
Constitution between the States so ratifying the same. The
ratification of the conventions of nine States shall be suf-
ficient for the establishment of the.

Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny
or disparage others retained by the people. The enumera-
tion in the. [Amendments]..

Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved
to the States respectively or to the people. Powers not
delegated to the United States by the. [Amendments]..
Constitution, and then engaged in rebellion against the United
States. Disqualification for office imposed upon certain
class of persons who took an oath to support the. [Amend-
ments].

Constitution. Done in convention by the unanimous con-
sent of the States present, September 17, 1787.
Contracts. No State shall pass any ex post facto law, or law
impairing the obligation of...

Controversies to which the United States shall be a party:
between two or more States; between a State and citizens
of another State; between citizens of different States;
between citizens of the same State claiming lands under
grants of different States; between a State or its citizens
and foreign states, citizens, or subjects. The judicial power
shall extend to..

Convene Congress or either House, on extraordinary occasions.
The President may.

Convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution.
Congress, on the application of two-thirds of the legislatures
of the States, may call a..

Convention, by the unanimous consent of the States present
on the 17th of September, 1787. Adoption of the Constitu-
tion in...

Conventions of nine States shall be sufficient for the estab-
lishment of the Constitution. The ratification of the..
Conviction in cases of impeachment shall not be had without
the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present.
Copyrights to authors for limited times. Congress shall have
power to provide for..

Corruption of blood. Attainder of treason shall not work........
Counsel for his defense. In all criminal prosecutions the ac-
cused shall have the assistance of. [Amendments]...
Counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United
States. Congress shall provide for the punishment of....
Courts. Congress shall have power to constitute tribunals
inferior to the Supreme Court.

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Courts of law. Congress may by law vest the appointment of
such inferior officers as they think proper in the President
alone, in the heads of departments, or in the.
Courts as Congress may establish. The judicial power of the
United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court and
such inferior..

Their compensation shall not be diminished during their
continuance in office...

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Danger as will not admit of delay. No State shall, without
the consent of Congress, engage in war, unless actually in-
vaded, or in such imminent..

Day on which they shall vote for President and Vice-Presi-
dent, which shall be the same throughout the United
States. Congress may determine the time of choosing the
electors, and the...

Due process of law. No person shall be compelled, in any
criminal case, to be a witness against himself, nor be de-
prived of life, liberty, or property without. [Amendments].
No State shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or
property without. [Amendments)..
Duties and powers of the office of President, in case of his
death, removal, or inability to act, shall devolve on the
Vice-President..

In case of the disability of the President and Vice-Presi-
dent, Congress shall declare what officer shall act..
Duties, imposts, and excises. Congress shall have power to
lay and collect taxes..

Duties in another State. Vessels clearing in the ports of one
State shall not be obliged to pay.

On imports and exports, without the consent of Congress,
except where necessary for executing its inspection
laws. No State shall lay any..

Day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance
of absent members. A smaller number than a quorum of
each House may adjourn from.

Death, resignation, or inability of the President, the powers
and duties of his office shall devolve on the Vice-President.
In case of the..

Death, resignation, or inability of the President. Congress
may provide by law for the case of the removal.

The Vice-President shall succeed to the office of the Presi-
dent. In case of the [Amendments].

Debt of the United States, including debts for pensions and
bounties incurred in suppressing insurrection or rebellion,
shall not be questioned. The validity of the public.
[Amendments].

Debts. No State shall make anything but gold and silver
coin a tender in payment of...

Debts and provide for the common defense and general wel-
fare of the United States. Congress shall have power to
pay the...

Debts and engagements contracted before the adoption of this
Constitution shall be as valid against the United States,
under it, as under the Confederation.
Debts or obligations incurred in aid of insurrection or rebel-
lion against the United States, or claims for the loss or
emancipation of any slave. Neither the United States
nor any State shall assume or pay any. [Amendments]..-
Declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make
rules concerning captures on land and water. Congress
shall have power to..

Defense, promote the general welfare, &c. To insure the
common. [Preamble].

Defense and general welfare throughout the United States.
Congress shall have power to pay the debts and provide
for the common.

Defense. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have
the assistance of counsel for his. [Amendments]..
Delaware entitled to one Representative in the first Congress.
Delay. No State shall, without the consent of Congress,
engage in war unless actually invaded, or in such imminent
danger as will not admit of...

Delegated to the United States, nor prohibited to the States,
are reserved to the States or to the people. The powers
not. [Amendments].......

Deny or disparage others retained by the people. The enu-
meration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be
construed to. [Amendments)...

Departments upon any subject relating to their duties. The
President may require the written opinion of the principal
officers in each of the executive..

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Departments. Congress may by law vest the appointment
of inferior officers in the heads of....

Direct tax shall be paid unless in proportion to the census or
enumeration. No capitation or other...

Direct taxes and Representatives, how apportioned among
the several States..

Disability of the President and Vice-President. Provisions
in case of the..

Disability. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in
Congress, or presidential elector, or hold any office, civil
or military, under the United States, or any State, who
having previously taken an oath as a legislative, executive,
or judicial officer of the United States, or of any State, to
support the Constitution, afterward engaged in insurrection
or rebellion against the United States. [Amendments]..
But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House,
remove such. [Amendments].

Disagreement between the two Houses as to the time of
adjournment, the President may adjourn them to such
time as he may think proper. In case of...
Disorderly behavior. Each House may punish its members
for

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Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors
and the day on which they shall give their votes.
Which day shall be the same throughout the United
States.

And with the concurrence of two-thirds expel a member. 1
Disparage others retained by the people. The enumeration
in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed
to deny or. [Amendments].....
Disqualification. No Senator or Representative shall, during
the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any
office under the United States which shall have been
created or its emoluments increased during such term.....
No person holding any office under the United States
shall be a member of either House during his con-
tinuance in office.

No person shall be a member of either House, presidential
elector, or hold any office under the United States, or
any State, who, having previously sworn to support
the Constitution, afterward engaged in insurrection
or rebellion. [Amendments)...

But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House,
remove such disability. [Amendments]..
District of Columbia. Congress shall exercise exclusive
legislation in all cases over the..

Electors for President and Vice-President, appointment
in such manner as the Congress may direct. [Amend-
ments)..

Dockyards. Congress shall have exclusive authority over all
places purchased for the erection of...

The electors shall meet in their respective States and
vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of
whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same
State with themselves. [Amendments]..
The District of Columbia, to appoint in such manner
as the Congress may direct, a number of electors equal
to the whole number of Senators and Representatives
to which the District would be entitled if a State.
[Amendments]..
Electors shall name, in their ballots, the person voted for as
President; and in distinct ballots the person voted for as
Vice-President. [Amendments]..

They shall make distinct lists of the persons voted for as
President and of persons voted for as Vice-President,
which they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed
to the seat of government, directed to the President of
the Senate. [Amendments].

No person having taken an oath as a legislative, execu-
tive or judicial officer of the United States, or of any
State, and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebel-
lion against the United States, shall be an elector..
But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House,
remove such disability. [Amendments]..
Emancipation of any slave shall be held to be illegal and void.
Claims for the loss or. [Amendments]..
Emit bills of credit. No State shall.
Emolument of any kind from any king, prince, or foreign
state, without the consent of Congress. No person holding
any office under the United States shall accept any.
Enemies. Treason shall consist in levying war against the
United States, in adhering to, or giving aid and comfort to
their....

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