ORDER, resolution, or vote (except on a question of adjournment) re- quiring the concurrence of the two Houses, shall be presented to the President. Every.... ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, in all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls, and in which a State may be a party. The Supreme Court shall have..... OVERT ACT, or on confession in open court. Conviction of treason shall be on the testimony of two witnesses to the.....
PARDONS, except in cases of impeachment. The President may grant reprieves and....
PATENT RIGHTS to inventors. Congress may pass laws for se- curing
PEACE. Members of Congress shall not be privileged from arrest for treason, felony, and breach of the.....
No State shall, without the consent of Congress, keep troops or ships of war in time of...
No soldier shall be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner in time of. [Amendments]..... PENSIONS AND BOUNTIES shall not be questioned. The validity of the public debt incurred in suppressing insurrection and re- bellion against the United States, including the debt for. [Amendments]
PENNSYLVANIA entitled to eight Representatives in the first Con- gress
PEOPLE, peaceably to assemble and petition for redress of grievances, shall not be abridged by Congress. The right of the. [Amend- ments]
To keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the. [Amendments]
To be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated. The right of the. [Amendments].....
PEOPLE. The enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution shall not be held to deny or disparage others retained by the. [Amendments]
PEOPLE. Powers not delegated to the United States, nor prohibited to the States, are reserved to the States or to the. [Amend- ments]
PERFECT UNION, &c. To establish a more. [Preamble]. PERSONS, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures. The people shall be secured in their. [Amend- ments]
PERSONS, as any State may think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited prior to 1808. The migration or importation of such But a tax or duty of ten dollars shall be imposed on the importa- tion of each of such.....
PETITION for the redress of grievances. Congress shall make no law abridging the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to. [Amendments]
PIRACIES AND FELONIES committed on the high seas. Congress shall define and punish....
PLACE than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting. Neither House during the session shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other... PLACES OF CHOOSING SENATORS. Congress may by law make or alter regulations for the election of Senators and Rep-
PORTS of one State over those of another. Preference shall not be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the...... Vessels clearing from the ports of one State shall not pay duties in another
POST OFFICES AND POST ROADS. Congress shall establish... POWERS herein granted shall be vested in Congress. All legislative POWERS vested by the Constitution in the Government or in any Department or officer of the United States. Congress shall make all laws necessary to carry into execution the...... POWERS and duties of the office shall devolve on the Vice-President, on the removal, death, resignation, or inability of the President. The
Not delegated to the United States nor prohibited to the States are reserved to the States and to the people. [Amendments]... 10 The enumeration of certain rights in this Constitution shall not be held to deny or disparage others retained by the people. [Amendments] PREFERENCE, by any regulation of commerce or revenue, shall not be given to the ports of one State over those of another.... PREJUDICE any claims of the United States or of any particular State in the territory or property of the United States. Nothing in this Constitution shall... PRESENT, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever from any king, prince, or foreign State. No person holding any office un- der the United States shall, without the consent of Congress, ac- cept any PRESENTMENT or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases aris- ing in the land or naval forces, or in the militia when in actual service. No person shall be held to answer for a capital or other- wise infamous crime unless ou a. [Amendments]..
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. The Senate shall
choose a President pro tempore when the Vice-President shall exercise the office of.....
The Chief Justice shall preside upon the trial of the..
Shall approve and sign all bills passed by Congress before they shall become laws.....
Shall return to the House in which it originated, with his objec- tions, any bill which he shall not approve.
If not returned within ten days (Sundays excepted), it shall be- come a law, unless Congress shall adjourn before the expiration of that time.....
Every order, resolution, or vote which requires the concurrence of both Houses, except on a question of adjournment, shall be pre- sented to the......
If disapproved by him, shall be returned and proceeded on as in the case of a bill..
The executive power shall be vested in a....
He shall hold his office during the term of four years.
In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death, resignation, or inability to discharge the duties of his office, the Vice-President shall perform the duties of... Congress may declare, by law, in the case of the removal, death, resignation, or inability of the President, what officer shall act as The President shall receive a compensation which shall not be in- creased nor diminished during his term, nor shall he receive any other emolument from the United States...
Before he enters upon the execution of his office he shall take an oath of office...
Shall be commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy and of the militia of the States when called into actual service.....
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES-Cont'd.
He may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the Executive Departments....
He may grant reprieves or pardons for offenses, except in cases of impeachment
He may make treaties by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, two-thirds of the Senators present concurring... He may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen- ate, ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers whose appointments may be authorized by law and not herein provided for...... Congress may vest the appointment of inferior officers in the.. He may fill up all vacancies that may happen in the recess of the Senate by commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session .....
He shall give information to Congress of the state of the Union, and recommend measures.......
On extraordinary occasions he may convene both Houses or either House of Congress...
In case of disagreement between the two Houses as to the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time as he may think proper
He shall receive ambassadors and other public ministers. He shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.
He shall commission all the officers of the United States. ... On impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors, shall be removed from office. The
No person except a natural-boru citizen, or a citizen of the United States at the adoption of the Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of.....
No person who shall not have attained the age of thirty-five years and been fourteen years a citizen of the United States shall be eligible to the office of... . . .
PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT.
ING. Each State, by its legislature, shall appoint a number of electors equal to the whole number of Senators and Representa- tives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress... No Senator or Representative or person holding an office of trust or profit under the United States shall be an elector.... 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.....
The electors shall meet in their respective States and vote by bal- lot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves. [Amendments]
They shall name in distinct ballots the person voted for as Presi- dent and the person voted for as Vice-President. [Amendments] 12 They shall make distinct lists of the persons voted for as Presi- dent, and as Vice-President, which they shall sign and certify and transmit sealed to the President of the Senate at the seat of government. [Amendments] ... The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted. [Amendments]..
The person having the greatest number of votes shall be the Presi- dent, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed. [Amendments]
If no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers, not exceeding three, on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose
PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT-Cont'd.
In choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by States, the representation from each State having oue vote. [Amendments] 12 A quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary to a choice. [Amendments]...
But if no choice shall be made before the 4th of March next fol- lowing, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or disability of the President. [Amendments] 12 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, but shall have no vote unless the Senate be equally divided. The Vice-President shall be..... PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE. In the absence of the Vice-Presi- dent the Senate shall choose a.......
When the Vice-President shall exercise the office of President of the United States, the Senate shall choose a.... PRESS. Congress shall pass no law abridging the freedom of speech or of the. [Amendments].... PREVIOUS CONDITION of servitude. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account of race, color, or. [Amendments]
PRIVATE PROPERTY shall not be taken for public use without just compensation. [Amendments] PRIVILEGE. Senators and Representatives shall, in all cases ex- cept treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same.... They shall not be questioned for any speech or debate in either House in any other place...... PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES. The citizens of each State shall be en- titled to all the privileges and immunities of the citizens of the several States
No soldier shall be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner in time of peace. [Amendments]......
No person shall be twice put in jeopardy of life and limb for the same offense. [Amendments]
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and sub- ject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State in which they reside. [Amendments]........ 14 No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States. [Amendments]
No State shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. [Amendments]..
Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of its laws. [Amendments].....
PRIZES captured on land or water. Congress shall make rules con- cerning
PROBABLE CAUSE. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable search- es and seizures, shall not be violated. And no warrant shall is- sue for such but upon. [Amendments]...
PROCESS OF LAW. No person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due. [Amendments]..... No State shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, with- out due. [Amendments]
PROCESS for obtaining witnesses in his favor. In all criminal prose- cutions the accused shall have. [Amendments]....
PROGRESS of science and useful arts. Congress shall have power to promote the.... PROPERTY of the United States. Congress may dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or PROPERTY, without due process of law. No person shall be com- pelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself; nor shall he be deprived of his life, liberty, or. [Amendments].... No State shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor deprive any person of his life, liberty, or. [Amendments]
PROSECUTIONS. The accused shall have a speedy and public trial in all criminal. [Amendments]....
He shall be tried by a jury in the State or district where the crime was committed. [Amendments]..
He shall be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation. [Amendments]
He shall be confronted with the witnesses against him. [Amend- ments]
compulsory process for obtaining witnesses. [Amendments] ...
He shall have counsel for his defense. [Amendments]. PROTECTION of the laws. No State shall deny to any person with- in its jurisdiction the equal. [Amendments]..... PUBLIC DEBT of the United States incurred in suppressing insur- rection or rebellion shall not be questioned. The validity of the. [Amendments]
PUBLIC SAFETY may require it. The writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the ...
PUBLIC TRIAL by jury. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have a speedy and. [Amendments]..... PUBLIC USE. Private property shall not be taken for, without just compensation. [Amendments]
PUNISHMENT according to law. Judgment in cases of impeach- ment shall not extend further than to removal from, and dis- qualification for, office; but the party convicted shall neverthe- less be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment, and... PUNISHMENTS inflicted. Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed nor cruel and unusual. [Amendments].. QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE. No religious test shall ever be required as a..... QUALIFICATIONS of electors of members of the House of Repre- sentatives shall be the same as electors for the most numerous branch of the State legislature............. QUALIFICATIONS of electors of Senators shall be the same as elec- tors for the most numerous branch of the State legislature. [Amendments]
QUALIFICATIONS of members of the House of Representatives. They shall be twenty-five years of age, seven years a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant of the State in which chosen ...
Of Senators. They shall be thirty years of age, nine years a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant of the State in which chosen
Of its own members. Each House shall be the judge of the elec- tion, returns, and....
Of the President. No person except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of the
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