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 pro- posed 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 qualification for any office or public trust..... CONSTITUTION between the States so ratifying the same. The ratification of the conventions of nine States shall be sufficient for the establishment of the...... CONSTITUTION, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. The enumeration in the. [Amendments]
CONSTITUTION, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the State 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. [Amendments]....... 14 3 CONSTITUTION. Done in convention by the unanimous consent of the States present, September 17, 1787.... CONTRACTS. No State shall pass any ex post facto law, or law im- pairing the obligation of... . . . .
CONTROVERSIES to which the United States shall be a party: be- tween two or more States; between a State and citizens of an- other State; between citizens of different States; between citi- zens of the same State claiming lands under grants of different States; between a State or its citizens and foreign states, citi- zens, 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. Con- gress, 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 Constitution in.. CONVENTIONS of nine States shall be sufficient for the establish- ment 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 accused 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 in- ferior to the Supreme Court. 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
COURTS. The judges of the Supreme and inferior courts shall hold their offices during good behavior...
Their compensation shall not be diminished during their contin- uance in office......
CREDIT. No State shall emit bills of....
CREDIT of the United States. Congress shall have power to borrow money on the.....
CREDIT shall be given in every other State to the public acts, rec- ords, and judicial proceedings of each State. Full faith and.... CRIME, unless on a presentment of a grand jury. No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous. [Amend- ments] ..
Except in cases in the military and naval forces, or in the militia when in actual service. [Amendments]....
CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS. The President, Vice-President, and all civil officers shall be removed on impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery, or other..... CRIMES, except in cases of impeachment, shall be tried by jury. All
They shall be tried in the State within which they may be com- mitted
When not committed in a State, they shall be tried at the places which Congress may by law have provided..... CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS, the accused shall have a speedy and public trial by jury in the State and district where the crime was committed. In all. [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]
He shall have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor. [Amendments]
He shall have the assistance of counsel in his defense. [Amend- ments]
CRIMINATE HIMSELF. No person as a witness shall be com- pelled to. [Amendments]
CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS inflicted. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor. [Amendments]
DANGER as will not admit of delay. No state shall, without the consent of Congress, engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent....
DAY on which they shall vote for President and Vice-President, which shall be the same throughout the United States. Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors, and the..... 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
DEATH, resignation, or inability of the President. Congress may provide by law for the case of the removal...... DEBT of the United States, including debts for pensions and boun- ties 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 welfare of the United States. Congress shall have power to pay the...... DEBTS and engagements contracted before the adoption of this Con- stitution shall be as valid against the United States, under it, as under the Confederation.... DEBTS or obligations incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion 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 com- mon. [Preamble]
DEFENSE and general welfare throughout the United States. Con- gress shall have power to pay the debts and provide for the
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 con- strued 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...... DEPARTMENTS. Congress may by law vest the appointment of inferior officers in the heads of...
DIRECT TAX shall be laid unless in proportion to the census or enumeration. No capitation or other. [Amended by 16th amendment]
DIRECT TAXES and Representatives, how apportioned among the several States. [Amended by 14th amendment, section 2, and by 16th amendment].... 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 mili- tary, under the United States, or any State, who having pre- viously taken an oath as a legislative, executive, or judicial officer of the United States, or of any State, to support the Con- stitution, 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 ad- journment, 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
And with the concurrence of two-thirds expel a member. 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 continuance 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, after- ward engaged in insurrection or rebellion. [Amendments]...... 14 3 But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability. [Amendments].. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Congress shall exercise exclusive leg- islation in all cases over the..... DOCKYARDS. Congress shall have exclusive authority over all places purchased for the erection of..... DOMESTIC TRANQUILLITY, provide for the common defense, &c. To insure. [Preamble]
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. The United States shall protect each State against invasion and...... DUE 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. [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-President, Con- gress shall declare what officer shall act.. DUTIES, imposts, and excises. Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes...
Shall be uniform throughout the United States. DUTIES shall be laid on articles exported from any State. No tax
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.
The net produce of all such duties shall be for the use of the Treasury of the United States....
All laws laying such duties shall he subject to the revision and control of Congress.....
DUTY OF TONNAGE without the consent of Congress. No State shall lay any.
ELECTION of President and Vice-President. Congress may deter- mine the day for the....
Shall be the same throughout the United States. The day of the..
ELECTIONS for Senators and Representatives. The legislatures of the States shall prescribe the times, places, and manner of hold- ing
But Congress may, at any time, alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators...
Returns and qualifications of its own members. Each House shall be the judge of the..... ELECTORS for members of the House of Representatives. Qualifi- cations of.....
ELECTORS for President and Vice-President. Each State shall ap- point, in such manner as the legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Con-
But no Senator or Representative, or person holding an office of trust or profit under the United States, shall be appointed 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 ballot 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 their ballots, the person voted for as Presi- dent; and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-Pres- ident. [Amendments]....
They shall make distinct lists of the persons voted for as Presi- dent and of persons voted for as Vice-President, which they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of gov- ernment, directed to the President of the Senate. [Amend- ments] .....
No person having taken an oath as a legislative, executive, or judicial officer of the United States, or of any State, and after- wards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, shall be an elector....
But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House, re- move such disability. [Amendments]....... ELECTORS for Senators. Qualifications of.
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... . . . . ENGAGEMENTS contracted before the adoption of this Constitution shall be valid. All debts and.....
ENUMERATION of the inhabitants shall be made within three years after the first meeting of Congress, and within every sub- sequent term of ten years thereafter....
Ratio of representation not to exceed one for every 30,000 until the first enumeration shall be made..... ENUMERATION in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. The. [Amendments]
EQUAL PROTECTION of the laws. No State shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the. [Amendments]...
« PreviousContinue » |