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No person holding any office under the United States shall be a
member of either House during his continuance in office...
No Senator or Representative or person holding an office of trust
or profit under the United States shall be an elector for Pres-
ident and Vice-President....
Senators and Representatives shall be bound by an oath or affirma-
tion to support the Constitution....

No person shall be a Senator or Representative who, having, as
a Federal or State officer, taken an oath to support the Con-
stitution, afterward engaged in rebellion against the United
States. [Amendments]

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But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House, re-
move such disability. [Amendments]......
SERVICE OR LABOR in one State, escaping into another State,
shall be delivered up to the party to whom such service or labor
may be due. Fugitives from...
SERVITUDE, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted, shall exist in the United States
or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Neither slavery nor
involuntary [Amendments].......
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 previous condition of [Amend-
ments]

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SHIPS OF WAR in time of peace, without the consent of Congress.
No State shall keep troops or......

SILVER COIN a tender in payment of debts. No State shall make
anything but gold and......

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SLAVE. Neither the United States nor any State shall assume or
pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or re-
bellion, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any [Amend-
ments]
SLAVERY nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for
crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall
exist in the United States, or any places subject to their juris-
diction. Neither [Amendments]
SOLDIERS shall not be quartered, in time of peace, in any house
without the consent of the owner. [Amendments]...
SOUTH CAROLINA entitled to five Representatives in the first Con-

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SPEAKER and other officers. The House of Representatives shall
choose their

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SPEECH OR OF THE PRESS. Congress shall make no law abridg
ing the freedom of [Amendments].....

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SPEEDY AND PUBLIC trial by a jury. In all criminal prosecu-
tions the accused shall have a [Amendments]....
STANDARD OF WEIGHTS and measures. Congress shall fix
the

STATE OF THE UNION. The President shall, from time to time.
give Congress information of the......

STATE LEGISLATURES, and all executive and judicial officers of
the United States, shall take an oath to support the Constitu-
tion. All members of the several......
STATES. When vacancies happen in the representation from any
State, the executive authority shall issue writs of election to fill

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STATES-Cont'd.

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When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the
Senate, the executive authority shall issue writs of election to
fill such vacancies. [Amendments].
Legislature of any State may empower executive thereof to make
temporary appointment until the people fill the vacancy by elec-
tion. [Amendments]....

Congress shall have power to regulate commerce among the sev-
eral

No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation..
Shall not grant letters of marque and reprisal..

Shall not coin money....

Shall not emit bills of credit...

Shall not make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in pay-
ment of debts....

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Shall not pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law im-
pairing the obligation of contracts...
Shall not grant any title of nobility..
Shall not, without the consent of Congress, lay any duties on im-
ports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for
executing its inspection laws....

Shall not, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of ton-
nage, keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any
agreement or compact with another State or with a foreign
power, or engage in war unless actually invaded or in such im-
minent danger as will not admit of delay..

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

Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all privileges and im-
munities of citizeus in the several States...

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New States may be admitted by Congress into this Union.
But no new State shall be formed or erected within the jurisdic-
tion of another State...

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Nor any State formed by the junction of two or more States or
parts of States, without the consent of the legislatures as well
as of Congress...

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No State shall be deprived, without its consent, of its equal suf-
frage in the Senate...

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Three-fourths of the legislatures of the States, or conventions of
three-fourths of the States, as Congress shall prescribe, may
ratify amendments to the Constitution....

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The United States shall guarantee a republican form of govern-
ment to every State in the Union....

They shall protect each State against invasion...

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And on application of the legislature, or the executive, (when the
legislature cannot be convened,) against domestic violence......
The ratification by nine States shall be sufficient to establish the
Constitution between the States so ratifying the same.........
When the choice of President shall devolve on the House of Rep-
resentatives, the vote shall be taken by States. [Amendments].. 12
But in choosing the President the vote shall be taken by States,
the representation from each State having one vote. [Amend-
ments]

A quorum for choice of President 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]........
STATES or the people. Powers not delegated to the United States,
nor prohibited to the States, are reserved to the.
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SUFFRAGE in the Senate. No State shall be deprived without its
consent of its equal.

SUITS at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed
$20, shall be tried by jury. [Amendments].

In law or equity against one of the States, by citizens of another
State, or by citizens of a foreign State. The judicial power of
the United States shall not extend to [Amendments]......
SUPREME COURT. Congress shall have power to constitute tri-
bunals inferior to the..

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SUPREME COURT, and such inferior courts as Congress may es-
tablish. The judicial power of the United States shall be vested
in one
SUPREME COURT. The judges of the Supreme and inferior courts
shall hold their offices during good behavior...

The compensation of the judges shall not be diminished during
their continuance in office.

Shall have original jurisdiction. In all cases affecting ambassa-
dors, other public ministers and consuls, and in which a State
may be a party, the.....

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Shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and the fact,
with such exceptions and regulations as Congress may make.
The

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SUPREME LAW of the land. This Constitution, the laws made in
pursuance thereof, and the treaties of the United States, shall
be the
The judges in every State shall be bound thereby.
SUPPRESS insurrections and repel invasions. Congress shall pro-
vide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws......
SUPPRESSION of insurrection or rebellion shall not be questioned.
The public debt, including the debt for pensions and bounties,
incurred in the. [Amendments]..

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TAX shall be laid unless in proportion to the census or enumeration.
No capitation or other direct. [Amended by 16th amendment]..
TAX or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any State. No..
TAXES (direct) and Representatives, how apportioned among the
several States. [Amended by 14th amendment, section 2, and
16th amendment]...

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TAXES, duties, imposts, and excises. Congress shall have power to
lay

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They shall be uniform throughout the United States.
TAXES on incomes. Congress shall have power to lay and collect.
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TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS until the next meeting of the
legislature. If vacancies happen in the Senate in the recess of
the legislature of a State, the executive of the State shall make.
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TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS until the people fill the vacancy by
election. When vacancies happen in the Senate, the legislature
of any State may empower the executive of the State to make.
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TENDER in payment of debts. No State shall make anything but
gold and silver coin a...

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TERM OF FOUR YEARS. The President and Vice-President shall
hold their offices for the....

TERM for which he is elected. No Senator or Representative shall
be appointed to any office under the United States which shall

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TERRITORY or other property of the United States. Congress shall
dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting
the ....

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TEST as a qualification for any office or public trust shall ever be re-
quired. No religious

TESTIMONY of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession
in open court. No person shall be convicted of treason except
on the
THREE-FOURTHS OF THE LEGISLATURES of the States, or
conventions in three-fourths of the States, as Congress shall pre-
scribe, may ratify amendments to the Constitution.....
TIE. The Vice-President shall have no vote unless the Senate be
equally divided

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TIMES, PLACES, AND MANNER of holding elections for Senators
and Representatives shall be prescribed in each State by the
legislature thereof.....

But Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regula-
tions, except as to the places of choosing Senators.

TITLE OF NOBILITY. The United States shall not grant any.
No State shall grant any..

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TITLE of any kind, from any king, prince, or foreign state, with-
out the consent of Congress. No person holding any office un-
der the United States shall accept of any..
TONNAGE without the consent of Congress. No State shall lay any
duty of
TRANQUILLITY, provide for the common defense, &c. To insure
domestic. [Preamble]

TREASON shall consist only in levying war against the United
States, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and
comfort

No person shall, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the
same overt act, or on confession in open court, be convicted of..
Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of.....
Shall not work corruption of blood. Attainder of...

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Shall not work forfeiture, except during the life of the person at-
tainted. Attainder of
TREASON, BRIBERY, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
The President, Vice-President, and all civil officers shall be re-
moved from office on impeachment for and conviction of......
TREASON, FELONY, AND BREACH OF THE PEACE. Sena-
tors and Representatives shall be privileged from arrest while
attending, or while going to or returning from the sessions of
Congress, except in cases of......

TREASURY, but in consequence of appropriations made by law.
No money shall be drawn from the....

TREATIES. The President shall have power, with the advice and
consent of the Senate, provided two-thirds of the Senators pres-
ent concur, to make...

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The judicial power shall extend to all cases arising under the Con-
stitution, laws, and.

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They shall be the supreme law of the land, and the judges in
every State shall be bound thereby....
TREATY, alliance, or confederation. No State shall enter into any..
TRIAL, judgment, and punishment according to law. Judgment in
cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal
from, and disqualification for, office; but the party convicted
shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment....

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TRIAL BY JURY. All crimes, except in cases of impeachment,
shall be tried by jury...

Such trial shall be held in the State within which the crime
shall have been committed....

But when not committed within a State, the trial shall be at such
a place as Congress may by law have directed......
In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have a speedy and
public. [Amendments]

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Suits at common law, when the amount exceeds $20, shall be by
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TRIBUNALS inferior to the Supreme Court. Congress shall have
power to constitute....

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TROOPS or ships of war in time of peace without the consent of
Congress. No State shall keep....
TRUST OR PROFIT under the United States, shall be an elector for
President and Vice-President. No Senator, Representative, or
person holding any office of.....
TWO-THIRDS of the members present. No person shall be con-
victed on an impeachment without the concurrence of.......
TWO-THIRDS, may expel a member. Each House, with the con-
currence of

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TWO-THIRDS. A bill returned by the President with his objections,
may be repassed by each House by a vote of...
TWO-THIRDS of the Senators present concur. The President shall
have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
to make treaties, provided. .............
TWO-THIRDS of the legislatures of the several States. Congress
shall call a convention for proposing amendments to the Con-
stitution on the application of..
TWO-THIRDS of both Houses shall deem it necessary. Congress
shall propose amendments to the Constitution whenever.......
TWO-THIRDS of the States. When the choice of a President shall
devolve on the House of Representatives, a quorum shall con-
sist of a member or members from [Amendments]....
TWO-THIRDS of the whole number of Senators. A quorum of the
Senate, when choosing a Vice-President, shall consist of
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TWO-THIRDS, may remove the disabilities imposed by the third
section of the fourteenth amendment. Congress, by a vote of
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TWO YEARS. Appropriations for raising and supporting armies
shall not be for a longer term than...

UNION. To establish a more perfect [Preamble].....

The President shall, from time to time, give to Congress informa-
tion of the state of the....

New States may be admitted by Congress into this.

But no new State shall be formed or erected within the jurisdic-
tion of another....

UNREASONABLE searches and seizures. The people shall be se-
cured in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against
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And no warrants shall be issued but upon probable cause, sup-
ported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the
place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
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UNUSUAL punishments inflicted. Excessive bail shall not be re-
quired, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and [Amend-

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