Number of electors for President and Vice-President in each State shall be equal to the number of Sen- ators and Representatives to which such State may be entitled in Congress.
No soldier shall be quartered in any house with- out 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 rebellion against the United States, including the debt for. [Amendments] Pennsylvania entitled to eight Representatives in the first Congress
People, peaceably to assemble and petition for re- dress of grievances, shall not be abridged by Con- gress. The right of the. [Amendments]
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]...
Perfect Union, &c. To establish a more. [Preamble).. Persons, houses, papers, and effects against unrea- sonable searches and seizures. The people shall be secured in their. [Amendments).
People. The enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution shall not be held to deny or disparage others retained by the. [Amendments]
Against the United States, except in cases of im- peachment. The President may grant reprieves or pardons for
Office under the United States. No person shall be a member of either House while holding any civil
No Senator or Representative shall be appointed to any office under the United States which shall have been created, or its emoluments in- creased, during the term for which he is elect- ed
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Persons, as any State may think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited prior to 1808. The migra- tion or importation of such
But a tax or duty of ten dollars shall be imposed on the importation 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 Sena- tors and Representatives, except as to the
Poll tax. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay. [Amendments)
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 Govern- ment or in any Department or officer of the United States. Congress shall make all laws neces- sary 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..
Powers not delegated to the United States nor pro- hibited to the States are reserved to the States and to the people. [Amendments].
The enumeration of certain rights in this Consti- tution shall not be held to deny or disparage others retained by the people. [Amendments].. 9
Preference, by any regulation of commerce or reve- nue, 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 under the United States shall, without the consent of Congress, accept any
Presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising 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 otherwise infamous crime unless on a. [Amendments]
President of the United States. The Senate shall choose a President pro tempore when the Vice- President shall exercise the office of.
Additional provision for succession through act of Congress. [Amendments]
Succession in case of death. [Amendments] Succession in case of failure to be chosen or qualified. [Amendments].......
Term of office, beginning and ending. [Amend- ments]
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Pardons, except in cases of impeachment. The Presi- dent may grant reprieves and
Patent rights to inventors. Congress may pass laws for securing.
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
gress before they shall become laws.
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They shall make distinct lists of the persons voted for as President 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 pres- ence of the Senate and House of Representa- tives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted. [Amendments].....
The person having the greatest number of votes shall be the President, if such number be a ma- jority of the whole number of electors appoint- ed. [Amendments)
If no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers, not ex- ceeding three, on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. [Amendments]..
In choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by States, the representation from each State having one vote. [Amendments]
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 following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or disability of the President. (Amend- ments]
The District of Columbia, to appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct, a number of electors equal to the whole number of Sena- tors and Representatives to which the District would be entitled if a State. [Amendments] 23 1
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- President the Senate shall choose a
When the Vice-President shall exercise the office of President of the United States, the Senate shall choose a
President to transmit his declaration of inability to discharge the powers and duties of his office to [Amendments).
Vice-President and a majority of the principal officers of the executive departments to trans- mit their declaration of the President's inabil- ity to discharge the powers and duties of his office to [Amendments).
Press. Congress shall pass no law abridging the free- dom of speech or of the. [Amendments] Previous condition of servitude. The right of citi- zens 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). 15 1
Primary elections. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. [Amendments]
Privilege. Senators and Representatives shall, in all cases except treason, felony, and breach of the peace be privileged from arrest during their at- tendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same
Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation. [Amendments]
Privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States. The citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of the citizens of the several States.
No soldier shall be quartered in any house with- out the consent of the owner in time of peace. [Amendments)..
Nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of its laws. [Amendments] 14 1
Prizes captured on land or water. Congress shall make rules concerning
Probable cause. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. And no warrant shall issue 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]..
Qualification for office. No religious test shall ever be required as a.
Qualifications of electors of members of the House of Representatives shall be the same as electors for the most numerous branch of the State legisla- ture.
Qualifications of electors of Senators shall be the same as electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature. (Amendments]
Qualifications of members of the House of Repre- sentatives. 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
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Race, color, or 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. [Amendments].... Ratification of amendments to the Constitution shall be by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States or by conventions in three-fourths of the States, accordingly as Congress may pro-
Ratification of the conventions of nine States shall be sufficient to establish the Constitution between the States so ratifying the same
Ratio or representation until the first enumeration under the Constitution shall be made not to exceed one for every thirty thousand.
Ratio of representation shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. [Amend- ments).
But when the right to vote for Presidential elec- tors or members of Congress, or the legislative, executive, and judicial officers of the State, except for engaging in rebellion or other crime, shall be denied or abridged by a State, the basis of representation shall be reduced there- in in the proportion of such denial or abridg- ment of the right to vote. [Amendments)..
Rebellion against the United States. Persons who, while holding certain Federal and State offices, took an oath to support the Constitution, after- ward engaged in insurrection or rebellion, disabled from holding office under the United States. [Amendments]
But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House remove such disability. [Amend- ments]
Debts incurred for pensions and bounties for services in suppressing the rebellion shall not be questioned. [Amendments]
All debts and obligations incurred in aid of the rebellion, and all claims for the loss or emanci- pation of slaves, declared and held to be illegal and void. (Amendments]
Rebellion or invasion. The writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended except when the public safety may require it in cases of
Receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time. A regular state- ment of
Recess of the Senate. The President may grant com- missions, which shall expire at the end of the next session, to fill vacancies that may happen during the
Reconsideration of a bill returned by the President with his objections. Proceedings to be had upon the
Records, and judicial proceedings of every other 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
Redress of grievances. Congress shall make no law abridging the right of the people peaceably to as- semble and to petition for the. [Amendments]
Regulations, except as to the places of choosing Sen- ators. The time, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed by the legislatures of the States, but Congress may at any time by law make or alter such
Reprieves and pardons except in cases of impeach- ment. The President may grant..
Reprisal. Congress shall have power to grant letters of marque and
No State shall grant any letters of marque and.... Republican form of government. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a ......... And shall protect each of them against invasion, and on the application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened), against domestic violence.
Reserved rights of the States and the people. The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. [Amendments]
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. [Amendments]
Resignation of the President- The duties and powers of his office shall devolve on the Vice- President. In case of the death
Science and the useful arts by securing to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their writings and discoveries. Congress shall have power to pro- mote the progress of.
Searches and seizures shall not be violated. The right of the people to be secure against unreason- able. [Amendments).
And no warrants shall be issued but upon prob- able cause, on oath or affirmation, describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized. [Amendments]
Seat of Government. Congress shall exercise exclu- sive legislation in all cases over such district as may become the..
Securities and current coin of the United States. Congress shall provide for punishing the counter- feiting of the
Security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. A well- regulated militia being necessary to the. [Amend- ments].
Senate and House of Representatives. The Congress of the United States shall consist of a......
Senate of the United States. The Senate shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the legislature for six years
The Senate shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years. [Amendments]
Qualifications of electors of Senators. [Amend- ments]
If vacancies happen during the recess of the leg- islature of a State, the executive thereof may make temporary appointments until the next meeting of the legislature
When vacancies happen the executive authority of the State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies; provided, that the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointment until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct. [Amendments]
The Vice-President shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote unless the Senate be equally divided..
The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President pro tempore in the absence of the Vice-President or when he shall exercise the office of President
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When the President of the United States is tried the Chief Justice shall preside; and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present
It shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members
A majority shall constitute a quorum to do busi- ness, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members.
It may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish a member for disorderly behavior, and with the concurrence of two-thirds expel a member
It shall keep a journal of its proceedings and from time to time publish the same, except such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy.....
It shall not adjourn for more than three days during a session without the consent of the other House
It may propose amendments to bills for raising revenue, but such bills shall originate in the House of Representatives..
The Senate shall advise and consent to the rati- fication of all treaties, provided two-thirds of the members present concur
It shall advise and consent to the appointment of ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers not herein otherwise provided
It may be convened by the President on extraor- dinary occasions
No State, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate
Senators. They shall, immediately after assembling, under their first election, be divided into three classes, so that the seats of one-third shall become vacant at the expiration of every second year...
No person shall be a Senator who shall not be thirty years of age, nine years a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant when elected of the State for which he shall be chosen..... The times, places, and manner of choosing Sena- tors may be fixed by the legislature of a State, but Congress may by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing If vacancies happen during the recess of the leg- islature of a State, the executive thereof may make temporary appointments until the next meeting of the legislature.
If vacancies happen the executive authority of the State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies; provided, that the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointment until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct. [Amendments]
State legislatures, and all executive and judicial offi- cers of the United States, shall take an oath to support the Constitution. All members of the sev- eral
States. When vacancies happen in the representa- tion from any State, the executive authority shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies
When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authori- ty shall issue writs of election to fill such va- cancies. [Amendments]
Congress shall have power to regulate commerce among the several.
No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation.....
Shall not pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of con- tracts..
They shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of the Senate and in going to and returning from the same
Shall not make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts.
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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 President and Vice-President
Senators and Representatives shall be bound by an oath or affirmation to support the Consti- tution
No person shall be a Senator or Representative who, having, as a Federal or State officer, taken an oath to support the Constitution, afterward engaged in rebellion against the United States. [Amendments].....
But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability. [Amend- ments]
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, where- of 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)
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Shall not grant any title of nobility Shall not, without the consent of Congress, lay any duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws
Shall not, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another State or with a for- eign power, or engage in war unless actually in- vaded or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.
Full faith and credit in every other State shall be given to the public acts, records, and judi- cial 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 immunities of citizens in the sev- eral States
New States may be admitted by Congress into this Union...
But no new State shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of another State
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 Con- gress.....
No State shall be deprived, without its consent, of its equal suffrage in the Senate
Three-fourths of the legislatures of the States, or conventions of three-fourths of the States, as Congress shall prescribe, may ratify amend- ments to the Constitution
The United States shall guarantee a republican form of government to every State in the Union..
They shall protect each State against invasion And on application of the legislature, or the ex- ecutive (when the legislature cannot be con- vened), against domestic violence
The ratification by nine States shall be suffi- cient to establish the Constitution between the States so ratifying the same
When the choice of President shall devolve on the House of Representatives, the vote shall be taken by States. [Amendments]
But in choosing the President the vote shall be taken by States, the representation from each State having one vote. [Amendments]
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 re- served to the. [Amendments]
South Carolina entitled to five Representatives in the first Congress
Speaker and other officers. The House of Repre- sentatives shall choose their
No denial of right to vote on account of sex. [Amendments].......
Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed $20, shall be tried by jury. [Amend- ments]
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 consti- tute tribunals inferior to the
Supreme Court, and such inferior courts as Congress may establish. The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one
Supreme Court. The judges of the Supreme and in- ferior courts shall hold their offices during good behavior...
The compensation of the judges shall not be di- minished during their continuance in office ......
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